Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the exclusion grounds under section 95(1)(1–3 and 5) of the Public Procurement Act apply, taking into account section 95(2). The bidder must also confirm that it is not bankrupt or in liquidation, that bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings have not been initiated, and that its business has not been suspended or is not in a similar situation under the law of its country of establishment.
The bidder must confirm that it has no tax, fee, environmental charge, social security or other public-law payment arrears under the law of its country of establishment. It must also confirm that its average employee salary during the reference period was above 70% of the average salary for the same period in the relevant field, and provide a Tax and Customs Board extract or equivalent authority’s proof; for a joint bid, each joint bidder must provide proof.
The bidder must confirm that it is not a related person to the technical consultant advising the beneficiary on the apartment building reconstruction. The machine-readable notice did not include any more precise exclusion requirements; these must be checked in the official tender documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must be registered in the Estonian business register for construction activities covering general construction, indoor climate systems, and building water supply or sewerage systems; this registration requirement does not apply to foreign bidders, who may prove equivalent competence instead. For electrical works, the bidder must have a business activity notice for electrical works covering installation of electrical installations, or equivalent proof if foreign.
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 manufacturer of the prefabricated elements must have a combined net turnover for the last three consecutive financial years before the procurement was announced of at least half of the estimated contract value excluding VAT.
Within the last 60 months, the bidder must have completed at least one equivalent construction project as the main contractor, with a value of at least half of the estimated contract value excluding VAT. An equivalent project means construction, extension, or full-building reconstruction of a building, including at least load-bearing and external envelope works, heat-recovery ventilation, and a new heating system. The bidder must provide the project name/building details, execution time, value excluding VAT, whether it was construction/extension/full reconstruction as main contractor, and proof such as a building register notice/use permit number or a signed handover certificate.
The team must include a project manager with at least level 6 construction engineer or level 6 construction manager qualification, an object/site manager with at least level 5 construction work manager qualification, a ventilation and heating systems specialist with at least level 6 heating, ventilation and cooling engineer or level 6 construction manager qualification for indoor climate systems, and a water supply and sewerage systems specialist with at least level 6 qualification or level 6 construction manager qualification. Foreign bidders may use equivalent competence. The relevant persons must be involved in the works, and their names and qualification certificate numbers must be provided.
The bidder must also be able to provide a performance security equal to 5% of the contract value by the contract date or within 10 calendar days after signing, valid for the whole construction period. If team members are not the bidder’s employees, written consent for their participation must be submitted. If the bid relies on equivalence, supporting documents must be included. The bid must be submitted on the purchaser’s bid form, and if it is a joint bid, a joint-bid power of attorney must be attached.