Travel & Tourism Accessible Boarding Ramp Prototype Expression of Interest

⁠⁠⁠OVERVIEW

Queensland Rail’s Travel and Tourism business plays an important role in connecting regional Queensland and offers the largest and most comprehensive network of long distance and tourist trains in Australia. Queensland Rail's services extend along the Queensland coastline from Brisbane to Cairns and West to Charleville, Longreach and Mount Isa. Queensland Rail Travel’s fleet is made up of several conveyance types, each of varying heights and dimensions. Platforms at regional stations are generally a standard height of 1050mm.

Queensland Rail is currently seeking a Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2011 (DSAPT) compliant boarding ramp solution for use on the Travel and Tourism fleet at designated platforms across the network. The boarding ramp is intended to improve access to regional conveyances across the network, while providing a safe and simple to operate solution for customer service staff.

Queensland Rail is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to offer their innovative proposal.

PROCESS OVERVIEW

• Tenderers who wish to access the tender documents must register their interest by emailing Kaitlyn Coombes at kaitlyn.coombes@qr.com.au with the following details:

1. Name of Tendering Organisations
2. Name of Tender Representative
3. Email Address
4. Phone Number

• Ariba Sourcing, Queensland Rail's tendering system, is the ONLY tendering tool that Tenderers must use to submit their responses.
• Queensland Rail will not accept any physical responses or responses via the Queensland Government QTenders website.
• Please note, there is a site visit scheduled for 25 August. Tenderers must register with kaitlyn.coombes@qr.com.au prior to attending this site visit so COVID-19 safe processes can be adhered to.