Welding

Tender description

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) Subway are looking to tender for a 3 year Framework Agreements with a 12 month extension option for rail welding. Rail welding activities covered under this scope of supply are as below: — joining of rail by aluminothermic welding, — joining of rail by flash butt welding, — restoration of rail by electric arc welding; and, — restoration of Switches and Crossings (S&C) by electric arc welding. This scope of work is non-exhaustive and SPT reserves the right to engage for other welding service for the SPT estate over the life of the framework. It is estimated that the spend over the framework will be between 600 000 GBP and 700 000 GBP. Contracts duration is a 3 year Framework Agreements with a 12 month extension option, with a single provider for rail welding. Subject to performance, SPT will extend the contract for a further year with the same single supplier. There is a provision for sub-contracting elements of the work, within the contract. Rail welding activities covered under this scope of supply are as below: — joining of rail by aluminothermic welding, — joining of rail by flash butt welding, — restoration of rail by electric arc welding; and, — restoration of Switches and Crossings (S&C) by electric arc welding This scope of work is non-exhaustive and SPT reserves the right to engage for other welding service for the SPT estate over the life of the framework.