AquaDuctus Offshore EPC-M Services

Eignungskriterien

• Number of additional References for Competence 2

• Number of additional Skills

• Number of additional References for Competence 3

• Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit

  • •EFC1: Self-Declaration of the consolidated total revenue of the company for the last 3 (three) financial years.
  • •If a company has not been operating in the market for that long, it shall provide a business plan for the missing years, indicating the expected annual revenues.
  • •Minimum Requirement (Failure to meet will result in exclusion):
  • •The average annual revenue within the business sector (energy infrastructure) to which the invitation to tender is related must be at least EUR 80.000.000 (net) for each of the last 3 (three) completed financial years.
  • •The business sector "energy infrastructure" refers to the facilities and associated equipment used for the generation, transmission, distribution, and storage of energy. This includes:
  • •Electricity: Infrastructure for generation, transmission, distribution, and storage, such as power plants, transmission lines, and substations.
  • •Gas: Transmission and distribution pipelines, underground storage facilities, and regasification, decompression or converting facilities.
  • •Oil: Pipelines, pumping stations, and storage facilities.
  • •CO2: Networks of pipelines for the transport of CO2 to storage sites
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proof (Qualitative Selection), Form 6.
  • •EFC2: Proof of Existing Professional or Business Liability Insurance or a comparable Market Standard Insurance
  • •Proof of a currently existing professional or business liability insurance or a comparable market-standard insurance for personal, property and financial damages.
  • •The proof may be submitted in photocopy/scan (PDF) but must be clearly legible. The proof must not be older than 6 months at the time of the expiry of the deadline for submitting the participation applications.
  • •Minimum Requirements (Failure to meet this will result in Exclusion):
  • •The liability coverage amounts for professional, or business liability insurance must be per insured event:
  • •Personal damages at least EUR 10.000.000
  • •Property damages at least EUR 10.000.000
  • •Financial damages at least EUR 10.000.000
  • •If the professional or business liability insurance is not currently in place, it is sufficient to provide:
  • •A self-declaration from the candidate stating that they are willing to take issue the corresponding insurance at the first request of the contracting authority in the event of a contract award
  • •and
  • •The declaration of an insurance (in non-verified copy) stating that they are willing to conclude the corresponding insurance.
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Proof 3.

• Sonstiges

  • •TPC3: A proof of ISO 27001 certification as well as the Statement of Applicability (SoA) or an equivalent proof must be attached to provide evidence of Information Security Management Measures.
  • •The proof may be submitted in (non-certified) photocopy/scan (PDF) but must be clearly legible and formulated in German or English (if necessary, translated). The proof must be the most recent available as of the publication date of this announcement.
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Proof 5.
  • •Self-declaration Knowledge of German Directives
  • •The contractor will be in time of execution familiar with directives in the German market to ensure acceptance by German authorized body. Those directives are:
  • •Approval Planning (Genehmigungsplanung)
  • •Coordination with German authorities
  • •Knowledge of German procurement law (in particular Sektorenverordnung)
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Proof 6.
  • •Self-declaration Language (German)
  • •Candidate/Tenderer must ensure that Candidate/Tenderer and its personnel will have in time of execution the skills and capacity to perform the services fluently in German regarding.
  • •Approval Planning (Genehmigungsplanung)
  • •Coordination with German authorities
  • •German procurement law (in particular Sektorenverordnung)
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Proof 7.
  • •Self-Declaration Language (English)
  • •Candidate/Tenderer shall ensure that Candidate/Tenderer and its personnel has the skills and capacity to perform the services fluently in English.
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Proof 8.
  • •Self-Declaration Code of Conduct
  • •Tenderer shall ensure that Tenderer and its personnel do not pay any commission or fee or grant any loan or rebate to any of Company"s personnel, nor provide such Company"s personnel with gifts or entertainment of significant cost or value, not enter into any business arrangements with such Company"s personnel either as individuals or as representatives of anyone other than Company.
  • •A breach of this condition can lead to disqualification of the Tenderer.
  • •Company conducts its business in accordance with the principles of sustainable development and complies with internationally recognized fundamental environmental, labour and social standards. Company has described and set forth its understanding and implementation of these standards in it"s "Code of Conduct" (https://www.gascade.de/en/about-us/suppliers)
  • •Company expects likewise that Tenderers and Contractors will comply with environmental, labour, social and corporate governance standards ("ESG Standards").
  • •Should Company discover that Tenderer or Contractor is in breach of these ESG Standards, Company reserves the right to reject such Tenderer"s Tender or terminate the contract with such Contractor, as the case maybe, - without notice, if necessary - on account of national circumstances. Furthermore, Contractor shall be obliged to ensure that all its subcontractors of any tier shall also observe these standards likewise.
  • •By submission of its Tender Tenderer warrants that:
  • •­ The prices in the Tender have been arrived at independently, without consultation, communication, agreement or understanding for the purpose of restricting competition, as to any matter relating to such prices, with any other Tenderer or with any competitor.
  • •­ Unless otherwise required by law, the prices which have been quoted in the Tender have not knowingly been disclosed by the Tenderer, directly or indirectly, to any other Tenderer or competitor, nor will they be so disclosed.
  • •­ No attempt has been made or will be made by the Tenderer to induce any other person or firm to submit or not to submit a Tender for the purpose of restricting competition.
  • •The Tenderer confirms compliance with all requirements mentioned in this section by a self-declaration, which must be attached to the application to participate.
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Proof 9.

• Eignung zur Berufsausübung

  • •QAP1: A proof of registration in the trade or commercial register must be attached in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which the tenderer is based (in unverified copy), provided that the tenderer is registered in the trade or commercial register.
  • •In case of non-registration
  • •The submission of a business registration (for foreign tenderers: or equivalent).
  • •The proof may be submitted in (non-certified) photocopy/scan (PDF) but must be clearly legible and formulated in German or English (if necessary, translated). The proof must be the most recent available as of the publication date of this announcement.
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Proof 1.
  • •QAP2: Declaration of the absence of Exclusion Grounds according to §§ 123, 124 GWB. The proof of self-cleaning measures according to § 125 GWB is possible.
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Form 3.1. (and Form 3.2, respectively).
  • •QAP3: Self-Declaration Regarding Regulation (EU) 2022/576 (Sanctions against Russia)
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Form 8.
  • •QAP4: A proof of ISO 9001:2015 certification or an equivalent proof must be attached toprovide evidence of a quality management system.
  • •The proof may be submitted in (non-certified) photocopy/scan (PDF) but must be clearly legible and formulated in German or English (if necessary, translated).
  • •The proof must be the most recent available as of the publication date of this announcement.
  • •Refer to Appendix A.1 Forms and Proofs (Qualitative Selection), Proof 2.