Tender documents are currently out for the first contract of the Scenic Railway restoration, which is the mechanical parts and trains. The second request for tender is happening over the next few days. We hope to have appointed the contractor(s) in January. I can confirm that no Japanese company has been contracted to do this work.
Tender details, for those interested;
Contract Dreamland, Margate Scenic Railway, Track & Trains
January 2014
To register interest/ request tender documentation 6th December 2013
Thanet District Council is seeking tenders for the re-establishment of the track, trains and machinery to the Scenic Railway at Dreamland, Margate.
The contract will be for the design, engineering, manufacture and installation of the track, trains and machinery of the Scenic Railway. The Scenic Railway was built in 1920 and has been renewed on a piecemeal basis ever since. It has run continuously until 2006 when it ceased operation. In 2008 a fire destroyed about 30% of the track (including the two lift hills), the trains, station and train sheds.
The works will include development of design, dynamic analysis, engineering, manufacture and installation of the track, trains and machinery for the Scenic Railway.
A separate contract will be let for the repair of the timber structure, including reconstruction of the destroyed part. The track & trains contractor will need to liaise closely with the timber structure contractor and inform him of any necessary refinements to comply with the results of the dynamic analysis.
The contractor will need to engage in discussions with HSE, the ADIPS Assessor and English Heritage and obtain all necessary approvals to the developed design.
The completed ride will need to be tested and commissioned in accordance with good industry practice, HSG 175 requirements and advice received from the ADIPS Assessor.
As part of the tendering process Contractors will be required to demonstrate that they meet minimum operational, technical and financial criteria, necessary for the satisfactory performance of this Contract.
Tenderers are to include company details with their tender, evidence of experience of undertaking similar works and other information as required by the tender documents. This information will be reviewed as part of the tender evaluation process
The proposed form of contract is the JCT Design & Build Contract 2011.
Please contact Jeremy Webb of Gardiner & Theobald by e-mail,
j.webb@gardiner.com to request the tender documents. These will be dispatch after the 6th Dec 2013
Tenders need to be returned
Headed: Tender – Scenic Railway, Track & Trains, Dreamland, Margate
For the attention of Democratic Services Manager
Thanet District Council,
P O Box 9,
Cecil Street,
Margate,
Kent CT9 1XZ
By no later than 5.00pm on 21st January 2014. The envelope/package should not show any markings to identify the name of the tenderer.
Any tenders received after the due time and date will not be accepted.