New Intercity Fleet (NIF) - Rollingstock Delivery - Project Deed - TPD-14-3841

1. Customer Focused Outcomes

The extent to which the Tenderer's overall solution will consistently deliver safe and sustainable high quality Customer experience outcomes (as outlined in section 2.5 of the RFT Volume 1), including passenger capacity, comfort, human factors integration and amenity.

2. Safety, Environmental and Sustainability Management

The extent to which the Tenderer's solution demonstrates:

• a commitment to Work Health and Safety, corporate and social responsibilitiy, sustainability and environmental outcomes;
• effective safety assurance;
• certainty of achieving Rail Safety Accreditation; and
• an appropriate approach to safety over the Contract Term.

3. Technical Solution

A.  The extent to which the Tenderer's Train solution meets TfNSW technical and performance requirements, including:

• train journey times, including dwell times;
• network interfaces;
• energy consumption; and
• the complexity of any configuration change to meet TfNSW's Scope and Performance Requirements; and

B.  The extent to which the Train simulators meet TfNSW technical and performance requirements.

4. Delivery Solution

The extent to which the Tenderer's approach, including program, organisational structure, delivery plans and strategy, demonstrates certainty achieving TfNSW requirements, including:

• delivery of Trains into operational service, including design, manufacture, testing and commissioning;
• delivery of simulators; and
• completion of MFI Works at the Maintenance Facility.

5. Asset Management Solution

The extent to which the Tenderer's approach and asset management solutions, including Asset Management Plan, Asset Management System, facilities concept design, Maintenance Facility Equipment and organisational structure:

• support the achievement of TfNSW's operational requirements, including consistently achieving high levels of availability and reliability;
• ensures Trains, Simulators, Maintenance Facility and other Assets are managed and maintained on a whole of life basis consistent with the design and technical solutions; and
• provide for Trains, Simulators, Maintenance Facility and other Assets to be effectively and efficiently handed over in an appropriate condition at the End Date.

6. Commercial Acceptability to TfNSW

The extent to which the Tenderer complies with the the RFT Volume 3 (Project Deed) and the impact of any proposed departures.

7. Financial Sustainability of the Tenderer

The financial strength of the Tenderer and its key risk-bearing entities.

Other considerations

In accordance with section 10.3 of RFT Volume 1, in addition to the above Evaluation Criteria TfNSW may take into account any other matters, including, but not limited to:

• any matters which are identified by RFT Volume 1 as being a matter for consideration;
• contractor performance reports generated under the NSW Government Guidelines for "Contractor Performance Reporting and Exchange of Reports between Government Agencies";
• referee or other checks of personnel proposed for the Project;
• the information provided by Tenderers in response to the EOI;
• changes since the EOI (Returnable Schedule A3 of RFT Volume 2);
• any responses provided by Tenderers to requests for clarification sought by TfNSW in accordance wiht section 9.3.2.3 of RFT Volume 1;
• presentations and interviews, if any, undertaken in accordance with sections 9.3.2.1 of RFT Volume 1;
• reference checks and site visits, if any, performed by TfNSW or its advisors in accordance with section 9.3.2.2 of RFT Volume 1;
• financial assessments; and
• any other information that TfNSW considers relevant.