ProRail implements long-term contracts to renovate Dutch rail infrastructure, as this approach fosters long-term partnerships, higher efficiency, and improved reliability among passengers and operators in all of the Netherlands.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

ProRail adopts long-term contracts for stable rail growth
Rail crane of Volker Rail at Amsterdam Central. Photo: Rob Dammers, CC BY 2.0

ProRail beefs up collaboration with contractors

It assigns a permanent contractor to each region, creating that continuation and further cooperation. It shifts to allow ongoing planning to prevent expensive interruptions that hindered past projects.

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Central is managed by Swietelsky and South Holland is managed by Strukton. They commence from October 1 and execute renovation work for four years that is extendable for two additional years.

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By getting contractors involved sooner rather than later in planning, realistic realities and improved utilization of resources result. Due to this collaboration, work proceeds smoothly and passenger disruption remains to a minimum.

The strategy reflects Deutsche Bahn’s new model of contracting in ERTMS. The two railways deflect fragmented tenders from unstable pacts to steady deals that bring about stronger results and improved industry results.

Sustainability and effectiveness in developing railways

Contractors have stable workloads from which to train personnel and invest in vehicles. ProRail receives partners that have end-responsibility for results and an emphasis on quality rather than low bids.

Simone Vooijs, Project Director, affirmed this strategy renders the Dutch network more sustainable. And as cooperation becomes stronger, ProRail is furtheramped to meet future mobility challenges.

Source: www.railtech.com

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Whose new contract approach is it?

ProRail now enters long-term contracts to strengthen planning, stability, and Dutch rail infrastructure efficiency with regional contractors.

What is ProRail’s model good for?

Passengers have more efficient services as a result of less disruption to and delaying of projects and longer-term stability when upgrading.

Can it expand to other countries?

Indeed, ProRail envisages the expansion of long-term contractual relations to additional parts of the Netherlands basing itself on lessons drawn from existing contracts.

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