Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the exclusion grounds listed in the Public Procurement Act apply, including bankruptcy or liquidation, tax or social security debt, and the other grounds specified in the tender documents. In a joint tender, each joint bidder is checked separately. The bidder must also provide a Tax and Customs Board extract, or an equivalent certificate for a foreign bidder, showing that the average wage of its employees during the reference period was more than 70% of the average wage in the relevant sector. The machine-readable notice did not include more precise exclusion requirements; they must be checked in the official tender documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must be registered in the business register for construction activities covering general construction, indoor climate systems, and internal or associated water supply or sewerage systems. For electrical works, the bidder must have a business notice for electrical works covering installation of electrical installations. A foreign bidder 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 twice the expected contract value, excluding VAT. The bidder must be able to provide a performance guarantee equal to 5% of the contract value by the contract date or within 10 calendar days after signing; a deposit to the beneficiary’s bank account or notary account is also accepted under the stated conditions. The bidder must show at least one equivalent construction project completed within the last 60 months, with a value of at least half of the expected contract value excluding VAT. The reference project must have involved building construction, extension and/or full-building reconstruction as the main contractor, and must have included load-bearing and external envelope works, heat-recovery ventilation, and heating system works. The bidder must name the project manager, site manager, ventilation and heating specialist, water supply and sewerage specialist, and the person involved in electrical works, and provide their names and certificate numbers. The project manager must have at least Level 6 construction engineer or construction manager qualification; the site manager at least Level 5 construction work manager qualification; the ventilation and heating specialist at least Level 6 heating, ventilation and cooling engineer or equivalent; the water supply and sewerage specialist at least Level 6 water supply and sewerage engineer or equivalent; and the electrical works person at least a B-class competence certificate or Level 6 electrical engineer qualification. The bidder must also have a quality management system meeting at least ISO 9001 and an environmental management system in the construction field. The machine-readable notice did not include all precise qualification and compliance details; the official tender documents must be checked.