Supply and Maintenance of 3 (Three) Forklift Trucks

Tender description

Translink, comprising of Northern Ireland Railways, Metro and Ulsterbus is the all embracing title for the integrated public transport operations in Northern Ireland. Translink requires a competent contractor to supply and maintain 3 (three) No. forklift trucks. The requirement is for following: • 1 x 3.0 tonne counterbalance LPG powered forklift truck for Ulsterbus Store, Duncrue Street, Belfast. • 2 x 2.5 tonne counterbalance electric powered forklift trucks for NIR, York Road, Belfast. Maintenance will be required for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 5 periods of 1 year each. Responses must be submitted before: 3pm on Tuesday 18th January 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.