Consultancy Services on Condition Assessment and Residual Life Analysis for OHL Assets in TWL, ISL and TKL (Contract No.: Q110970)
Prequalification Invitation
 
Consultancy Services on Condition Assessment and Residual Life Analysis
for OHL Assets in TWL, ISL and TKL
Contract No.: Q110970
 
 
Expressions of Interest are invited from suitably qualified Applicants for the services described below. This procurement is subject to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement.
 
 
1.  Background Information
 
MTR Corporation Limited invites qualified consultants to express their interest in tendering for the consultancy study on comprehensive life assessment for critical overhead line (OHL) catenary system equipment in in TWL, ISL and TKL.
 
2.  Scope of Services
 
The Services shall conduct both on-site and off-site comprehensive life assessment for critical OHL catenary system equipment (i.e. wires, section insulators, isolators, cross spans, terminations & backstays and mid-point anchors) in TWL, ISL and TKL with representative samples to be taken from the existing 1.5kV DC system. The Consultant is required to conclude the asset condition with a proposed health index, residual life, deterioration mechanism and key issues affecting the asset life, all from the comprehensive life assessment to be following or making reference to all applicable technical standards or the Consultant’s own study methodology.
 
3.  Tentative Key Dates
 

Contract No.	Tender Issue	Tender Return	Contract Award	Contract Completion
Q110970	Q1/2025	Q1/2025	Q1/2025	Q4/2026

 
 
4.  Expressions of Interest
 
To be considered for prequalification, interested parties having relevant resources, qualifications and experience are requested to express their interest on or before 2:00 p.m. on 6 January 2025 (Hong Kong Time) via the MTR Corporation Limited’s E-Tendering System. Late applications shall not be considered.
 
For Applicants registered under the E-Tendering System, please click the following link and log into the System for expression of interest:
http://www.hkextender.com
 
For Applicants not registered under the E-Tendering System, please click the following link and search for the advertisement notice in respect of this project for expression of interest:
http://www.hkextender.com/process/GuestLogon.asp
 
For enquiries, please contact Ms. Cynthia Cheng, Senior Procurement & Contracts Officer, on (852) 2993 8310 or by fax (852) 2993 7721.
 
 
5.  Deadline to Return Answers / Information
 
Suitable Applicants shall receive a prequalification invitation via the E-Tendering System. The Applicants shall complete and submit all required information and details via the E-Tendering System no later than the time and date specified in the prequalification invitation letter.
 
All invitations and submissions for prequalification shall be carried out through the E-Tendering System at http://www.hkextender.com.
 
 
6.  Other Matters
 
Applicants responding to this advertisement are deemed to have complied with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in the collection and transfer of personal data to MTR Corporation Limited. All information submitted including personal data, shall be used by MTR Corporation Limited for the prequalification of tenderers for this project.
Applicants shall note and make themselves aware of the Corporation’s ethical and probity requirements which shall be applied throughout the tender and contract periods. Further, Applicants shall not, and shall ensure that its directors, employees, agents and sub-contractors shall not, offer or give any advantage as defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) to any employee or agent of MTR Corporation Limited. Any breach or non-compliance with this paragraph by the Applicant shall, without affecting its liability for such breach or non-compliance, result in its application not being considered.
Applicants shall not apply for prequalification as a single entity if you intend to act as a supplier, sub-contractor or sub-consultant for another entity who shall also apply for the prequalification, or if you are a partner in a joint venture established to seek prequalification for this Contract.
Companies having linkage to each other, e.g. subsidiaries, holding or sister companies, shall not apply for prequalification as a tenderer for the same contract, whether as a single entity or as a partner of a joint venture. “Sister company” shall mean all companies which are subsidiaries of or otherwise belonging to the same holding company. The existence of a holding-subsidiary relationship shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in Sections 13 to 15 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) of Hong Kong. Companies having linkage to each other shall elect which company shall apply for prequalification.