FGV will allocate 7.8 million euros to the maintenance of catenary, electrical substations and low voltage installations in TRAM d'Alacant

• The contract will be for three years with the possibility of two annual extensions that would raise the investment to 12.8 million euros.
• The services to be performed are preventive and corrective maintenance, as well as extraordinary, complementary and improvement actions.
• Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) has put out to tender the maintenance service for the overhead contact line, commonly known as “catenary”, the electrical substations and low voltage installations of the public company in the province of Alicante in the TRAM d'Alacant network for a value of 7,811,811.40 euros, VAT included.

The contract is for a three-year period, with the possibility of two annual extensions, which would increase the investment to 12,830,014.39 euros, including VAT, if executed.

The maintenance of overhead contact lines, electrical substations and low voltage installations is a basic necessity, both for the safety of railway traffic and for maintaining an adequate level of service during their useful life.

Thus, the good condition of the catenary installations is essential for the capture of electrical energy by the trains for their operation and is characterized by the critical impact that their operation has on the safety of people and the commercial service of trains, requiring a very high availability of most of its elements to guarantee their continuity, availability and reliability. 

In addition, the maintenance of traction electrical substations, transformation centres, high voltage lines, low voltage electrical installations and lighting, and the associated remote control systems for energy and fixed installations is included.

The services to be provided and contemplated in the future contract are specified in preventive maintenance; corrective maintenance and extraordinary actions; modification or improvement actions; and complementary actions.