Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm the mandatory exclusion grounds, including no final convictions in the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour or other forms of human trafficking, and terrorist offences. The notice also requires confirmation regarding the persons who represent or control the bidder. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may have to show self-cleaning measures where allowed by the procurement documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder’s net turnover for the last financial year ended by the start of the procurement must be at least EUR 30,000,000. Joint bidders may combine their turnover figures. If the bidder relies on another company’s resources, the bidder must also provide that company’s details and, if requested, the evidence or consent required by the contracting authority.
The bidder must submit a list of public road construction contracts completed during the 60 months before the start of the procurement. The contracting authority may request confirmation from the client that the works were performed properly. If needed to ensure sufficient competition, the contracting authority may also take into account contracts completed more than 60 months ago.
The bid must include a fully completed HD IV bill of quantities in Excel format. The bidder may not change or delete the items, names, descriptions, parameters, units, quantities or other data provided by the contracting authority.
The bidder must provide bid security either as a guarantee from a credit or financial institution or an insurer, or by depositing EUR 100,000. The security must remain valid for at least 4 months from the deadline for submitting tenders. If the bid validity period is extended, proof of extension of the security or a new security must be provided.
If the bid is submitted jointly, separate ESPD documents must be provided for all joint bidders, and the joint bidders must appoint an authorised representative. The bidder must also provide the names and personal identification numbers of authorised persons, or confirm that no such persons exist.
The bidder must confirm that it accepts the terms set out in the contract notice and tender documents, submits a bid only for the matters requested by the contracting authority, and will not use a subcontractor in contract performance if that subcontractor would have to be replaced under Section 122(7) of the Public Procurement Act. The bidder must also confirm that subcontractors and suppliers linked to the Russian Federation will not be used for more than 10% of the contract value.
The machine-readable notice did not include any more precise qualification or compliance requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents or official tender details.
The bidder must also provide the names and personal identification numbers of authorised persons, or confirm that no such persons exist, if the contracting authority requests this for exclusion checks. The notice also requires confirmation that the bidder accepts the tender conditions and the bill of quantities as provided by the contracting authority, without altering the prescribed structure.