Compliance requirements
The bidder must confirm that none of the mandatory exclusion grounds apply: conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing; conviction for enabling illegal employment of a foreign national or for breaching wage requirements; conviction for illegal use of child labour or trafficking in human beings; and tax, fee or environmental charge arrears. Voluntary exclusion grounds are also listed: serious or persistent breach of an earlier public contract, and submission of false information about qualification or failure to submit required documents. In addition, the company must confirm that its place of residence or establishment is not 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, details of the other contracting party (including the client representative’s contact details) and, in public procurement cases, the reference numbers; the contracting authority may also request evidence of proper performance. The tender must include a price table in the prescribed form, and all unit price fields must be completed. The bidder must have a worker with valid switching authorisations for switching operations related to works in the 0.22–20 kV electricity network; if only low-voltage works (0.22–1 kV) are procured, at least low-voltage switching authorisations are sufficient, otherwise both low-voltage and medium-voltage switching authorisations are required. There must also be a person designated as responsible for the work operation with valid rights. The person managing electrical works must have valid A-level competence or, under the Vocational Qualifications Act, at least level 6 qualification, with the relevant certificate, and must be entered in Elektrilevi’s partner portal before the opening of tenders. The bidder must provide the names, job titles and contact details of the contract signatory(ies) and the contact person for contract performance; if the right of representation does not arise from the articles of association, a power of attorney must be included. The tender must comply with all conditions set out in the procurement documents, and conditional tenders are not allowed. The bidder must confirm that the materials, equipment and goods used in the works, including components, are not produced in or originating from the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus; the contracting authority may request certificates of origin. The machine-readable notice did not include any more precise qualification or compliance requirements; these must be checked in the tender documents if needed.