Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the exclusion grounds under the Public Procurement Act apply, including the grounds listed in section 95(1) points 1–3 and 5, taking section 95(2) into account.
The bidder must also confirm that it is not bankrupt or in liquidation, that no bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings have been initiated against it, and that its business is not suspended or in a similar situation under the law of its country of establishment.
The bidder must confirm that it has no tax, fee, environmental charge, or social security contribution debts under the law of its country of establishment.
The bidder must confirm that its employees’ average salary during the reference period was more than 70% of the average salary in the relevant sector for the same period. The reference period is six calendar months, ending with the penultimate calendar month before the start of the procurement procedure.
The bidder must provide a Tax and Customs Board extract, or equivalent proof for a foreign bidder, showing the average salary condition. In a joint bid, the proof must be submitted for each joint bidder.
The bidder must confirm that it is not a related person to the technical consultant advising the beneficiary on the apartment building reconstruction.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must be registered in the economic activities register for construction activities covering general construction, indoor climate systems, and building water supply or sewerage systems. For electrical works, the bidder must also have the relevant notice for electrical works and electrical installation construction, unless the bidder is foreign, in which case equivalent proof is accepted.
The bidder’s net turnover for the financial year preceding the start of the procurement procedure must be at least equal to twice the expected contract value, excluding VAT. The exact amount must be entered in euros.
The bidder must accept the condition that, by the contract date or within 10 calendar days after signing, it must be able to provide a performance guarantee equal to 5% of the contract value. The guarantee must remain valid throughout the construction period. A deposit to the beneficiary’s bank account or notary account is also accepted if the beneficiary remains the entitled party for the whole construction period.
The bidder must have carried out at least one comparable construction project within the 60 months before the procurement was announced. The comparable project must have had a value of at least half of the expected contract value excluding VAT and must have been a building erection, extension, or full-building reconstruction carried out as the main contractor. It must have included at least load-bearing and external envelope works, heat-recovery ventilation works, and new heating system works. The bidder must provide the project name, building details, execution time, value excluding VAT, information on the type of works, and proof such as a handover certificate or a reference to the building register completion notice or use permit.
The team must include a project manager with at least level 6 construction engineer or construction manager qualification, an object/site manager with at least level 5 construction foreman qualification, a ventilation and heating systems specialist with at least level 6 heating, ventilation and cooling engineer or equivalent, a water supply and sewerage systems specialist with at least level 6 qualification or equivalent, and a person involved in electrical works with at least a B-class competence certificate or level 6 electrical engineer qualification. For each person, the bidder must provide the name and the certificate or qualification number. Equivalent proof is accepted for foreign bidders.