Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the statutory exclusion grounds apply, including the grounds listed in Section 95(1) points 1–3 and 5 of the Public Procurement Act, taking into account Section 95(2). The bidder must also confirm that it is not bankrupt or in liquidation, that insolvency or liquidation proceedings have not been initiated, and that business operations are not suspended or in a similar situation under the law of the bidder’s country of establishment.
The bidder must confirm that it has no tax, fee or environmental charge arrears, and no tax or social security contribution arrears under the law of its country of establishment.
The bidder must confirm that its average wage during the reference period was more than 70% of the average wage in the relevant sector for the same period. The reference period is six calendar months, ending with the penultimate calendar month before the procurement procedure started. The bidder must provide a Tax and Customs Board statement; foreign bidders must provide an equivalent certificate from a competent authority in their country. 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 contracting authority 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 building works, indoor climate systems, and internal or associated water supply or sewerage systems. For electrical works, the bidder must also have a notice in the register for electrical works covering the construction, including installation, of an electrical installation. Foreign bidders may prove equivalent competence with an equivalent certificate.
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. In a joint bid, this condition may be met by one participant alone; turnover cannot be aggregated.
The bidder must be able, by the contract date or within 10 calendar days after signing the contract, to provide a performance guarantee equal to 5% of the contract value. A deposit to the contracting authority’s account or to a notary’s account is also accepted if the contracting authority remains the beneficiary throughout the construction period.
The bidder must have completed at least 1 equivalent construction project during the 60 months before the procurement started. The equivalent project must have been a main contractor project for the construction, extension or full reconstruction of a building, and it must have included at least structural and external envelope works, a heat-recovery ventilation system, and a heating system. The bidder must provide the project name, building details, time and value, indicate whether it was a main contractor project, and show proof of completion by a handover certificate or a reference to the building register notice/use permit number.
The team must include a project manager with at least level 6 construction engineer qualification specialising in building construction and construction management, or level 6 construction manager qualification specialising in general construction. The bidder must provide the person’s name and professional certificate number.
The team must include a site manager with at least level 5 construction work manager qualification specialising in general construction works. The bidder must provide the person’s name and certificate number.
The team must include a ventilation and heating systems specialist with at least level 6 heating, ventilation and cooling engineer qualification with competencies in managing the construction of heating and ventilation systems, or level 6 construction manager qualification specialising in indoor climate systems. The bidder must provide the person’s name and certificate number.
The team must include a water supply and sewerage systems specialist with at least level 6 water supply and sewerage engineer qualification or level 6 construction manager qualification specialising in internal or associated water supply and sewerage systems. The bidder must provide the person’s name and certificate number.
For electrical works, the team must include a person with at least a B-class competence certificate or level 6 electrical engineer qualification in consumer electrical installations. The bidder must provide the person’s name and certificate number.
The machine-readable notice also mentions a project-related person responsible for compliance with European New Bauhaus requirements, but the precise requirement was not fully included in the provided text and must be checked in the official tender documents.