Compliance requirements
The contracting authority excludes a bidder if any mandatory exclusion ground applies to the bidder or to a member of its management, administrative or supervisory body, its procurator, or another person authorised to represent or control it: participation in a criminal organisation, breach of integrity obligations, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences or related incitement, aiding or attempt, money laundering, or terrorist financing; enabling work for a foreign national staying in the country without legal basis or violating the conditions for employing a foreign national in Estonia, including paying less than the statutory wage rate; unlawful use of child labour or trafficking in human beings; or tax, environmental charge, or social security contribution arrears under the law of the bidder’s country of establishment. The contracting authority may also exclude a bidder for serious or repeated breach of an earlier public contract, or if the bidder has provided false information about compliance with qualification requirements or failed to submit requested additional documents.
Qualification criteria and exclusion grounds
The bidder must have, during the 60 months before the start of the procurement, properly performed at least three contracts for electrical construction works similar to the subject of the contract, and at least one of them must have had a value of at least EUR 40,000 excluding VAT. The bidder must submit a list of the contracts showing the performance period, information on the other contracting party, and, in public procurement cases, the reference numbers. On the contracting authority’s request, evidence of proper performance must be provided. The bid must also include the price table. The team must include a person with valid switching authorisations, a person appointed as responsible for the work operation, and a leading electrician with valid A-level competence or at least level 6 qualification under the Vocational Education Act, who has been entered into Elektrilevi’s partner portal before the deadline. If the right of representation does not arise from the articles of association, a power of attorney must be included. The bidder must also confirm compliance with the tender documents and provide the required explanation of any business secret.