Inspection and Maintenance of Fall Arrest Systems

Tender description

Translink requires a competent contractor to inspect service and maintain its fall arrest systems on an annual basis throughout its engineering depots and buildings where fall arrest systems are installed across Northern Ireland. This will include supply and fitting of spare parts or related materials and anchorages where necessary. Contractors must also provide service and maintenance reports and annual safety certification for each system. All work must be carried out to manufacturers’ specifications and industry standards by persons competent in current periodic examination and repair requirements. There will also be a requirement for call-out to attend any fall arrest installation which has been identified as being defective. The initial contract will be for a period of 3 years with options to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year each. Completed PQQ responses must be submitted before: 3pm on Tuesday 17th May 2011. Translink is utilising an electronic tendering system to manage this procurement and communicate with Tenderers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued and it is intended that all communications with Translink including the submission of PQQ and Tender responses will be conducted via www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk. Unless stated otherwise in these Instructions or in writing from Translink, all communications including queries from Applicants and any PQQ amendments from Translink during the period of this procurement exercise shall be submitted through and published via the online messaging facility provided on the e-sourcing NI portal (see “Messages” section). The onus lies on the applicant to read and keep up to date with all the information published on eSourcing NI in relation to this requirement.