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[tough turret]

For « avoir » verbs, there will be agreement IF a direct object is placed before the verb

Il a vu le bâtiment.
Il a vu les bâtiments.
Il a vu la fleur.
Il a vu les fleurs.
Here, the direct object « bâtiment/fleur » is placed after the verb, so the past participle « vu » doesn't change.

Il l'a vu. (le bâtiment)
Il les a vus. (les bâtiments)
Il l'a vu__e__ (la fleur)
Il les a vu**es** (les fleurs)
Here, the direct object « bâtiment/fleur » is in the pronoun form which is placed before the verb, so the past participle « vu » changes to agree with it.

Le bâtiment qu'il a vu.
Les bâtiments qu'il a vus.
La fleur qu'il a vu__e__.
Les fleurs qu'il a vu**es**.
Here, the direct object « bâtiment/fleur » is replaced by the relative pronoun « que » and the combined form is placed before the verb, so the past participle « vu » changes to agree with it.

In your sentence, « mérité.e.s » agrees with « une réputation »