Technical assistance to update railway network maintenance plans

Summary

The contract is for technical assistance to review and update the railway-network maintenance plans of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. The work covers low-voltage systems, overhead lines, signalling, railway infrastructure, substations, track and railway buildings. The contractor must review existing plans, regulations, technology, maintenance data and information on assets, failures, risks and resources; assess reliability and asset criticality; recommend improvements to preventive and predictive maintenance, work procedures and frequencies; and prepare revised plans, a phased implementation schedule and a final report. Deliverables must be explicitly linked to assets and maintenance tasks and follow the principles of ISO 55001 and UNE-EN 17007. The service period is 38 weeks. The bidder must demonstrate experience in similar services and provide at least an eight-person technical team with the required qualifications and experience. Financial capacity, required declarations and compliant technical and price offers are also required. Price is worth up to 49 points; team experience up to 42 points; adding a woman to a required team role earns 1 point, and the proportion of the team on permanent employment contracts can earn up to 8 points. The contractor must retain the proposed team throughout the contract and maintain civil-liability insurance of at least €300,000. The tender documents state a budget of €97,500 excluding VAT, while the decision approving the procurement states €97,000; bidders should verify the applicable amount in the official tender documents before preparing their offers.