Treatment of Surface Rail Defects

Iarnrod Eireann — Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann wishes to seek expressions of interest for the provision of a service for removal of surface rail defects.
These defects which vary in depth from 0,01 mm to 25 mm include among others, gauge corner cracking, side-wear, corrugations, wheel burns, shelling, high and low dipped joints.
The service will be required to operate throughout the rail network on the island of Ireland.
The equipment required to provide this service will be mounted on a suitable self-propelled rail vehicle which will be capable of operating within track possession supplied by the railway company i.e. Iarnród Éireann.
Please note the track gauge on the Iarnród Éireann network is 1 602 mm.
The service will require the contractor to provide the necessary on-track rail machine or road rail vehicle, consumables, trained competent staff to operate and maintain the equipment together with all necessary support systems. It will be a requirement of the contract for the service provider to make available post condition surveys of the rail head as deemed necessary by the railway company i.e. Iarnród Éireann.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-08-10. The procurement was published on 2015-07-06.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-07-06 Contract notice
2016-10-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2015-07-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Railway-track maintenance services
Quantity or scope:
Iarnród Éireann envisages that a contractual arrangement for the Treatment of Surface Rail Defects will be for a period of not less than 5 years, with between 100 and 200 shifts required per annum.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Railway-track maintenance services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail
Postal address: Engineering Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore
Postal code: 8
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: gavin.cahill@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17031755 📞
Fax: +353 18860567 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-07-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-08-10 📅
Publication date: 2015-07-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 132-244461
OJ-S issue: 132
Additional information
Applicants are required to complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) appended to this notice. The negotiated procedure will be used for the award of contract under this notice. The successful tenderer will be required to provide a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 27
Short description:
Iarnród Éireann wishes to seek expressions of interest for the provision of a service for removal of surface rail defects.
These defects which vary in depth from 0,01 mm to 25 mm include among others, gauge corner cracking, side-wear, corrugations, wheel burns, shelling, high and low dipped joints.
The service will be required to operate throughout the rail network on the island of Ireland.
The equipment required to provide this service will be mounted on a suitable self-propelled rail vehicle which will be capable of operating within track possession supplied by the railway company i.e. Iarnród Éireann.
Please note the track gauge on the Iarnród Éireann network is 1 602 mm.
The service will require the contractor to provide the necessary on-track rail machine or road rail vehicle, consumables, trained competent staff to operate and maintain the equipment together with all necessary support systems. It will be a requirement of the contract for the service provider to make available post condition surveys of the rail head as deemed necessary by the railway company i.e. Iarnród Éireann.
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Variants will be accepted
Reference number: CCE/5566/GC
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Rail Network within the Island of Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As per the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) appended to this notice.
Economic and financial standing: As per the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) appended to this notice.
Technical and professional ability: As per the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) appended to this notice.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: To be set out in the tender documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be set out in the tender documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping, if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability with each member of the group.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff

Procedure
Languages
Language: Spanish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Gavin Cahill
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89606&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://ww.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2015/S 132-244461 (2015-07-06)
Contract award notice (2016-10-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: 5566
Short description:
Award of Contract for the provision of a service for removal of surface rail defects.
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Railway-track maintenance services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore
Contact
Internet address: https://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 01-7031755 📞
Fax: +353 01-7031777 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-10-14 📅
Publication date: 2016-10-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 202-365511
Refers to notice: 2015/S 132-244461
OJ-S issue: 202

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Award of contract for the provision of a service for removal of surface rail defects. These defects which vary in depth from 0.01 mm to 25.00 mm include among others, gauge corner cracking, side-wear, corrugations, wheel burns, shelling, high and low dipped joints. The service will be required to operate throughout the rail network on the island of Ireland.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-09-27 📅
Name: Linsinger Maschinenbau Gesellschaft m.b.H
National registration number: FN3839993x
Postal address: Dr. Linsinger Strabe 23-24, 4662 Steyremuhl
Postal town: Oberosterreich
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Phone: +43 76138840805 📞
Internet address: http://www.linsinger.com 🌏

Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2016/S 202-365511 (2016-10-14)