Reconditioning services of passenger coaches

Tender description

Irish Rail (IÉ) will be undertaking a program of works to apply an exterior adhesive vinyl wrap to its 29000 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) fleet over the next 2 years. IÉ currently carry out exterior livery painting of its rolling stock fleet at its purpose-built paint booth in Inchicore Works, Dublin 8. To enable IÉ to focus on its other fleets, IÉ wish to retain the services of a contractor to continue a separate vinyl wrap program for its 29000 DMU fleet The 29000 DMU fleet has a total of 29 units, with each unit consisting of 4 cars of 20.265/20.365 metre length, 2.9-metre-wide and 3.985-metre-high. The body-shells are made from EN10025-5 S355JOWP Corten Steel and the cab masks are made from Phenolic GRP. The contractor is required to install a mobile workshop in IÉ’s Inchicore Works, or another IÉ location, the mobile workshop will be suitably equipped to carry out all prepping, painting and vinyl wrapping of the 29000 DMU Fleet. Irish Rail (IÉ) will be undertaking a program of works to apply an exterior adhesive vinyl wrap to its 29000 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) fleet over the next 2 years. IÉ currently carry out exterior livery painting of its rolling stock fleet at its purpose-built paint booth in Inchicore Works, Dublin 8. To enable IÉ to focus on its other fleets, IÉ wish to retain the services of a contractor to continue a separate vinyl wrap program for its 29000 DMU fleet The 29000 DMU fleet was built by CAF and introduced into service between 2003 and 2005 and are maintained at a dedicated Maintenance Depot in Drogheda, Co. Louth. There is a total of 29 units, with each unit consisting of 4 cars of 20.265/20.365 metre length, 2.9-metre-wide and 3.985-metre-high. The body-shells are made from EN10025-5 S355JOWP Corten Steel and the cab masks are made from Phenolic GRP. The contractor is required to install a mobile workshop in IÉ’s Inchicore Works, or another IÉ location, the mobile workshop will be suitably equipped to carry out all prepping, painting and vinyl wrapping of the 29000 DMU Fleet. The workshop will comply with the IÉ Safety Management Systems at all times, IÉ have options to install this workshop in either of the following: (i) an indoor facility that would accommodate a complete 29000 DMU made up of 4 cars; (ii) or outdoors, with both electrical power and air supply available at both locations. IÉ expect to wrap between 12 and 16 X 29000 4 car units over the duration of the contract. The contractor will demonstrate previous applications where it has used this, or a similar paint spray facility as part of this tender, they will be required to supply the complete Vinyl Wrap System, and a transparent anti-graffiti over-laminate to be applied to the vinyl, this product will have a fire rating conducive to a Rail application. IÉ will supply paint material and decals, while the contractor will supply all other material and tooling required to complete these wor