Railway-track construction materials and supplies

Tender description

Supply of drainage and walkway panels. LU is looking for a material for a variety of flexible uses including: — for deep tube track — 4ft walkway (space between the running rails) traditionally has been a drainage trench filled with shingle (stone aggregate). This is an inadequate walking surface and provides a number of maintenance and renewal issues. However the final product must provide a subsurface railway environment approved material (with special fire approval requirements), durable, adjustable, even, slip free, low maintenance surface once installed, — for drainage catchpits covers – In subsurface railway environment (with special fire approval requirements) and open section of LU network a durable, adjustable (to existing asset sizes), lightweight and see through lid once installed, — for open section and depot track access walkways – walkways are for maintenance, operational staff and general public visitors. Material needs to be yellow and provide a durable (both colour and structurally), adjustable, even, slip free, low maintenance surface once installed. LU has been using glass fibre reinforced grating (PE and PH grades for subsurface and non-sub-surface areas of network) for a number of years and has approved number of manufacturers for the above requirements. LU is open to new material and will assist any supplier with required materials approvals process that would be a requirement for successful tender.