Design and build works for the apartment building at J. Kuperjanovi 20, Tartu

The bidder is excluded if it is bankrupt or in liquidation, if insolvency or liquidation proceedings have been opened against it, or if its business activity has been suspended. The bidder is also excluded if it has unpaid state tax, fee or environmental charge debts, or tax or social security contribution debts, unless the debt has been deferred or paid, or will be paid within 10 calendar days after receiving the notice. The bidder must also confirm that none of the exclusion grounds listed in § 95(1)(1–3 and 5) of the Public Procurement Act apply, that its employees’ average wage meets the required level, and that it is not a related party to the technical consultant advising on the apartment building renovation. If the information cannot be checked in public registers, the required evidence must be submitted within 10 calendar days.

The bidder must be registered in the business register for construction activities covering general construction, indoor climate systems, and internal or building-related water supply or sewerage systems. For electrical works, the bidder must also have a business register notification for electrical works covering the construction, including installation, of electrical installations. The bidder’s net turnover for the financial year preceding the submission of the tender must be at least equal to twice the estimated value of the contract excluding VAT, and the contracting authority may request turnover data for the year and the construction works sector. By the contract signing date, the bidder must be able to provide a first-demand guarantee letter from a credit or financial institution or an insurance company for 5% of the contract value excluding VAT; the security must remain valid throughout the construction period. Within the previous 60 months, the bidder must have completed at least one comparable construction project involving the erection, extension or full reconstruction of a building, including at least load-bearing structures and external envelope works, heat-recovery ventilation, and a new heating system. The team must include a project manager, site manager, ventilation and heating systems specialist, water supply and sewerage systems specialist, a person qualified for electrical works, and an authorised architect at level 7 or an equivalent person responsible for compliance with the New European Bauhaus requirements. In addition, the bidder must provide evidence of a quality management system under EVS-EN ISO 9001 and an environmental management system under EVS-EN ISO 14001, or equivalent evidence.