ABOUT THE TENDER:

Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is seeking tenders from competent contractors to provide materials and services to undertake the cable replacement and renewal works.

Scope Overview: 

The scope of works (the “Works”) includes the Project Management, Procurement, Manufacture, Construction, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Certification and handover including all Safeworking required and supply of all materials (except ARTC

Supplied materials as listed in Appendix G), tools and labour for the replacement of cables from Maitland to Telarah as per ARTC Standards.

All works shall be undertaken in accordance with ARTC Standards, Australian Standards, Guidelines, Network Rules & Regulations, Policies and Procedures.

The works shall include, but not necessarily be limited to the following:

1. Procurement, Manufacture, Construction, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Certification and handover including all Safeworking required and supply of all materials (except ARTC Supplied materials as listed in Appendix G), for the replacement of cables from Maitland to Telarah. The works shall be undertaken in accordance with ARTC Standards, Australian Standards, Hunter Valley Guidelines, Network Rules & Regulations, Policies and Procedures;
2. The provision of all labour, plant, equipment, materials and consumables and all things necessary to perform and successfully complete the Work as described in the Contract documents;
3. Written confirmation of any preparatory works required to be completed by ARTC for the Contractor, 7 days prior to work being required;
4. Equipment and materials collection, distribution and preparation works;
5. Rail safe working plans, controls and measures in accordance with ARTC Safety Procedure SP–05-02;
6. All required labour of 3rd party interactions including costs and fees and all works required to produce the specified works;
7. Procurement of all necessary signalling equipment and other materials except ARTC supplied materials as listed in Appendix G;
8. Manufacture, Construction, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Certification of signalling equipment in accordance with ARTC Standards and Guidelines;
9. Protection of existing infrastructure, including cess drains, and prevention or tidy up of fouling from debris, spillages etc., as a result of work activities;
10. Certification of the work by the Commissioning Engineer prior to completion of the track occupancy period;
11. Certification of track by Contractors Track Examiner (PW52/53) if track formation or shoulders are disturbed;
12. Site clean-up and demobilisation;
13. Corrections to defective work attributed to the Contractor’s workmanship;
14. All defective work must be rectified within the specified timeframe. All costs associated with the removal and rectification of defective work will be borne by the Contractor;
15. Submission of As-Installed drawings and documentations as required by ARTC Standards that the work has been completed in accordance with ARTC Standards within the specified tolerances;
16. Submission of As-Commissioned drawings and documentations as required by ARTC Standards that the work has been completed in accordance with ARTC Standards within the specified tolerances;
17. Submission of As-Built drawings (except Signalling Design) and documentations as required by ARTC Standards that the work has been completed in accordance with ARTC Standards within the specified tolerances. The As built for Signalling Design will be done by others (Design Contractor).
18. Provision of Interim Maintenance Copies (IMC) of the As-commissioned Circuit Book, Signalling Plan and Track Insulation Plan in all affected locations