Compliance requirements
The bidder will be excluded if it is bankrupt, in liquidation, subject to bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings, or otherwise suspended in a similar situation under the law of its country of establishment.
The bidder will also be excluded if it has unpaid state tax, fee or environmental charge debts, or tax or social security contribution debts under the law of its country of establishment, unless the debt has been deferred, paid, or is being paid/deferred within 10 calendar days after receiving notice of the ground for exclusion.
The bidder must confirm that the exclusion grounds listed in section 95(1) points 1–3 and 5 of the Public Procurement Act do not apply to it, taking into account section 95(2). If the bidder is foreign, it must provide equivalent evidence from the competent authority in its country of establishment.
The bidder must also confirm that its average employee salary during the reference period was not below 70% of the average salary in the relevant sector for the contract subject. The reference period is six calendar months ending with the second calendar month before the month when the procurement procedure started. If the bidder has no employees, this requirement does not apply. If the bidder cannot prove the absence of tax debts through public registers, it must submit supporting evidence issued no more than two weeks before the tender deadline.
The bidder and the beneficiary's technical consultant advising on apartment building reconstruction must not be related persons. If the bidder does not submit evidence with the tender and the absence of the exclusion grounds cannot be checked from public registers, the bidder must provide the required documents within 10 calendar days after being asked to do so.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must be registered in the Estonian Register of Economic Activities for construction activities covering general building works, indoor climate systems, and internal water supply or sewerage systems. For electrical works, the bidder must also be registered for electrical works, specifically the construction and installation of electrical installations. Foreign bidders may prove equivalent competence with an equivalent document.
The bidder's net turnover for the financial year preceding the start of the procurement procedure must be at least equal to twice the estimated contract value, excluding VAT. The exact amount must be entered in euros.
The bidder must be able to provide a performance security equal to 5% of the contract value by the contract date or within 10 calendar days after signing the contract. The security must remain valid throughout the construction period. A deposit of the corresponding amount into the beneficiary's bank account or notary account is also accepted, provided the beneficiary remains the entitled party throughout the construction period. Joint bidders may satisfy this requirement jointly.
Within the 60 months before the start of the procurement procedure, the bidder must have completed at least one equivalent construction project as the main contractor, with a value of at least half of the estimated contract value excluding VAT. An equivalent project means construction, extension, or full-building reconstruction of a building, including at least structural and external envelope works, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and a new heating system. The bidder must provide the project name and building details, the time and value of the work, whether it was construction, extension or full reconstruction as main contractor, and whether it included the required works. Proof may be given by a reference to the building register use notice or use permit number, or by attaching a copy of the handover-acceptance act signed by the client and contractor.
The bidder's team must include a project manager with at least level 6 construction engineer qualification specializing in building construction, with the selected competence of managing construction activities, or level 6 construction manager qualification specializing in general building works. For foreign bidders, an equivalent qualification is accepted. The relevant person must be involved in the execution of the works. The bidder must provide the project manager's first and last name and professional certificate number.
The bidder's team must also include an object/site manager. The machine-readable notice did not include the exact qualification requirements for this role; they must be checked in the official tender documents.
If the bidder uses team members who are not its employees and are not listed in a public register as competent persons, a written consent from each such person must be submitted confirming participation in the contract performance team.