Compliance requirements
The machine-readable notice included exclusion grounds for criminal organisation involvement, corruption, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour and other forms of human trafficking, fraud, and terrorist offences. For these grounds, the bidder must confirm whether any final conviction applies within the last five years or whether an exclusion period is still in force. Where applicable, the bidder may also need to show self-cleaning measures. The notice also says that the exact exclusion details and any possible self-cleaning evidence must be checked in the tender documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must show a total net turnover of at least EUR 4,000,000 in each of the last two completed financial years; if the financial year follows the calendar year, these are 2025 and 2024. The bidder must also submit evidence of one properly completed similar construction contract from the 60 months before the publication date of the contract notice. The similar contract must have been performed as the main contractor, concern a building or building complex with at least 1,500 m² of closed net floor area, and include construction, extension or full-scale reconstruction of a building together with load-bearing structures and external envelope works, internal works, a new central heat-recovery ventilation system, a new central cooling system, a new building automation system, a new electrical system and a new low-voltage system. It must also have included the construction or reconstruction of roads and/or paved areas. The bidder must provide a list of contracts with partner names, contact details, the object, the closed net floor area and the contract period, and, if requested, a confirmation letter from the client. When submitting the bid, the bidder must include Form 2, Form 3 and Form 4, and for qualifications issued outside Estonia, a document from the competent authority and an Estonian authority's confirmation of equivalence. The project manager must hold at least a Level 7 certified civil engineer qualification in building construction and construction management, or an equivalent qualification. The site manager must hold at least a Level 6 civil engineer qualification in building construction and construction management, or at least a Level 6 construction manager qualification with the integrated specialisation in general construction, or an equivalent qualification. The project manager and the site manager may not be the same person. For the construction project manager and site manager, all data required in Form 4 must be provided. The notice did not include precise compliance requirements beyond the documents and forms mentioned, so the official tender documents should be checked for any additional details.