Germany - Public rail transport/public rail transport

Description

The subject of the contract is the procurement and transfer of ownership (delivery) of new vehicles and their maintenance and provision (section FBI - hereinafter also referred to as section A) and the scheduled operation as well as services associated with the scheduled operation, with the exception of sales (section operation - hereinafter also referred to as section B) on the North-South sub-networks (section 1) and light rail (section 2) of the Berlin S-Bahn.
The subject of the contract is the delivery of at least 170 half-trains (Hz) as new vehicles, which are subsequently maintained and provided for the transport services owed in the North-South subnetwork. The maintenance services include all maintenance functions according to the definition of Art. 14 para. 3 of Directive (EU) 2016/798 in conjunction with DVO (EU) 2019/779. The minimum number of Hz to be delivered may change during the course of the award procedure. There is an obligation to conclude a vehicle purchase and maintenance contract with a yet to be established Landesschienenfahrzeuganstalt Berlin AöR (LSFB), which will enter into the contracts concluded by the AGs immediately after the award of the contract by way of contract acceptance. The transfer of ownership of the new vehicle to LSFB will generally take place at the latest at the time of the commissioning of the respective vehicle for scheduled transport services. The financing of the new vehicle will be carried out according to a payment plan customary in the market from the time of the award of the contract until the scheduled expiry of the warranty period. The contractor will become a vehicle owner in the sense of § 2 para. 13 AEG and will take over the tasks of the entity designated as "the entity in charge of maintenance" (ECM).The AG shall strive to create the possibility to use at least one piece of land in the North-South subnetwork for the construction of a workshop as well as the necessary parking facilities and other facilities in the subnetwork in a sufficient size for the subnetwork. The area(s) under consideration (including structural and operational conditions) and the services to be provided by the Principal until the contract is awarded are described in the contract documents. The contractor can create new workshop capacities on these areas under his own responsibility. Alternatively, another suitable area or an existing workshop can be used. The Maintenance Contract will ensure that the CL can dispose of all service facilities used by the Contractor for the near-operational and heavy maintenance and parking of the New Vehicles, including the railway infrastructure provided, as far as legally possible at the end of the Maintenance Contract. This includes in particular all workshop facilities, stabling facilities, feeder tracks, supply, disposal and cleaning facilities, the spare parts held in stock and all operating equipment, items (e.g. operating materials), fictitious components (e.g. machines, mechanical equipment, tools, control tools, operating instructions, rights of use, software) belonging to the workshop operation. All maintenance services on the vehicles covered by the contract shall be carried out in the immediate vicinity of the Berlin S-Bahn network of workshops. Exceptions to this are only permitted for the repair of serious accident damage or the reconditioning of large components. The Contractor is obliged to conclude a provision contract with the provider of the transport services owed in the North-South subnetwork. The AG has opted for a tariff loyalty obligation to protect the personnel deployed for the contractual maintenance services. The Contractor shall therefore be obliged to pay these workers at least according to the applicable rates of remuneration for the above-mentioned services. The following collective bargaining agreements are decisive: https://www.daisikomm.de/download.aspx?file=D63399/008.Etwaige Changes to the remuneration tariffs in the event of changes to the collective bargaining agreements during the term of the contract are to be understood. For all of the above, reference is made to the contract documents. The subject of the contract is the provision of scheduled transport services in local rail passenger transport on the North-South subnetwork (lot 1) of the Berlin S-Bahn and related services, excluding sales services and vehicle delivery, maintenance and provision. There is an obligation to conclude a transport contract with the AGs, a vehicle supply contract with the yet to be established LSFB as well as a vehicle provision contract with the AN for the services of partial lot 1: A.The start of operations is planned to be staggered between 13.12.2027 and 11.09.2034. The subnetwork comprises the following lines and start of operations:13.12.2027: S8 (Hohen Neuendorf - Wildau);11.06.2029: S86 (Buch - Grünau);15.07.2030: S2 (Bernau - Blankenfelde);13.10.2031: S25 (Hennigsdorf - Teltow Stadt);19.09.2033: S1 (Oranienburg - Wannsee); S15 (Frohnau - Hauptbahnhof);11.09.2034: S85 (Hauptbahnhof - Ostkreuz - Flughafen BER).The provision of transport services will end 15 years after the first commencement of operations, with the following phase-out periods:26.07.2041: End of operation S2, S86;04.04.2042: End of operation S1, S15, S85;12.12.2042: End of operation S25, S8 The above-mentioned lines and the commencement of operations and phase-out periods may change during the award procedure. This also includes a possible compression or extension of the operation start times or individual operation start times. The above-mentioned transport services will have a capacity of approx. 16 million train-kilometres (Zkm) p.a. in a full timetable year after full operation has commenced.The BerlAVG and the BbgVgG contain obligations to adhere to tariffs. In accordance with § 4 sentence 1 BerlAVG and § 4 para. 3 BbgVgG, the AG decided to apply the regulations of the BerlAVG in the respective valid version for the services in the territories of both countries. The Contractor shall therefore be obliged, within the meaning of § 10 sentence 1 BerlAVG, to remunerate its employees for the performance of the contractual services via local public transport services at least in accordance with the applicable rates of remuneration. The collective bargaining agreements set out here are authoritative: https://www.daisikomm.de/download.aspx?file=D63399/008. Any changes to the pay scales in the event of changes to the collective bargaining agreements during the term of the contract are to be understood.The contractor is obliged to provide services of the customer advisors and services of the train drivers himself to a certain extent. Further details can be found in the contract documents. This shall not affect the obligation to take on personnel as laid down in Section III.2.2), (1).for all the above statements, reference is made to the contract documents. The subject of the contract is the delivery of at least 157 half trains (Hz) as new trains, which are subsequently maintained and provided for the transport services owed in the light rail subnetwork. The maintenance services comprise all maintenance functions according to the definition of Art. 14 para. 3 of Directive (EU) 2016/798 in conjunction with DVO (EU) 2019/779. The minimum number of Hz to be delivered may change during the course of the award procedure. There is an obligation to conclude a vehicle purchase agreement and a vehicle maintenance agreement with LSFB, which shall enter into the agreements concluded by the AGs immediately after the award of the contract by way of contract acceptance. The transfer of ownership to the new vehicle to LSFB is generally effected at the latest at the time of the commissioning of the respective vehicle for scheduled transport services. The financing of the new vehicle will be carried out according to a payment plan customary in the market from the award of the contract until the scheduled expiry of the warranty period. The Contractor will become a vehicle owner in the sense of § 2 para. 13 of the General Railway Act (AEG) and will assume the tasks of the entity designated as "the entity in charge of maintenance" (ECM).The AG aims to create the possibility to use at least one piece of land in the light rail sub-network for the construction of a workshop as well as the necessary parking facilities and other facilities in the sub-network in a sufficient size for the sub-network. The area(s) in question (including structural and operational conditions) and the services to be provided by the Principal until the contract is awarded are described in the contract documents. The contractor can create new workshop capacities on these areas under his own responsibility. Alternatively, another suitable area or an existing workshop can be used. The Maintenance Contract will ensure that the CL can dispose of all service facilities used by the Contractor for the near-operational and heavy maintenance and parking of the New Vehicles, including the railway infrastructure provided, as far as legally possible at the end of the Maintenance Contract. This includes in particular all workshop facilities, stabling facilities, feeder tracks, supply, disposal and cleaning facilities, the spare parts held in stock and all operating equipment, items (e.g. operating materials), fictitious components (e.g. machines, mechanical equipment, tools, control tools, operating instructions, rights of use, software) belonging to the workshop operation. All maintenance services on the vehicles covered by the contract shall be carried out in the immediate vicinity of the Berlin S-Bahn network of workshops. Exceptions to this are only permitted for the repair of serious accident damage or the reconditioning of large components. The Contractor is also obliged to conclude a provision contract with the provider of the transport services owed in the sub-network of the light rail system. In order to protect the personnel deployed for the contractual maintenance services, the Principal has opted for a tariff loyalty obligation. The Contractor shall therefore be obliged to pay these workers at least according to the applicable rates of remuneration for the above-mentioned services. The collective bargaining agreements presented here are authoritative: https://www.daisikomm.de/download.aspx?file=D63399/008. Any changes to the remuneration tariffs in the event of changes to the collective bargaining agreements during the term of the contract are to be understood. For all of the above, reference is made to the contract documents. The object of the contract is the provision of scheduled transport services in local rail passenger transport on the subnetwork Stadtbahn (Sublot 2) of the Berlin S-Bahn and related services without sales services and without vehicle delivery, maintenance and provision. There is an obligation to conclude a transport contract with the AGs, a vehicle supply contract with the LSFB and a vehicle provision contract with the provider of the services of sublot 2: A.The start of operations is planned to be staggered between 07.02.2028 and 30.05.2033. The subnetwork comprises the following lines and start of operations:07.02.2028: S9 (BER Airport - Spandau);06.08.2029: S75 (Spandau - Wartenberg);13.01.2031: S5 (Westkreuz - Strausberg Nord);12.04.2032: S7 (Potsdam Hbf. - Ahrensfelde);30.05.2033: S3 (Erkner - Charlottenburg).The provision of transport services will end 15 years after the first start of operations.The following phase-out stages are planned:20.09.2041: End of operation S5, S75;30.05.2042: End of operation S3, S9;06.02.2043: End of operation S7.The above-mentioned lines and the start of operation dates and phase-out stages may change during the award procedure. This also includes a possible compression or stretching of the operation start times or individual operation start times. The above-mentioned transport services will have a capacity of approx. 14 million train-kilometres (Zkm) p.a. in a full timetable year after full operation has commenced.The BerlAVG and the BbgVgG contain obligations to adhere to tariffs. In accordance with § 4 sentence 1 BerlAVG and § 4 para. 3 BbgVgG, the AG decided to apply the regulations of the BerlAVG in the respective valid version for the services in the territories of both countries. The Contractor is therefore obliged, in accordance with § 10 sentence 1 BerlAVG, to remunerate its employees for the performance of the contractual services via local public transport services at least in accordance with the applicable rates of remuneration. Any changes to the pay scales in the event of changes to the collective bargaining agreements during the term of the contract are to be tracked. The collective bargaining agreements presented here are authoritative: https://www.daisikomm.de/download.aspx?file=D63399/008.Der Contractor is obliged to provide services of customer service representatives and services of train drivers to a certain extent itself. Further details can be found in the contract documents. This shall not affect the obligation to take on personnel as set out in Section III.2.2), (1).

Opportunity closing date

08 December 2020

Value of contract

to be confirmed