Compliance requirements
The bidder must not be subject to the mandatory exclusion grounds: conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorism, money laundering or financing of terrorism; conviction for unlawful employment of foreign nationals or breach of the conditions for employing a foreign national; conviction for unlawful use of child labour or human trafficking; and tax, environmental charge, or social security contribution arrears. The contracting authority may also exclude a bidder that has seriously or repeatedly breached essential terms of a previous contract or has submitted false information about qualification or failed to provide required information and documents. The bidder must confirm that none of these grounds apply. The bidder’s place of residence or establishment must also not be in the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have, within the 60 months before the start of the procurement, at least three properly performed contracts for similar electrical construction works, at least one of which must have a value of at least EUR 40,000 excluding VAT. A list of the contracts must be submitted, including the performance period, the other contracting party’s details, and, in public procurement cases, the reference numbers; the contracting authority may also request evidence of proper performance. When submitting the tender, the bidder must confirm that the tender complies with the procurement documents and submit the price table in the required form, completing all unit price fields. For switching-related work in the 0.22–20 kV electricity network, the bidder must have a worker with valid switching authorisations; if only low-voltage works are procured, at least low-voltage switching authorisations are sufficient, otherwise both low-voltage and medium-voltage switching authorisations are required. This person must be entered in Elektrilevi’s partner portal before the opening of tenders. The bidder must also have a person responsible for the work operation, who must likewise be entered in the EPP environment before the opening of tenders. In addition, the bidder must have a leading person for electrical works with valid A-level competence or at least level 6 qualification, who has the relevant proof at the time of tender submission and has been added to the EPP environment before the opening of tenders. The bidder must provide the name, job title and contact details of the contract signatory, and a power of attorney if the signatory’s authority does not arise from the articles of association; a contact person for contract performance matters must also be designated. Any business secret included in the tender must be identified and the reason for treating it as a business secret must be explained. The bidder must also confirm that the materials, equipment and goods used in the works do not originate from the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus; the contracting authority may request certificates of origin. As regards payment terms, the bidder must choose either the contracting authority’s standard payment term or the 95-day term linked to the factoring programme.