Track Welding Services

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann requires a company to provide services in the following:
(1) welding of Rails in situ using the thermit welding process under SoW5 and SmW-F formats or approved equivalent;
(2) Electric Arc Welding Track Repairs; for rail defects such as squats, wheel burns, gauge corner cracking – all personnel to be certified in both manual and automatic flux cored and stick welding for carbon, Manganese, and HP335 rail;
(3) Grinding repair to Plain Rail, switches and crossings in carbon, tri-metal zone (TMZ) Manganese and HP335 steel;
(4) Competent in use of Abrasive wheels for profile grinding and cutting of plain line rail and in points and crossings;
(5) Pre and Post point care inspections, repairs and weld repairs;
(6) Point care maintenance and renewals works.
The work will take place at various locations throughout the Irish Rail Network on day and night shifts.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-09-17. The procurement was published on 2018-09-04.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-09-04 Contract notice
2019-03-12 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-09-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
Reference number: 7123
Short description:
Iarnród Éireann requires a company to provide services in the following: (1) welding of Rails in situ using the thermit welding process under SoW5 and SmW-F formats or approved equivalent; (2) Electric Arc Welding Track Repairs; for rail defects such as squats, wheel burns, gauge corner cracking – all personnel to be certified in both manual and automatic flux cored and stick welding for carbon, Manganese, and HP335 rail; (3) Grinding repair to Plain Rail, switches and crossings in carbon, tri-metal zone (TMZ) Manganese and HP335 steel; (4) Competent in use of Abrasive wheels for profile grinding and cutting of plain line rail and in points and crossings; (5) Pre and Post point care inspections, repairs and weld repairs; (6) Point care maintenance and renewals works. The work will take place at various locations throughout the Irish Rail Network on day and night shifts.
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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: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment 📦
Additional CPV: Railway engineering services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works,
Postal code: Inchicore
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
E-mail: bobby.ohara@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 7031762 📞
Fax: +353 7031777 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=134713&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-09-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-09-17 📅
Publication date: 2018-09-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 171-389386
Refers to notice: 2018/S 087-196281
OJ-S issue: 171

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Iarnród Éireann requires a company to provide services in the following:
(1) welding of Rails in situ using the thermit welding process under SoW5 and SmW-F formats or approved equivalent;
(2) Electric Arc Welding Track Repairs; for rail defects such as squats, wheel burns, gauge corner cracking – all personnel to be certified in both manual and automatic flux cored and stick welding for carbon, Manganese, and HP335 rail;
(3) Grinding repair to Plain Rail, switches and crossings in carbon, tri-metal zone (TMZ) Manganese and HP335 steel;
(4) Competent in use of Abrasive wheels for profile grinding and cutting of plain line rail and in points and crossings;
(5) Pre and Post point care inspections, repairs and weld repairs;
(6) Point care maintenance and renewals works.
The work will take place at various locations throughout the Irish Rail Network on day and night shifts.
Estimated total value: 600 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
(2) Electric Arc Welding Track Repairs; for rail defects such as squats, wheel burns, gauge corner cracking — all personnel to be certified in both manual and automatic flux cored and stick welding for carbon, Manganese, and HP335 rail;
(3) Grinding repair to Plain rail, switches and crossings in carbon, tri-metal zone (TMZ) Manganese and HP335 steel;
(4) Competent in use of Abrasive Wheels for profile grinding and cutting of plain line rail and in points and crossings;
Note; All personell carrying out the above services must be certified and competent in accordance with BS EN ISO 15613:2004, I.S. EN 15594:2009, IS EN 16725:2016, BS EN 14730 Parts 1 and 2: 2017 and IS EN 14730 Parts 1 and 2: 2017
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:
Contract will run from November for 4 years with the option of extending by a further 1 year.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: To be advised at tender stage.
Economic and financial standing: To be advised at tender stage.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Note; All personell carrying out the above services must be certified and competent in accordance with BS EN ISO 15613:2004, I.S. EN 15594:2009, IS EN 16725:2016, BS EN 14730 Parts 1 and 2: 2017 and IS EN 14730 Parts 1 and 2:2017
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Please complete attached Pre-qualification Questionnaire.
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Please complete attached Pre-qualification Questionnaire.
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, or alternatively at Iarnród Éireanns discretion, each member of the group will be required to execute the Contract and have joint and several liability.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2018-09-21 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Robert O'Hara
Internet address: www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=134713&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
4 years time, if option of extension of a further 1 year is not implemented by Irish Rail

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrars, Four Courts
Postal town: Inns Quay Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2018/S 171-389386 (2018-09-04)
Contract award notice (2019-03-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Iarnród Éireann requires a company to provide services in the following: 1) Welding of Rails in situ using the thermit welding process under SoW5 and SmW-F formats or approved equivalent; 2) Electric arc welding track repairs; for rail defects such as squats, wheel burns, gauge corner cracking – all personnel to be certified in both manual and automatic flux cored and stick welding for carbon, Manganese, and HP335 rail; 3) Grinding repair to plain rail, switches and crossings in carbon, tri-metal zone (TMZ) Manganese and HP335 steel; 4) Competent in use of abrasive wheels for profile grinding and cutting of plain line rail and in points and crossings; 5) Pre and post point care inspections, repairs and weld repairs; 6) Point care maintenance and renewals works. The work will take place at various locations throughout the Irish Rail Network on day and night shifts.
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Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-03-12 📅
Publication date: 2019-03-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 053-123345
Refers to notice: 2018/S 171-389386
OJ-S issue: 53

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
1) Welding of Rails in situ using the thermit welding process under SoW5 and SmW-F formats or approved equivalent;
2) Electric arc welding track repairs; for rail defects such as squats, wheel burns, gauge corner cracking – all personnel to be certified in both manual and automatic flux cored and stick welding for carbon, Manganese, and HP335 rail;
3) Grinding repair to plain rail, switches and crossings in carbon, tri-metal zone (TMZ) Manganese and HP335 steel;
4) Competent in use of abrasive wheels for profile grinding and cutting of plain line rail and in points and crossings;
5) Pre and post point care inspections, repairs and weld repairs;
6) Point care maintenance and renewals works.
1) Welding of rails in situ using the thermit welding process under SoW5 and SmW-F formats or approved equivalent;
Note; all personnel carrying out the above services must be certified and competent in accordance with BS EN ISO 15613:2004, I.S. EN 15594:2009, I.S. EN 16725:2016, BS EN 14730 Parts 1 and 2:2017 and IS EN 14730 Parts 1 and 2:2017.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Contract management methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Support structure
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 70

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-01-14 📅
Name: GPX Rail Ltd
Postal address: Dunbrody, Campile
Postal town: New Ross
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 867744602 📞
E-mail: info@gpxrail.com 📧
Internet address: www.gpxrail.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2019/S 053-123345 (2019-03-12)
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