Annex B
The Technical Engineering Submission
1. Technical Engineering Submission - General
As part of its Bid, each Bidder shall submit the Technical Engineering
Submission in accordance with the provisions of this Annex B (Technical
Engineering Submission). Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the
removal of doubt, it is hereby clarified that the Technical Engineering
Submission shall be reviewed by NI solely for the purpose of assessing
the Bidder's understanding of the essence of the Project, the feasibility and
reasonableness of the Bid and the assumptions in the basis of the Bid. As
such, the Technical Engineering Submission shall not include any
reservations or contradiction with respect to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Tender Documents and shall not derogate there from. For the
removal of doubt, any method of work proposed by the Bidder shall
require the prior written approval of NI, and the selection of the Bidder as
the Successful Bidder shall not be deemed as any approval or other
response on behalf of NI with respects to the methods proposed as part of
the Bid.
2. The Technical Engineering Submission
The Bidder's Technical Engineering Submission shall be comprised of the
following:
2.1 Method Statement for Ballasted Track
a. As part of their Technical engineering Submission, Bidders shall provide a
detailed method statement for ballasted track construction, describing in a
concise and sequential manner their intended methodology carrying out
the construction of ballasted tracks. The methodology shall describe the
technology, the resources and the equipment the Bidder would use to
construct ballasted track. It should be no longer than 30 pages in A4
format ("the Method Statement for Ballasted Tracks").
b. For the removal of doubt, the ballasted track assembly method described in
the Detailed Design for ballasted track consists of the pre-assembly of
grids in a work base, and their transportation and final assembly on Site.
Nevertheless, as part of its Method Statement for Ballasted Tracks, the
Bidder may propose to use other alternative methods for the ballasted track
assembly.
c. The Method Statement for Ballasted Tracks suggested shall constitute of
these elements:
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Rail 60 E2.
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B70 Sleeper –or similar- with modifications to fix rails U50, UIC 54
and UIC 60.
Flash-butt and aluminothermic weldings.
Turnouts Cogifer-Vossloh (types 1:8, 1:9, 1:12, 1:20 & 2:12) or similar
ones.
At least 30 cm ballast under sleeper in fill or cutting. At least 35 cm of
ballast under sleeper in bridge.
d. The Method Statement for Ballasted Tracks suggested shall include at least
the following activities:
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Substructure checking and repairs.
Asphaltic treatment (emulsion+gravel) over the sub-ballast to
prevent damage when trucks run over it.
Purchase and supply of rail, sleepers, ballast, turnouts and
expansion devices.
Spreading and compaction of the first layer of ballast.
Handling of materials in the work base and transportation to the
Site in the selected methodology.
Material positioning in the final track in accordance with the
selected methodology.
Flash-butt and aluminothermic weldings.
Unloading of ballast, first dynamic stabilization and first levelling
by ballast hoppers, tamping machines, profiling machines and
stabilizers.
Stress neutralization.
Unloading of ballast, second dynamic stabilization and second
tamping.
Assembly of turnouts and expansion devices.
The Method Statement for Ballasted Tracks shall comply with the
requirements below:
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It must be executed within the time frame set forth in the Tender
Documents, including, inter alia, the Contractual Millstones
Completion Deadlines, as set forth in the Contract.
It has to comply with the technical specifications of the Detailed
Design.
It must detail all of the implications of the proposed methodology
on the Substructure Works so as to prevent any damages to the
Substructure Works.
e. The Method Statement for Ballasted Track shall specify the machinery
proposed to be used as to perform activities stated therein, in the form
attached to this Annex B (Technical Engineering Submission) as
Appendix 3/1 – Equipment for Ballasted Track
2.2 Method Statement for Slab Track
a. As part of their Technical Engineering Submission, Bidders shall provide a
detailed method statement for slab track construction, describing in a
concise and sequential manner their intended methodology to carry out the
construction of slab track. The methodology shall describe the technology,
the resources and the equipment the Bidder would use to construct slab
track. It must describe the features of the compound in Gilon tunnels for
building slab track. It should be no longer than 30 pages in A4 format. It
should also include a full description of the transition between the
proposed slab track system and ballasted track, detailing the characteristics
for the sleepers, the fastening, the rail beds, the ballast and the concrete
items ("the Method Statement for Slab Track"). A detailed set of A3
drawings must be enclosed to the Method Statement for Slab Track,
indicating the BOQ for all materials comprising this transition. These
drawings must describe:
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A 1:100 scale layout of the transition.
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A 1:100 longitudinal profile of the transition,
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At least 4 cross section at 1:50 scale to understand the transition in
relevant parts.
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Cross sections, profile and layout of the transition in those points
where there are utilities, drainage interferences or interfaces with other
systems.
b. The Detailed Designs describe the Slab Track Assembly by using concrete
sleepers. However, as part of its Method Statement for Slab Track, the
Bidder may propose a different slab track assembly system subject to the
provisions of Section 7.3 (Request for Approval of a Slab Track Assembly
System) to the Invitation to Bid, and to the provisions herein below:
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the approved slab track systems are:
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Rheda system.
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Züblin system.
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Bögl system.
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LVT system.
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Or an Equivalent Slab Track Assembly System, as shall be
approved in advance by NI in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7.3 (Request for Approval of a Slab Track Assembly
System) to the Invitation to Bid .
Any proposed slab track assembly system, as set forth in a Bidder's
Request for Approval of a Slab Track Assembly System (as defined in
Section 7.3 (Request for Approval of a Slab Track Assembly System) to the
Invitation to Bid) shall include at least the following activities:
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Topographical survey of the network and point compensation
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Verification of the bed leveling
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Sleeper distribution
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Rail transport in the tunnel
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Auxiliary track assembly if needed.
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Sleeper positioning
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Rail positioning, sleeper squaring, track spiking and clamping
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Leveling spindle positioning, track alignment and leveling
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Track concreting
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Flash-butt and aluminothermic weldings.
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Stress neutralization of the Welded Rail Bar and last weldings
A Bidder submitting a Request for Approval of a Slab Track Assembly
System shall demonstrate that the proposed slab track assembly system
complies with at least the following requirements:
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It has been used for constructing at least 100 km of single slab
track for train services up to 200 km/h in the last 10 years.
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It complies with the technical specifications of the Detailed Design.
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It will minimize the impact on infrastructure elements so as to
prevent damages on them.
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The proposed slab track system cannot be a type based on
embedded rail into concrete.
In addition, the Bidder shall demonstrate as part of the Method Statement for
Slab Track its ability to execute the Project within the time frame set forth in
the Tender Documents, including inter alia, the Contractual Milestones
Completion Dates as set forth in the Contract.
c.
The Method Statement for Slab Track shall specify the machinery
proposed to be used by the Bidder as to execute the activities stated
therein, in the form attached to this Annex B (Technical engineering
Submission) as Appendix 3/2 – Equipment for Slab Track
d. ‘Method Statement for Slab Track’ shall include a description of the
maintenance activities to be performed by the railway operator after
handover.
e. The Bidder must be aware of the fact that it will not be allowed to change
the Slab Track Assembly System proposed by it as part of its Method
Statement for Slab Track.
2.3 Method Statement for Systems
a. As part of its Technical Engineering Submission, Bidders shall provide a
detailed method statement for systems, detailing in a concise and
sequential manner to describe their intended methodology to carry out the
construction of tunnel systems and the coordination with third parties for
Mobile Communications, Fixed Communications, Signaling, Detectors
and Electrification (only in Akko-Carmiel and Herzeliya Kfar Saba lines).
The methodology shall describe the technology, the resources and the
equipment the Bidder proposes to use to construct, coordinate and
integrate systems. It should be no longer than sixty (60) 1pages in A4
format ("the Method Statement for Systems").
b. The Method Statement for Systems shall specify the machinery proposed
to be used by the Bidder for the performance of the activities stated
therein, in the form attached to this Annex B (Technical Engineering
Submission) as
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Addendum no. 2, 17.9.13
c. Appendix 3/3 - Equipment for Systems',
2.4 Material Supply Plan
As part of its Technical Engineering Submission, Bidders shall attach a
Material Supply Plan, which shall contain at least the following items:
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Executive Supply Report explaining how the Bidder is going to deal
with goods and materials, especially those related directly with track
goods (rail, ballast, sleepers, switches or slab track elements). This
report must explain how the Bidder will deal with supply disruptions
and the possible solutions to mitigate them. It should be no longer than
30 pages in A4 format.
A proposed schedule of suppliers, in the form attached to this Annex B
(Technical Engineering Submission) as
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Appendix 3/4 – Schedule of Suppliers
2.5 Proposed Construction Schedule
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As part of its Technical Engineering Submission, each Bidder shall
submit a Level-2 Gantt diagram with the anticipated construction
schedule. The proposed schedule must comply with the time frame for
construction as set forth in the Contract, including inter alia, the
Contractual Milestones Completion Deadlines.
Each Bidder shall submit a distance-time diagram demonstrating the
proposed construction schedule of each Rail Lines.
Appendix 3/1 – Equipment for Ballasted Track
Bidder's Name:__________________________________________
Equipment Description
(type, make, model, capacity, year of
manufacture)
Quantity
Condition
Present Location
Shipping time if
outside Israel
Appendix 3/2 – Equipment for Slab Track
Bidder's Name:__________________________________________
Equipment Description
(type, make, model, capacity, year of
manufacture)
Quantity
Condition
Present Location
Shipping time if
outside Israel
Appendix 3/3 - Equipment for Systems
Bidder's Name:__________________________________________
Equipment Description
(type, make, model, capacity, year of
manufacture)
Quantity
Condition
Present Location
Shipping time if
outside Israel
Appendix 3/4 – Schedule of Suppliers
Goods or
Materials
Name of
Supplier
Location
Daily
Production
Capacity
Means of
Time of
transportation transportation
to work
from supplier
base/Site
location to
work
base/Site
Note: The Bidder shall enter in this Schedule the names of suppliers (and, where appropriate,
model numbers) of major items of goods or materials that he proposes to incorporate into the
Project.