Compliance requirements
The bidder and its management or representative body members must not have been finally convicted within the last five years for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, or any other serious offence listed in the notice. If such a ground exists, the bidder may submit evidence of self-cleaning measures where permitted. The machine-readable notice did not include precise exclusion grounds; these must be checked in the tender documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder’s net turnover in the restoration works sector for each of the last two completed financial years must be at least EUR 40,000. The bidder must have valid all-risk construction insurance or professional liability insurance of at least EUR 2,000. During the last 5 years, the bidder must have carried out at least 2 similar restoration works on a heritage monument or a building located in a heritage conservation area. The bidder must also hold a valid activity licence from the Heritage Board for the restoration of monuments. The bid must include a list of completed works and, for the insurance and licence, the insurer’s certificate or policy copy, the licence number and a copy or web link. The machine-readable notice did not include precise qualification or compliance requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents.