Preparation of the comprehensive plan for Ruhnu Municipality

The bidder must disclose whether it or its representatives have relevant final convictions within the previous five years, including for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour or human trafficking. The grounds also cover unpaid taxes or social security contributions; breaches of environmental, social or labour obligations; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, similar proceedings, creditor arrangements, administration of assets by a liquidator or court, or suspended business activity; serious professional misconduct; agreements that distort competition; conflicts of interest that cannot otherwise be avoided; involvement in preparing this procurement that creates an advantage that cannot otherwise be remedied; and significant or repeated breaches of previous public contracts resulting in termination, damages, price reductions or penalties. Other grounds include false or misleading information, failure to provide required information or documents, attempts to obtain confidential information or improperly influence the procurement, enabling the employment of a foreign national staying unlawfully or breaching the conditions for employing a foreign national in Estonia, entering into a contract in breach of an international or Estonian government sanction, and relevant tax-crime convictions. Some grounds are mandatory and others discretionary under Estonian law. Where permitted, the bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability.

The bidder must demonstrate that, during the 36 months preceding the start of the procurement, it prepared at least two comprehensive plans for local governments together with a strategic environmental assessment (SEA). Provide details of the contracts, including their scope, value, dates and clients. The bidder must provide a planner meeting the requirements of section 6(10) of the Planning Act and an expert qualified under section 34(4) of the Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act to lead the SEA expert group. The project manager must have participated in preparing at least one comprehensive plan, or in a substantial part of its preparation, during the previous five years. Submit the project manager’s CV and a list of at least one such plan, stating its name, client, work period and the project manager’s role. For a joint bid, the bidders must appoint an authorised representative and include the relevant power of attorney. The bid must be unconditional and confirm compliance with the tender documents. Submit the price in the specified structure. Identify and justify any information claimed as a trade secret; the bid price and price components, as well as other numerical indicators used in evaluating service bids, may not be designated as trade secrets. Where equivalence is relevant, explain it and provide supporting evidence. The extracted documents do not specify the award scoring criteria.