<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><ContractNotice xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ContractNotice-2" xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2" xmlns:efac="http://data.europa.eu/p27/eforms-ubl-extension-aggregate-components/1" xmlns:efbc="http://data.europa.eu/p27/eforms-ubl-extension-basic-components/1" xmlns:efext="http://data.europa.eu/p27/eforms-ubl-extensions/1" xmlns:ext="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2"><ext:UBLExtensions><ext:UBLExtension><ext:ExtensionContent><efext:EformsExtension><efac:NoticeSubType><cbc:SubTypeCode listName="notice-subtype">16</cbc:SubTypeCode></efac:NoticeSubType><efac:Organizations><efac:Organization><efac:Company><cbc:WebsiteURI>https://www.meinauftrag.rib.de</cbc:WebsiteURI><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0004</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification><cac:PartyName><cbc:Name languageID="DEU">Landeshauptstadt Hannover - Fachbereich Personal und Organisation</cbc:Name></cac:PartyName><cac:PostalAddress><cbc:StreetName>Platz der Menschenrechte 1</cbc:StreetName><cbc:CityName>Hannover</cbc:CityName><cbc:PostalZone>30159</cbc:PostalZone><cbc:CountrySubentityCode listName="nuts">DE929</cbc:CountrySubentityCode><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode listName="country">DEU</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:PostalAddress><cac:PartyLegalEntity><cbc:CompanyID>OE18</cbc:CompanyID></cac:PartyLegalEntity><cac:Contact><cbc:Name>Zentrale Submission</cbc:Name><cbc:Telephone>+49 511-168-42870</cbc:Telephone><cbc:Telefax>+49 511-168-42087</cbc:Telefax><cbc:ElectronicMail>submission@hannover-stadt.de</cbc:ElectronicMail></cac:Contact></efac:Company></efac:Organization><efac:Organization><efac:Company><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0029</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification><cac:PartyName><cbc:Name languageID="DEU">Vergabekammer Nieders. beim Nieders. 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fehlende Unterlagen nachzufordern; eine Verlängerung der Frist ist ausgeschlossen. 
Eignungsnachweise 
Angaben über den Gesamtumsatz des Unternehmens in den letzten drei Geschäftsjahren. 
Eigene Erklärung über die Zahlung von Steuern und Abgaben sowie Beiträge zur gesetzlichen 
Sozialversicherung. Die Nachweise und Erklärungen müssen aktuell (zum Zeitpunkt der
Einreichung nicht älter als 6 Monate) sein und noch den gegenwärtigen Tatsachen entsprechen. 
Bescheinigungen gleich welcher Art sind in deutscher Sprache, ggfs. von einem zertifizierten 
Gutachter übersetzt, beizufügen. 
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fehlende oder unvollständige leistungsbezogene Unterlagen nachreichen. Es gelten je nach
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Es gelten die Regelungen des §160 GWB. Die Vergabekammer leitet ein Nachprüfungsverfahren nur auf Antrag ein. Der Antrag ist unzulässig, soweit mehr als 15 Kalendertage nach Eingang der
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