Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its management, administrative or supervisory body members, procurists or other persons authorised to represent it, make decisions on its behalf or control it have been finally convicted within the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, money laundering or terrorist financing, use of child labour or other forms of human trafficking, participation in a criminal organisation, or offences related to the commission of a terrorist act or terrorist activity. If an exclusion ground applies, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures where this is allowed for the procurement. The bidder must also confirm that it will not use subcontractors or suppliers subject to the prohibited sanctions restrictions in performing the contract.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder’s net turnover for the last financial year ended by the time the procurement started must be at least EUR 30,000,000. Joint bidders may combine their turnover figures. The bidder must provide turnover data in the ESPD and, on the contracting authority’s request, an extract from the latest annual report or other evidence of the turnover amount. If the bidder relies on another company’s resources, it must also provide that company’s details and, if required, its consent and evidence that it will be jointly and severally liable for the part of the contract performed using those resources. To prove technical capacity, the bidder must submit a list of public road construction contracts completed within the 60 months before the start of the procurement and meeting the contracting authority’s specified characteristics. The contracting authority may request a confirmation from the client that the works were performed properly. When submitting the tender, the bidder must complete the HD IV bill of quantities as an Excel file without changing the rows, names, descriptions, parameters, units or quantities provided by the contracting authority. The bidder must also provide a bid security by bank, financial institution or insurer guarantee or by depositing EUR 100,000; the security must remain valid for at least 4 months from the tender submission deadline. In addition, the bidder must confirm that the tender complies with all conditions set out in the contract notice and procurement documents, and in the case of a joint tender submit a power of attorney and separate ESPDs for all joint bidders.