Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the exclusion grounds listed in Section 95(1) points 1–3 and 5 of the Public Procurement Act apply to it, taking into account Section 95(2). The bidder must also confirm that it is not bankrupt or in liquidation, that no bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings have been opened against it, and that its business has not been suspended or it is not in a similar situation under the law of its country of establishment. The bidder must confirm that it has no tax, duty or environmental charge arrears, or arrears of tax or social security contributions under the law of its country of establishment. The bidder must confirm that its average employee salary during the reference period was more than 70% of the average salary in the same period in the relevant field for the contract. 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 an equivalent certificate from a competent authority in its country of establishment. In a joint tender, the proof must be submitted for each joint bidder. The bidder must also confirm that it is not a related person to Jaak Reed, the technical consultant advising on the apartment building reconstruction.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have filed a notice in the business register under the activity area of construction covering general construction, indoor climate systems, and building-integrated water supply or sewerage systems. This registration requirement does not apply to a foreign bidder, but the bidder must provide an equivalent proof of competence if needed.
For electrical works, the bidder must have filed a notice in the business register under the activity area of electrical works covering the construction, including installation, of an electrical installation. A foreign bidder may again provide an equivalent proof.
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 tender, it is sufficient if at least one joint bidder meets this requirement on its own; turnovers may not be aggregated.
Within the last 60 months, the bidder must have carried out at least one comparable construction project with a value of at least half of the estimated contract value excluding VAT. A comparable project means the construction, extension or full reconstruction of a building as the main contractor, and it must have included at least the construction or reconstruction of the load-bearing and external envelope structures, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and the construction or reconstruction of the heating system. The bidder must provide the building details, the time and value of the work, information on the scope of the project, and proof in the form of a use notice, use permit or a handover-acceptance certificate.
The bidder’s team must include a project manager with at least level 6 construction engineer qualification specialising in building construction, or level 6 construction manager qualification specialising in general construction. There must also be a site manager with at least level 5 construction foreman qualification specialising in general construction works. In addition, the team must include a ventilation and heating systems specialist with at least level 6 heating, ventilation and cooling engineer qualification with the relevant management competences, or level 6 construction manager qualification specialising in indoor climate systems. A water supply and sewerage systems specialist is also required, with at least the relevant level 6 engineering qualification or level 6 construction manager qualification specialising in building-integrated water supply and sewerage systems. For electrical works, the team must include a person with at least a class B competence certificate or level 6 electrical engineer qualification in consumer electrical installations. The name and qualification or competence certificate number of each such person must be provided, and they must be involved in carrying out the works.
The bidder must also submit the tender form and, where applicable, the joint bidders’ power of attorney, proof of representation, a description of any business secret, and documents proving equivalence. If team members are not employees of the bidder, their written consent must be attached as well.
The machine-readable notice did not include any more precise requirements for some items; these must be checked in the official tender documents if needed. The notice also refers to a quality management system and an environmental management system, but the exact details were not fully included in the provided text and should be verified in the tender documents if relevant.