International Call for Open Tender for the Supply of “Rolling Stock & Systems for the Phase 1 Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT)”

The Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) is pleased to present the call for tenders for the supply of Rolling Stock & Systems for the Phase 1 Macau LRT Project. Interested parties shall submit their tenders to GIT Headquarter by 5pm on 12 March 2010. The purpose of this Call for Tender is to seek the best offer from eligible Tenderers worldwide to supply Rolling Stock and Systems for the Phase 1 Macau LRT, and the Design and Build Turnkey solution for implementation of LRT in Sai Van Bridge (Basic Proposal). The Rolling Stock in the Basic Proposal shall suffice the initial operational capacity as defined in the Tender Document, with options at the discretion of the Awarding Entity for the supply of additional trains to increase the designated capacities. The design of systems and facilities shall be done in accordance with the ultimate system capacity, so that increase in operational capacity shall not bring any disruption to the services. In order to ensure the safety, reliability and integrity of the Macau LRT System, special attention will be given to the experience and record of the Supplier and the proposed Rolling Stock. Tenderers have to fulfill the eligibility requirement and entry requirement stipulated in the Tender Documents. They shall submit as part of the tender at least one similar project in Rolling Stock and one similar project in ATC with complete and successful implementation in the last 15 years. The similar project shall be an Unattended Train Operation (UTO) line with a minimum length of 5 km. It shall have been in revenue service for at least the last 18 months prior to the date of the Official Public Announcement, with availability of 98% in the last month of that period. The proposed Rolling Stock shall be in rubber-tyre wheels and has been fully proven in previous projects, with a minimum of 18 months of revenue service prior to Official Public Announcement. Interested parties can access and purchase the Tender Documents during office hours in GIT Headquarter located at Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo, Edifício Banco Luso Internacional, n.º 1-3, 26º andar, Macau. Tender shall be submitted by 5pm on 12 March 2010. Please feel free to refer to the Government of Macau Special Administrative Region Gazette (Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau) dated 2 December 2009, No. 48 Series II and our website: www.git.gov.mo for details.