Compliance requirements
The bidder must be excluded if the bidder, a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body, its procurator, or another person authorised to represent, make decisions for or control the bidder has been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, breach of a duty of integrity, a corrupt practice, fraud, a terrorist offence or another terrorism-related offence, money laundering, or terrorist financing. Grounds for exclusion also include convictions for enabling illegal employment or violating the conditions for employing a foreign national in Estonia, including paying less than the statutory minimum wage, as well as unlawful use of child labour or an offence related to human trafficking. The bidder must also be excluded if it has outstanding national tax, duty or environmental charge arrears, or tax or social security contribution arrears under the law of its country of establishment.
The contracting authority may exclude a bidder that has materially or repeatedly breached an important term of a previous public contract, where this resulted in withdrawal from or termination of the contract, a price reduction, compensation for damage or a contractual penalty. A bidder may also be excluded for providing false information about compliance with selection criteria or failing to provide required information or additional documents.
An undertaking established or resident in the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus may not participate in the procurement.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
Within the 60 months preceding the start of the procurement, the bidder must have properly completed at least three contracts for electrical construction works similar to the subject of this contract. At least one contract must be worth EUR 40,000 or more excluding VAT. The bidder must provide a list showing each contract’s performance period, details of the other contracting parties and the client representative’s contact details, including telephone number and email address. For public contracts, the reference number must also be given. Evidence of proper completion must be provided if requested, unless the contracting authority can obtain the information readily from databases.
The bidder must have a person leading the electrical works who holds valid A-class competence and/or a qualification of at least level 6 under the Professions Act. The person must hold the relevant evidence when the bid is submitted and must be registered in Elektrilevi’s partner portal before bids are opened.
The bidder must have an employee with valid switching authorisations who is registered in Elektrilevi’s partner portal before bids are opened. The switching related to the works concerns the 0.22–20 kV electricity network, excluding regional and distribution substations. For low-voltage works only (0.22–1 kV), low-voltage switching authorisations are sufficient. In all other cases, both low- and medium-voltage switching authorisations are required, including where medium-voltage switching is needed to carry out low-voltage works. Applications for the authorisations must follow the training procedure referred to in the procurement documents.
The bidder must have a person designated as responsible for the work operation, registered in Elektrilevi’s partner portal before bids are opened. Applications for this person’s authorisation must follow the safety guide and knowledge-testing procedure referred to in the procurement documents.
The bid must comply with the procurement documents. Conditional bids and bids containing additional conditions are not permitted. The bidder must submit the price table using the form in the procurement documents and complete every unit-price field. The bid must also take account of the instructions for completing management-system document V178.
The bidder must provide the name, job title and contact details of each person authorised to sign the contract, and the name, job title and contact details of the contact person for contract-related matters. If the signatory’s authority is not established by the articles of association, a power of attorney must be included.
The standard payment period, counted from receipt of the invoice, is 14 calendar days for contracts worth up to EUR 59,999; 35 calendar days for contracts worth EUR 60,000–249,999; and 45 calendar days for contracts worth EUR 250,000 or more. Joining the contracting authority’s factoring programme results in a 95-calendar-day payment period.
The bidder must identify and justify any information in the bid that it considers a trade secret. The bid price and information reflecting the bid against the award criteria may not be designated as trade secrets.
Materials, equipment and goods, including components, originating from or produced in the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus may not be installed or used during the works. The contracting authority may request certificates of origin.