Replacement and Upgrading of Automatic Fare Collection Gates and Ticket Issuing Machines (Contract No.: C3025-18E)

 

 

Prequalification Invitation

 

Replacement and Upgrading of Automatic Fare Collection Gates and Ticket Issuing Machines
Contract No.: C3025-18E

 

MTR Corporation Limited invites qualified companies to express their interest in tendering for the replacement and upgrade of the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System on the MTR rail network.

 

The existing smart card based AFC system is planned to be transformed to a Multiple Electronic Payment (MEP) system. There will be about 1500 AFC Gates and 420 Ticket Machines (TMs) to be replaced, and about 500 AFC Gates to be refurnished and upgraded. The AFC equipment (about 240 AFC Gates, 100 TMs and 16 Self Service Points) recently introduced at West Island Line, Kwun Tong Line Extension, South Island Line, Mong Kok Station and Kowloon Tong Station are also required to be upgraded to support the MEP system.

 

The new and upgraded AFC Gates are required to accept a number of ticket media and electronic payment means including but not limited to the following: Octopus, ride based smart ticket, ride based QR Code paper ticket, QR Code based mobile e-payment, contactless EMV cards in physical card form or embedded in mobile devices.

 

The new and upgraded TMs are required to accept electronic payment means including but not limited to the following: Octopus, QR Code based mobile e-payment and contactless EMV cards.  Cash payment (acceptance and change giving) are required be provided for a limited number of new TMs.

 

The prequalification process for the tender is tentatively scheduled to take place in August 2018 and tenders invited in December 2018.

 

In order to be considered for prequalification, interested parties having relevant resources, qualifications and experience are requested to express their interest on or before 24 August 2018 via the MTR Corporation Limited’s E-Tendering System. 

 

After expression of interest, applicants will receive in due course, an invitation of prequalification via the E-Tendering System.  The applicants shall complete and submit all information and details as required in the invitation via the E-Tendering System no later than the time and date stated in the invitation.

 

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 of this Contract for expression of interest:

 

http://www.hkextender.com/process/GuestLogon.asp

 

All invitations and submissions for prequalification and tender will be carried out through the E-Tendering System at http://www.hkextender.com.

 

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, will be used by the MTR Corporation Limited for the prequalification of tenderers for this Contract.

 

For enquiries, please contact Mr. C.M. Chan, Senior Contracts Engineer on (852) 3929 3329 or by fax at (852) 2993 7773.

 

This procurement is subject to the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement.