## 9. Information meeting and/or site visit 

No information meeting is planned 

## 10. Tender validity 

Tenders must remain valid for a period of 3 months after the deadline for submission of tenders. In exceptional circumstances, the contracting authority may, before the validity period expires, request that tenderers extend the validity of tenders for a specific period. 

## 11. Grounds for exclusion 

Candidates or tenderers must submit a signed declaration, included in the application form or tender form, to the effect that they are not in any of the situations listed in Section 2.6.10.1. of the practical guide (PRAG). 

Candidates or tenderers included in the lists of EU restrictive measures (see Section 2.4. of the PRAG) at the moment of the award decision cannot be awarded the contract. 

## 12. Sub-contracting 

Sub-contracting is allowed. 

## 13. Period of implementation of tasks 

The period of implementation of tasks is: 

(a) 195 calendar days for Lots 1 and 5; 

(b) 165 calendar days for Lots 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15; 

(c) 75 calendar days for Lots 4 and 6 

starting from the date stipulated in the Commencement Order and ending on the date of issuance of Provisional Acceptance Certificate. 

## 14. Selection criteria 

## SELECTION AND AWARD CRITERIA 

The following selection criteria will be applied to candidates. In the case of applications submitted by a consortium, these selection criteria will be applied to the consortium as a whole if not specified otherwise. The selection criteria will not be applied to natural persons and single- member companies when they are sub-contractors. 

The selection criteria for each tenderer are as follows: 

1) Economic and financial capacity ( based on item 3 of supply tender form). In case of candidate being a public body, equivalent information should be provided. The reference period which will be taken into account will be the last three years for which accounts have been closed. 

Criteria for legal and natural persons: 

1- the average annual turnover of the tenderer must exceed the amount offered for the tendered lot. In order to be awarded several lots, the turnover must exceed the cumulative financial offer for the lots concerned. 

2) Professional capacity  (based on items 4 and 5 of the tender form for supply contracts). The reference period which will be taken into account will be the last three years preceding the submission deadline. 

Criteria for legal and natural persons: 

1- has a professional ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 certificate. 

