NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd. has opened pre-qualification for contracts worth approximately 10 billion USD to supply and operate systems for the planned Tel Aviv Metro.
The contracts form part of the Infra II stage of the wider Tel Aviv Metro project, which is valued at approximately 60 billion USD. Companies selected through the process will provide the trains and technology needed to operate the new network.
The tender packages cover trains, signalling and train control systems, power and electrification, station systems, network integration, and operations and maintenance.
The planned metro will comprise three interconnected lines, covering approximately 150 kilometres and serving 109 underground stations.
NTA expects the network to operate at Grade of Automation 4 (GOA4), meaning trains will run without drivers. The systems will need to support the integration of signalling, communications, electrification and safety technology across the network.
The tender process also includes requirements relating to cybersecurity and information security.
Moshe Ben Zaken, Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Transportation said:We are bringing the world’s most advanced railway systems and infrastructure to Israel in order to operate an innovative, safe and dependable metro network. It’s a project on a national scale that will transform the country’s transportation system, strengthen its economy, and serve the public for decades to come.
The latest stage follows the Infra I pre-qualification process, which covered civil engineering work, including tunnel construction and station development. NTA said 20 groups comprising 33 infrastructure companies submitted bids for those contracts, which are worth approximately 25 billion USD.
Once operational, the Tel Aviv Metro is expected to carry more than 600 million passenger journeys a year. Together with the Tel Aviv area’s light rail network, the wider rail system is expected to carry more than 800 million journeys annually.
