Railway transport services

Tender description

The scope of the Luas Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract will include the following to be performed by the operator: operation of public light rail passenger services, rolling stock maintenance, infrastructure maintenance (e.g. depots, track, etc.) and management and operation of Luas Park and Ride sites. Maintenance of the Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) will also be within the scope of the O&M contract. However, TII intends to procure a separate contract for the maintenance of the hardware and software elements of the AFCS, and intends to novate this separate contract to the operator. Luas is Dublin's light rail system and consists of 2 lines, the Red Line and the Green Line. The system currently comprises 37 kilometres of track, 2 maintenance depots, 54 stops and a fleet of 66 light rail vehicles. Luas carried 34 000 000 passenger journeys in 2016. A 5.6 kilometre extension to the Green Line is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in December 2017. The system will then comprise 43 kilometres of track, 3 depots and 73 light rail vehicles, and is expected to carry 42 000 000 passenger journeys in 2018. Further expansion of the system is anticipated and accordingly the scale of the contract with the successful tenderer may increase over its term. It is anticipated that the O&M Contract will commence operations in Quarter 4, 2019 for a period of 6 years, with an option to extend by up to a further 5 years. There will be a mobilisation/transition period from the date of contract signing until the operating commencement date. It is envisaged that revenue risk will be borne by TII but that some fare evasion risk will be borne by the Operator. The passenger services to be provided by the operator will be defined by a service specification. There will be a performance monitoring system in place based on a number of key performance indicators. The full scope of services required was set out in the invitation to tender documentation which was issued to the successful parties who were shortlisted following the selection/pre-qualification stage of the procurement process.