Renovation of relay protection and automation at Paide 110 kV substation

The contracting authority will exclude a bidder if any exclusion ground under Section 95(1) of the Public Procurement Act applies. The bidder must confirm that neither it nor its authorised representatives have been convicted of participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, a terrorist offence, money laundering, terrorist financing, or offences related to the illegal use of child labour or human trafficking. The bidder must also confirm that it has no tax debt or social security contribution debt and that the award of the contract does not breach sanctions. If the bid is submitted together with a foreign company, documents confirming the absence of exclusion grounds must also be provided for that company and its authorised representatives. The machine-readable notice did not include precise exclusion grounds; they must be checked in the tender documents.

The bidder must show total net turnover of at least EUR 750,000 excluding VAT for the last three completed financial years before the start of the procurement, including at least EUR 250,000 in each year. If the bidder is not registered in Estonia or the data cannot be verified from public sources, extracts from annual reports or other evidence must be submitted on the contracting authority’s request. The bidder must prove at least one properly performed reference contract completed during the last 60 months: renovation of relay protection and automation of a 110 kV substation with design, construction of a 110 kV substation with design, or renovation of a 110 kV substation with design. Each such contract must have a value of at least EUR 250,000 excluding VAT, and at least EUR 250,000 must have been paid to the bidder under that contract. The bidder must provide reference project details and, where required, a confirmation from the client. Joint bidders may rely on each other’s figures. In addition, a completed team CV, completed technical questionnaires for the offered equipment, a financing schedule, a bid guarantee, a price schedule, and powers of attorney or confirmations must be submitted where the bid is submitted by a representative, a foreign company, or joint bidders. The machine-readable notice did not include precise qualification or compliance requirements; they must be checked in the tender documents.