Design and construction for roof renovation of the Karksi-Nuia kindergarten building

The bidder may be excluded for relevant final convictions within the previous five years, or while an exclusion period remains in force, involving participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism-related offences, money laundering or terrorist financing, or child labour and human trafficking. The grounds also cover tax offences and enabling the employment of a foreign national staying or working illegally. Other grounds include unpaid taxes or social security contributions; breaches of environmental, social or labour-law obligations; bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, an equivalent proceeding, court or liquidator administration of assets, or suspension of business; serious professional misconduct; agreements with other businesses intended to distort competition; an unmanageable conflict of interest; involvement in preparing the procurement where an resulting competitive advantage cannot otherwise be prevented; significant or repeated failures under previous contracts resulting in early termination, damages, price reduction or penalties; false or misleading information, failure to provide required information or documents, or attempts to improperly influence the procurement or obtain confidential information; and being subject to applicable international or national sanctions. A local tax debt may also be a ground where provided for in the tender documents. For Estonian tax debts, the notice states that a debt below EUR 100, excluding interest not established by an administrative act, or a debt whose payment has been rescheduled, is treated as specified in the applicable tax rules. Where the law permits, the bidder may provide evidence of measures taken to restore its reliability.

The bidder must be entered in the relevant business register. The bidder’s general annual turnover must be at least EUR 350,000; the applicable period is specified by the tender documents and may cover up to the last three completed financial years, depending on when the bidder was established or began trading. The bidder must have completed at least two roof renovation contracts that included design during the 60 months preceding the start of the procurement. The bidder must provide details of the contracts and evidence that the works were properly completed. The bid must comply with the tender documents; conditional bids are not permitted. The price must follow the structure specified in the price schedule. Where bidders submit a joint bid, they must appoint an authorised representative and include the power of attorney. The bidder must identify and justify any information claimed as a trade secret; price and other specified evaluation-related figures may not be classified as trade secrets. Where the bid relies on an equivalent product, solution or evidence, the equivalence must be explained and supported by evidence.