Overhaul and Repair of Ni-Cad Batteries

Tender description

This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the procurement of overhaul and repair services for NiCad Batteries (the “Contract”). IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset Batteries on all IE’s fleets including Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) and Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) and Locomotives. The successful tenderer will be required to collect Batteries from one of IÉ’s Depots located at Limerick, Portlaoise, Drogheda or Dublin, overhaul or repair them in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) recommendations. Typical overhauls will include but not limited to: • Individual Battery Cell Voltage Check • Battery Clean • Tightening Torque of Battery • Battery Coating Repair • Battery Test • Battery Cell Change IE will be responsible for removing the battery sets from the rolling stock and for refitting them following completion of the overhaul / repair. All work on the batteries is to be done at the contractor’s premises, i.e. ‘off site’ from an IÉ perspective. Overhaul and Repair of the Batteries will be undertaken in line with IÉ’s programme and delivery schedules. Full details of IÉ’s requirements will be made available to those companies who have been successful in this Pre-Qualification and shortlisted to be invited to tender. Indicative requirements are expected be in the region of approximately 120 vehicle battery sets to be overhauled per year of the contract. This is an approximation and IÉ can give no guarantee on these figures at this stage. It is anticipated that the proposed contract will run, subject to performance, for a three-year period with the option, solely at IE’s discretion, for an additional period of twelve months.