Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the exclusion grounds listed in the Public Procurement Act apply, including bankruptcy or liquidation, suspension of business, and tax or social security debt. The bidder must also confirm that its average wage during the reference period was above 70% of the average wage in the relevant sector, and must provide a Tax and Customs Board extract or an equivalent certificate for a foreign bidder. In addition, the bidder must confirm that it is not a related party to the technical consultant advising on the apartment building reconstruction. In a joint tender, each joint bidder is treated as a bidder and the checks apply to all joint bidders.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must be registered 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 registration for electrical works covering the construction, including installation, of electrical installations; for a foreign bidder, an equivalent certificate is sufficient. 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 bidder must be able to provide a performance security amounting to 5% of the contract value by the contract signing date at the latest, or within 10 calendar days after signing; the security may be a bank or financial institution guarantee or a deposit to the contracting authority’s or a notary’s account. During the last 60 months, the bidder must have completed at least one equivalent construction project with a value of at least half of the estimated contract value excluding VAT. An equivalent project must have been the construction, extension or full reconstruction of a building as the main contractor and must have included load-bearing structures and external envelope works, a heat-recovery mechanical ventilation system, and a heating system. For the project, the bidder must provide the building details, the time and value of the work, and proof through a notice of use, occupancy permit or handover-acceptance certificate. The team must include a project manager, site manager, ventilation and heating systems specialist, water supply and sewerage systems specialist, and a person competent for electrical works; for each person, the name and the professional or competence certificate number must be provided. In addition, the bidder must have a quality management system in construction in accordance with EVS-EN ISO 9001 and an environmental management system in accordance with EVS-EN ISO 14001, or equivalent systems.