🚆 Supply of Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) Materials

WA's PTA awarded a $3.63M contract to MGC Solutions for Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) materials for Perth's rail network maintenance.

Background The Public Transport Authority (PTA), Network and Infrastructure (N&I) have the need for an Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) materials contract for the supply of OLE materials for the general maintenance of the Perth urban rail network. The PTA requires a qualified and experienced contractor to supply and deliver materials for OLE materials in accordance with a variable categorised Bill of Materials (BOM) price schedule. It is the preference of the PTA to award a single contract for the supply of OLE materials. However, should the PTA determine that a single contractor is unable to meet the full requirements of this Request, it reserves the right at its complete discretion to award multiple contracts and establish a panel arrangement for the provision of the goods. Scope of Requirement and Specification PTA require a qualified and experienced contractor to manufacture and/or supply all OLE Materials for general maintenance as specified in the general BOM. PTA will have the flexibility to add or remove products as required operationally. Given the variety of the OLE Materials, the goods will be separated into seven categories groups. The seven (7) groups include: Group 1 – Castings Group 2 – Fasteners Group 3 – Fittings Group 4 – Insulators Group 5 – Steel Fabrication Group 6 – Wire Group 7 – Commercial The PTA will provide the Contractor with any applicable PTA drawings, specifications, and procedures to assist in the supply of these goods. All materials shall be supplied in accordance with the respective system design drawings and with 8190-800-006 – 25kv ac overhead line equipment, detailed material specifications and PTA’s code of practice for the design, supply, construction and commissioning of 25kv overhead line equipment (ole), document number 8190-800-001. Manufacture materials to comply with the specification 8190-800-006 – 25kV AC OLE, Detailed Material Specifications and the corresponding system design drawings in the attachments. The Respondent is to refer to Book 4 RFT Specification – Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) Materials Supply for further detailed information.

The Public Transport Authority (PTA) awarded an estimated $3,630,910 contract via Open Advertisement to MGC Solutions Pty Ltd (Signals Infrastructure Services Pty Ltd).