Public transport services by railways

Description

The Danish Government, The Capital Region of Denmark and 11 municipalities (Lyngby-Taarbæk, Gladsaxe,Herlev, Rødovre, Glostrup, Albertslund, Brøndby, Høje-Taastrup, Hvidovre, Vallensbæk, Ishøj) have agreed to construct a Light Rail on Ring 3 and formed the partnership “Hovedstadens Letbane”. Formally “Ring 3 Letbane I/S” will be the contracting entity. After a construction law is passed in the Parliament the name will be changed to Hovedstadens Letbane (HL). The project: The “Letbane på Ring 3” will have 28 stations on a 28 kilometre double track from Lundtofte in the North to Ishøjin the South. Frequent services at 5 minute intervals on weekdays make the light rail an attractive public transport solution. The light rail is expected to carry 13 000 000 — 14 000 000 passengers a year. The number may increase to 17 000 000 — 18 000 000, as the area along the line gradually develops. Contract structure: The contract structure will be: A. 5 contracts for Civil Works including roads, bridges and other complex structures. B. 1 contract for Transportation System (TS) including Stations, Substations. The TS contractor will be subcontractor to the O and M contractor for part of the maintenance. C. 1 contract for Operation and Maintenance (O and M). The TS contractor will be subcontractor for part of the maintenance. The present contract notice comprises the Operation and Maintenance contract. Scope of services in the O and M contract: The service includes operation and maintenance of Light Rail assets on Ring 3 for 15 years. The contract isnot a concession contract. The Contracting entity puts the necessary rolling stock and the complete system at disposal of the contractor. Light Rail on Ring 3 is planned to run with headway up to 5 minutes. Trains depart with such short intervals that timetables are not necessary for the passengers. The passengers are only informed of the time interval between the trains. The average travel speed including stops is approximately 30 km/h. The service is managed from the Control and Maintenance Centre (CMC) which includes workshops, washing machine facilities, operation control facilities and offices. The Contractor for Operation and Maintenance (O and M) will be responsible for the daily operation of the lightrail system and be the point of contact to the employer, authorities, police, etc. in relation to the light rail operation. This will include taking the role as Betriebsleiter in accordance with BOStrab from an early stage of the design and build phase. Furthermore the O and M contractor will be responsible for the provision of an organisation including trained drivers and other staff required to provide the service. The O and M contractor will be obliged to include the TS Contractor as a nominated subcontractor for some part of the maintenance of the TS equipment for a period of 15 years after start of commercial operation. The part assigned to the TS Contractor will be detailed in the tender documents. The O and M contractor shall provide all ancillary equipment and road vehicles required to provide the service.