My Department has not sought any expressions of interest in the metro. Statutory responsibility in that regard rests with the Railway Procurement Agency which in May 2002 launched a pre-qualification exercise, the purpose of which was to assess the experience and capacity of potential bidders for the metro project. The qualification system is open for three years. Of the 34 candidates who submitted requests for qualification, 18 have been qualified in all disciplines in which they sought qualification. These candidates are listed in the table:
Candidate (Members)
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Tunnels
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Civil and building works
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Railway M& E system works
|
Supply of railway rolling stock
|
Rail operations
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Infrastructure maintenance
|
Rolling stock maintenance
|
ACS / Pierse
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Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aer-Line (Bilfinger & Berger, Amec; Spie, Serco, Siemens)
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Alstom Transport SA
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Ansaldobreda
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
|
Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferroviari / CSEE Transport JV
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
Ascon, Dragados, Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau, ARUP JV
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd.
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
|
Bouygues TP / Vinchy CGP Joint Venture
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construcciones Y Auxiliar de ferrocarriles — CAF
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
Y
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Cathro Consortium (Fluor Ltd, Mowlem, Mitsui & Co. Ltd, Nishimatsu, Atkins)
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Consortium Erin Railways (FCC, Sacyr, Somague, Typsa)
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
HTM Personenvervoer NV
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
Keolis
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
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Morgan Est / Beeton und monierbau joint venture
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obayashi Corporation
|
Y
|
|
|
|
Y
|
|
|
RATP International
|
|
|
|
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
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R O’Rourke & Son in association with Laing Civil Engineering Ltd
|
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strabag AG
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|
In addition, 4 other candidates have qualified in some of the disciplines for which they sought qualification:
Candidate (Members)
|
Tunnels
|
Civil and building works
|
Railway M& E system works
|
Supply of railway rolling stock
|
Rail operations
|
Infrastructure maintenance
|
Rolling stock maintenance
|
Connex Transport (Ireland) Ltd
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Mitsubishi Corporation (UK) PLC
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
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MTR Corporation Ltd
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
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Washington Group International Inc.; Jarvis; Hoctief AG; J. Murphy & Sons
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
Three other candidates are being assessed.