Compliance requirements
The contracting authority will exclude a bidder if any of the exclusion grounds under Section 95(1)(1)–(5) of the Public Procurement Act apply. These include convictions for participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences, money laundering or terrorist financing; offences related to illegal employment of foreigners or paying wages below the statutory rate; offences related to illegal use of child labour or human trafficking; tax, environmental charge or social security arrears; and situations where awarding the contract would breach an international sanction or a sanction of the Government of the Republic. The bidder must also confirm that none of these exclusion grounds apply. The bidder must confirm that it has reviewed the rules and instructions published on the contracting authority’s website.