Replacement of Network & Time Synchronization System (Contract No.: C3589-17E)
Prequalification Invitation
Replacement of Network & Time Synchronization System
Contract No.: C3589-17E
MTR Corporation Limited invites qualified contractors to express their interest in tendering for the replacement of the central equipment of the existing Network & Time Synchronization System (NTSS) in Island Line (ISL), Kwun Tong Line (KTL) and Tsuen Wan Line (TWL).
The major equipment of the existing NTSS consists of Network Time Centre and Primary Reference Source (PRS) equipment with 38 slave clocks in the stations along ISL, KTL and TWL. The Network Time Centre sends the master clock signal to the slave clocks which provide the signal to the physical clock units at stations and depots.
The central equipment of the existing NTSS comprises Global Positioning System equipment, PRS equipment, network time synchronization servers, network management system, network equipment and workstations installed in Tsing Yi Operations Control Centre, Kowloon Bay Depot and MTR Headquarters Building.
The existing NTSS provides the following four major functions:
(1) To provide Network Time Protocol to Servers of Operating Railway Systems (e.g. Environmental Control System /Power Remote Control System, Corporate Data Network, Automatic Train Regulation System, etc.);
(2) To provide 2MHz frequency clock signal to Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Transmission System;
(3) To provide high precision time source and distribute to physical clock units at stations and depots; and
(4) To provide other timing protocols (e.g. IRIP-B, BCD, RS232) to the legacy systems.
The scope of the Works comprises the design, manufacture, delivery to site, installation, testing and commissioning, provision of documentation, software development, training and repair of defects during the Defects Liability Period for the new central equipment of the NTSS together with the decommissioning of the existing central equipment.
The prequalification process for the tender will take place in September 2017 and tenders will be invited in November 2017.
In order to be considered for prequalification, interested parties having relevant resources, qualifications and experience are requested to express their interest on or before 18 September 2017 via the MTR Corporation Limited’s E-Tendering System.
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All invitations and submissions for prequalification and tender will be carried out through the E-Tendering System at http://www.hkextender.com.
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For enquiries, please contact Mr. C.P. Kam, Senior Contracts Engineer on (852) 2993 7391 or by fax (852)2993 7773.