7371 - Long Term Contract for the Provision of Rail Flaw Detection Services

This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the long term supply of rail flaw detection services. IÉ operates a railway network of over 2274 miles of track of which; (i) 102 miles are electrified. (ii) 1,800 miles are continuous welded rail on concrete sleepers. (iii) 475 miles are jointed rail on timber sleepers. IÉ needs to identify defects in the rails and implement a programme of correcting such defects based on a priority basis determined by the risk associated with the category of defect. a. Part of this process is to identify invisible defects using a rail mounted vehicle which can identify potential defects using non destructive scanning methods; typically Ultrasonic and Eddy Current. This process will be carried out by the appointed contractor using an equipped vehicle. b. The ultrasonic testing system shall be capable of detecting, displaying and classifying the presence of discontinuities likely to be present in the rail and reporting the findings to IÉ. c. The potential defects are categorised and a report is prepared in a pre determined format and submitted to IÉ. d. IÉ staff investigate the potential defects using manual equipment to verify the presence of an actual defect and its status; the Contractor will advise IÉ on which type of equipment they deem most suitable. e. IÉ is responsible to correct the defects. The Contract the subject of this competition for thirty six (36) months with the option available to IE to extend annually for up to two (2) additional years

Services

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71631470-5  Railway-track inspection services
50225000-8  Railway-track maintenance services