Railway-track inspection services

Tender description

TII is a state body that is the infrastructure provider for Luas and its remit is to secure the provision of, or to provide, such light railway and metro infrastructure as may be determined from time to time by the Minister. TII has the responsibility to ensure the infrastructure assets of Luas are receiving appropriate care and are being managed effectively. This procurement process shall result in the appointment of an external independent and expert team to perform condition appraisals of the assets within the Luas Asset Portfolio, (such as track, depots, structures, car parks, power systems etc.). Full details of the scope is contained within the RFT Document — Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications. The Luas Infrastructure Asset Audit (LIAA) will be an intensive review/audit of the Luas asset portfolio detailed in the RFT document. The duration of the contract is 5 years and the estimated price is 100 000 EUR per year or 500 000 EUR in total. Luas is Dublin's light rail system and consists of two separate lines, the Red Line and the Green Line. The system comprises 37 kilometres of track, 2 maintenance depots, 54 stops and a fleet of 66 light rail vehicles. Luas carried 34 000 000 passenger journeys in 2016. A 5.6 kilometre extension to the Green Line is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in December 2017. The system will then comprise 43 kilometres of track, 3 depots and 73 light rail vehicles, and is expected to carry 42 000 000 passenger journeys in 2018. Further expansion of the system is anticipated.