Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the exclusion grounds listed in § 95(1) points 1–3 and 5 of the Public Procurement Act apply, that it is not bankrupt or in liquidation, that it has no tax debts, and that its employees’ average salary during the reference period was above 70% of the average salary in the same sector. The bidder must also confirm that it is not a related person to the technical consultant advising the contracting authority. In a joint bid, the exclusion grounds are checked for each joint bidder.
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 adjacent water supply or sewerage systems. For electrical works, the bidder must also have a registration for electrical works covering the construction, including installation, of electrical installations; this registration requirement does not apply to a foreign bidder, but equivalent competence must be demonstrated. The 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 bidder must have carried out at least one equivalent construction project as the main contractor within the last 60 months, with a value of at least half of the estimated contract value; the project had to involve the erection, extension or full reconstruction of a building and include at least load-bearing structures and external envelope works, heat-recovery ventilation, and heating system works. The team must include a project manager, site manager, ventilation and heating systems specialist, water supply and sewerage systems specialist, and a person competent to perform electrical works; for each person, the bidder must provide the name and the number of the professional or competence certificate. The bidder must submit the tender on the contracting authority’s form, confirm acceptance of the tender documents, provide a joint-bid power of attorney if applicable, proof of representation rights, equivalence evidence where relevant, and written consent from team members who are not the bidder’s employees. The bidder must also be able to provide a performance security of 5% of the contract value at contract signing or within 10 calendar days after signing.