Transport for
Wales (TfW) has been established by the Welsh Government to drive forward the
Welsh Government’s vision of a high quality, safe, integrated, affordable and
accessible transport network that the people of Wales are proud of. TfW is key
to delivering the Welsh Government’s key themes as set out in Prosperity for
All: The National Strategy.
The Core Valley
Lines (CVL) programme of works forms a significant part of the South Wales
Metro project with a £738m transformation budget (including £136m contribution
from the European Regional Development Fund) covering a broad spectrum of rail
type works, to both improve and renew existing assets.
Amey
Infrastructure Wales, as the CVL Infrastructure Manager, will be responsible
for management of the design, development and delivery of the investment to
transform the CVL, which will include but is not limited to:
- Provision of a new rail depot at Taffs Well to stable & service train and operate the network.
- Refurbishment of stations to enhance passenger experience.
- Extension of stations by creating new platforms.
- Electrification of a significant amount of the rail network to reduce travel time and allow use of new metro carriages.
- Renew / upgrade tracks as required.
TfW have a
vision of creating a lasting legacy in Wales and therefore a proportion of the
works will be competitively tendered and awarded to both large companies and
small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Where works are
not to be self-delivered by the Infrastructure Manager or our Infrastructure
Delivery Partners (IDP’s), they will assist TfW in undertaking supply chain
engagement and procuring suppliers to deliver robust and fair supplier
agreements that reflect TfW values, with resultant contracts entered into
between TfW and the supplier.
For information
relating to potential opportunities for the Core Valley Lines programme, please
refer to following links:-
Amey Rail Limited: Buyer View - Sell2Wales
Siemens Mobility Ltd: Buyer View - Sell2Wales
Balfour Beatty Rail: Buyer View - Sell2Wales
Alun Griffiths Contractors: Buyer View - Sell2Wales
BAM Nuttal Ltd: Buyer View - Sell2Wales