Tender Announcement for Polish PKP Railway Line Capacity Increase Project

I. Basic Information

Tender Type: Works Tender (with additional services tender)

Project Name: Project to increase capacity on the Tczew – Gdynia line, section Pruszcz Gdański – Pszczółki

Procurement Method: Open Tender

Contract Type: Design and Build Contract

Project Description: Design and execution of construction works to increase capacity on the Tczew – Gdynia line, section Pruszcz Gdański – Pszczółki.

Project Content: Includes: 1) Design Documentation: Construction project design, obtaining building permits, execution design, as-built documentation; 2) Scope of Works: Track and earthworks, railway traffic control devices, telecommunications equipment and systems, traction network and power supply, electrical equipment and systems up to 1 kV, engineering structures, platforms and volume structures, geology; 3) Construction of environmental structures; 4) Subsystem conformity assessment process.

Construction Scope: Track and earthworks, railway traffic control devices, telecommunications equipment and systems, traction network and power supply, electrical equipment and systems up to 1 kV, engineering structures, platforms and volume structures, geology, construction of environmental structures, subsystem conformity assessment.

CPV Codes: 45000000 (Construction work), 71322000 (Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works), 45230000 (Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork), 31213300 (Cable distribution cabinets), 31321700 (Signal cables), 31682530 (Emergency power supply), 33124100 (Diagnostic equipment), 34632000 (Railway traffic control equipment), 34632200 (Railway electric signalling equipment), 45100000 (Site preparation work), 45110000 (Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work), 45200000 (Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work), 45213320 (Construction work for buildings relating to rail transport), 45231000 (Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines), 45231300 (Construction work for water and sewage pipelines), 45231600 (Construction work for communication lines), 45232300 (Construction and ancillary work for telephone and communication lines), 45232320 (Cable broadcasting lines), 45232410 (Sewage work), 45234000 (Construction work for railways and cable transport systems), 45234100 (Railway construction work), 45234113 (Track removal), 45234116 (Track construction work), 45234115 (Railway signalling works), 45231400 (Construction work for power lines), 45314300 (Installation of cable infrastructure), 45314000 (Installation of telecommunications equipment), 77211400 (Tree-cutting services)

II. Technical Requirements

Technical Capability Requirements: The contractor must possess specified equipment, including: at least 1 self-propelled railway crane with minimum lifting capacity of at least 30 tonnes; at least 1 ballast cleaning machine with efficiency of at least 600 m³/h; at least 1 automatic tamping machine with efficiency of at least 600 m of track/h, equipped with automatic recording system and ballast compaction function; at least 1 universal track-switch tamping machine for switches and crossings on prestressed concrete sleepers; at least 1 dynamic track stabilizer or automatic tamping machine with integrated dynamic stabilization module; at least 1 ballast profiling machine; at least 1 set of switch replacement lifting/walking equipment or a self-propelled railway crane with minimum lifting capacity of at least 30 tonnes; at least 1 railway or dual-purpose piling machine for driving prefabricated foundations for catenary masts; at least 1 catenary works train or dual-purpose vehicle equipped with at least a two-arm catenary stringing device, mobile platform, pantograph with measuring bar, crane; at least 1 set of tipping wagons, each set comprising at least 10 wagons, with a locomotive; at least 1 set of switch transport wagons, each set comprising at least 3 wagons; at least 1 rail welding machine with computer recorder.

III. Project Information

Project Scale: Railway line capacity increase project, involving the Pruszcz Gdański – Pszczółki section of the Tczew – Gdynia line.

Construction Content: Includes track works, signalling systems, telecommunications systems, traction network, power systems, engineering structures, platforms and buildings, geological works, construction of environmental structures.

IV. Service Information

Service Type: Engineering design services and construction services.

Service Content: Includes design documentation preparation, works supervision, subsystem conformity assessment, etc.

Service Period: 46 months.

V. Implementation Conditions

Construction Period: 46 months.

Implementation Period: 46 months.

VI. Contract Information

Contract Type: Design and Build Contract.

Contract Duration: 46 months.

Payment Method: Settled in Polish Zloty (PLN), specifics according to contract conditions.

Subcontracting Allowed: Yes, the contractor may designate subcontractors.

Contract Currency: Polish Zloty (PLN).

Performance Bond: 5% of the total contract value (basic scope).

VII. Bid Requirements

Bid Language: Polish.

Bid Submission Method: Electronic submission via procurement platform.

Bid Bond: 1,830,000 PLN.

Performance Bond: 5% of the total contract value (basic scope).

Minimum Turnover Requirement: Minimum annual net revenue of 95,000,000 PLN in each of the last three years.

Financial Capability Requirement: Financial resources or credit capacity of at least 24,000,000 PLN.

Company Registration Requirement: Must provide proof of business registration.

Similar Project Experience Requirement: Completion within the last 10 years of: a) construction or modernization of at least 10 km of double-track electrified railway line, of which at least 10 km under adjacent track operation conditions; b) construction or modernization of at least 10 km of traction network, of which at least 10 km under adjacent track operation conditions; c) installation or replacement of at least 10 switches; d) construction or modernization of at least 1 railway station, including at least 1 main track and 1 auxiliary track, platforms, and executed under station operation conditions; e) construction or modernization of at least 1 station centralized computer interlocking system for a station with at least 10 switches; f) construction or modernization of at least 1 line block system; g) construction or modernization of at least 3 bridges, viaducts or flyovers, including at least 1 railway bridge, viaduct or flyover with a maximum span of at least 15 m; h) construction or modernization of at least 1 railway underpass for pedestrians; i) design documentation for railway infrastructure of value not less than 5,000,000 PLN, covering at least three specialized areas.

Project Manager Qualifications: Contract Director: at least 5 years' experience, managed at least two railway or road projects worth at least 100 million PLN each; Construction Manager: unlimited qualification for managing railway construction works, at least 5 years' experience; Signalling Manager: unlimited qualification for managing signalling system construction works, at least 5 years' experience; Lead Designer: unlimited qualification for railway engineering design, completed at least 1 railway infrastructure design project as lead designer within the last 10 years; BIM Manager: at least 6 months' experience in BIM management covering at least three specialized areas.

Equipment Capability Requirement: As described in technical requirements.

Consortium Bidding Requirement: Allowed, a representative must be designated.

VIII. Bid Evaluation Rules

Evaluation Method: Price is the sole criterion.

Price Scoring: 100%.

Evaluation Criterion: Lowest price.

IX. Key Dates

Tender Announcement Release Date: March 25, 2026.

Bid Submission Deadline: March 31, 2026, 09:30 (UTC+2).

Bid Opening Date: March 31, 2026, 10:00 (UTC+2).

Tender Documents Acquisition: Via procurement platform.