The board of directors of STASY announced the temporary contractor for the tender for the upgrade of 14 electric trains (metro line 1).
According to an announcement of the company, the 2nd Phase of the tender process of the project for the upgrade of the trains of metro line 1 was successfully completed, with the Spanish company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA as the temporary contractor of the project, after a relevant proposal of the Commission Conduct of the Competition of STA.SY.
The contractor of the project will undertake, within the framework of the detailed specifications and operational requirements, to deliver the 14 trains of the 8th receipt, which entered the circulation between 1983-1985, fully upgraded and capable of productive operation for the next 25 years from the completion of contract. Indicatively, the object of the project includes the replacement of old and energy-intensive DC traction motors with modern AC motors and the traction system, the rotating generator with a modern static generator, the air compressors and the pneumatic system, including the passenger door control system. In addition, the object of the project includes facilities for the disabled passengers (accessible trains, installation of seat belts for wheelchairs), strengthening of the information and the sense of safety of the passengers (installation of closed circuit cameras and information screens of the public), maintenance of the system and and side walls, aesthetic upgrade of the interior of the passengers (replacement of windows, seats, installation of LED lighting, etc.). The modernization of the 14 trains is expected to lead to the significant strengthening of the Line 1 fleet.
The delivery time of the contractual object is set at 34 months from the date of signing the contract. However, the delivery of the trains will be done in parts, with the first renovated train being delivered in 19 months from the signing of the contract, another 4 in 25 months, 5 more in 30 months and the remaining 4 in 34 months. The estimated value of the contract is € 70 million excluding VAT.
Source: Capital
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