Compliance requirements
The bidder may be excluded if the bidder, or a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or an authorised representative, has a relevant conviction within the previous five years, or an exclusion period remains in force. The listed offences include participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, and child labour or human trafficking. Grounds also include outstanding tax or social security obligations, enabling a foreign national to work without a lawful basis or in breach of employment conditions, and entering into a contract in breach of international or Estonian government sanctions. Where legally available, the bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability. The notice refers to a zero-euro threshold for tax and social security debts; it also notes that a tax-debt certificate is not issued for debts below EUR 100 or where payment has been deferred.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have had net annual turnover of at least EUR 30,000 in each of the three financial years completed before publication of the contract notice. The bidder confirms compliance in the ESPD.
During the previous eight years, the bidder must have completed at least one architectural-design assignment, to at least building-permit stage, for a shooting range, firearms-training facility or military training area designed in accordance with requirements applicable within the Ministry of Defence’s area of responsibility. The ESPD must list the completed contract, including its signing and completion dates, value excluding VAT, and the client’s name and contact details.
The bid must comply with the tender documents; conditional bids are not permitted. The price must follow the required format, and the price table specified in Annex 3 to the tender documents must be submitted. The bidder must also provide details of subcontractors directly involved in contract performance. For a joint bid, an authorisation appointing the joint bidders’ representative must be included. The bidder must confirm that it will not use a subcontractor that is required by law to be replaced. Where equivalence is relevant, it must be explained and supported with evidence. Any claimed trade secret must be identified and justified; the bid price and figures used in evaluation may not be designated as trade secrets.