Addendum no 1 to TD for CP3 EN

2 ITT Item C2.1 4th paragraph: “The Financial Package shall contain the documents referred to in paragraphs C2.2a; b; c and p below.” 4th paragraph shall be substituted with the followin

Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien Section (Line 1) Contract Package 3: E&M, Rolling Stock, Trackwork, Maintenance

This Addendum No 1 shall be construed as an integral part of the Tender Documents

Volume 1

1

ITT Item C1 Last paragraph:

“Any accompanying printed literature in other languages shall

be accompanied by an English and Vietnamese translation

All the Vietnamese translations shall be for reference only and English shall be the governing language in the interpretation of the documents comprising the Tender.”

Last paragraph shall be substituted with the following:

“Notwithstanding the above, Vietnamese translations are not required for Technical Proposal Drawings and any printed literature if it is written in English

All the Vietnamese translations shall be for reference only and English shall be the governing language in the interpretation of the documents comprising the Tender.”

2

ITT Item C2.1 4th paragraph: “The Financial Package shall contain the

documents referred to in paragraphs C2.2(a); (b); (c) and (p) below.”

4th paragraph shall be substituted with the following:

“The Financial Package shall contain the documents referred

to in paragraphs C2.2(a); (b); (c), (m) and (p) below.”

3

ITT Item C 16.3 2nd Paragraph

“The Tenderers shall submit with his Tender full details of all temporary accommodation, furniture and equipment for the use of the Employer’s Representative for the duration of the Works, in accordance with international practice.”

The quoted 2nd paragraph shall be deleted in its entirety

4

ITT Item C21.2 “The Tenderer should note that all Guarantees, except

Advance Payment Guarantee, shall be executed prior to signing of the Contract.”

The text of Item C21.2 shall be deleted in its entirety

5

ITT Item C27.3 (Not existing in the present Tender Documents) Following new paragraph shall be added:

“C27.3 For the web-based information management

system, ACONEX shall be applied in the Base Tender However, the Tenderer can submit a proposal (technical and financial) for application of another system as Tenderer’s Alternative, in addition to his Base Tender.”

6

ITT Item C27.4 (Not existing in the present Tender Documents) Following new paragraph shall be added:

“C27.4 In case the Tenderer proposes to avoid and/or

further limit the translation works (from English into Vietnamese) for any submissions, he can submit such proposal with detail explanations together with proposed cost reduction as Tenderer’s Alternative,

in addition to his Base Tender.”

7

ITT Item C30.1 The Tenderer shall provide two optional designs for the

Trackwork with costs including a breakdown of lifecycle costs in addition to the Base Tender The required Options are:

Optional designs for Trackwork (a) Plinth Track showing the general arrangement of the structures for plain line, standard turnouts, crossovers and stray current corrosion control Arrangement of fasteners and any special details, accompanied by technical data sheets and record of applications suitable for 110kph applications; and

(b) Low Vibration Track with necessary modifications of the relevant structure and/or system and technical data on the fastener system and any special details including stray current corrosion control, accompanied by technical data sheets and record of

The whole descriptions of C30.1 shall be revised as follows:

The Tenderer shall provide two optional designs for the Trackwork and one optional design for the Power Supply System with costs including a breakdown of lifecycle costs in addition to the Base Tender The required Options are:

1 Optional designs for Trackwork (a) Plinth Track showing the general arrangement of the structures for plain line, standard turnouts, crossovers and stray current corrosion control Arrangement of fasteners and any special details, accompanied by technical data sheets and record

of applications suitable for 110kph applications; and

(b) Low Vibration Track with necessary modifications

of the relevant structure and/or system and technical data on the fastener system and any

applications suitable for 110kph applications special details including stray current corrosion

control, accompanied by technical data sheets and record of applications suitable for 110kph applications

2 Optional design for Power Supply System (c) Oil immerse type transformer for providing 110kV/22kV power transformers in place of the gas insulated type with necessary modifications of the relevant structure and/or system and technical data

8

ITT Item E4.3 1st two lines of Item E4.3:

“If a tender is not substantially responsive to the requirements

of the Tender Documents or if the construction methods proposed by the Tenderer are considered impracticable, or if the …

The sentence: “or if the construction methods proposed by the Tenderer are considered impracticable” in the 1st two lines

of Item E4.3 shall be deleted

9

ITT Item E4.4 The whole text of Item E4.4:

“The decision of the Employer or the Employer’s Representative as to which of the tenders are not substantially responsive or have impractical /defective design

or construction technology shall be final.”

The whole text of Item E4.4 shall be deleted and substituted with the following:

“The tender which is not substantially responsive is the one which does not meet the conditions specified in Item 3 of Annexure 5 to Instructions to Tenderers.”

10

ITT Annexure 1, Item 5.2 Last sentence of Item 5.2:

“The Tenderer shall include in this statement a schedule of the main maintenance operations, for each major component, ventilation equipment, mechanical and electrical equipment, airconditioning, power supply systems fire-fighting equipment, etc including intervals between such operations, for all aspects of the required construction and of main spares and stores required and their rates of use.”

The words: “ventilation equipment, mechanical and electrical equipment, air conditioning, power supply systems, fire-fighting equipment, etc.” shall be deleted from the last sentence of Item 5.2

11

ITT Annexure 1, Item 6.4 2nd sentence of Item 6.4:

“Except for those codes and standards available in Vietnamese, all other codes and standards shall be available

in a certified English translation.”

2nd sentence shall be read as follows:

“Except for those codes and standards available in Vietnamese, the Contractor shall provide English translation

of major parts of other codes and standards, if any.”

3rd sentence of Item 6.4:

“The Tenderer shall provide justification, in accordance with Clause 2.1 of the General Specifications, ………

General Specifications.”

3rd sentence of Item 6.4 shall be read as follows:

”The Tenderer shall provide justification, in accordance with Clause 32 of the General Specifications, ……… General Specifications.”

12

ITT Annexure 2, Item 3 SCHEDULES

Paragraph (b): Elevated Section, ESAD 1

The following subdivision shall be added at the end of ESAD 1:

ESAD 1-4 Van Thanh station to Ch 2+360 Week 167

13 ITT Annexure 5, Item 3.3 Evaluation Criteria No 13: The following words: “except paragraph 4 thereof” shall be

“The tenderer satisfies the capability requirement as stipulated in Article 7 of the Law on Construction (No.16-2003-QH11)”

added at the end of the quoted sentence

14

ITT Annexure 5, Item 5.1 3rd paragraph of Item 5.1: “If there is discrepancy between the

contents of the Technical Proposal and the Financial Proposal, the contents of the Technical Proposal will prevail.”

3rd paragraph of Item 5.1 shall be deleted in its entirety

15

ITT Annexure 6

Target 30 days

2 Construction Design

45 days required

Target 30 days

5 Operation, Maintenance, Training (5 years)

after receiving the contractor’s notice

2 Construction Design

5 Maintenance and Training (5 years)

revised as Appendix A of Addendum 1

17

Appendix 1 to Letter of

Tender [Original] Schedule of Key Dates:

RSKD 3 Achievement - Completion of Track and wayside equipment sufficient

to commence Rolling Stock acceptance testing Week 177 RSKD 4 Achievement - Completion of installation and testing of Railway

Systems Sufficient to commence Dynamic System Integration Week 191 [Modified]

RSKD 3 Achievement - Completion of Track and wayside equipment sufficient

to commence Rolling Stock acceptance testing

RSKD 3-2 Binh Thai Station (inclusive) to CH 2+360 Week 200 RSKD 3-3 CH 2+360 to Ben Thanh Station (inclusive) Week 223 RSKD 4 Achievement - Completion of installation and testing of Railway

Systems Sufficient to commence Dynamic System Integration

RSKD 4-2 Binh Thai Station (inclusive) to CH 2+360 Week 212 RSKD 4-3 CH 2+360 to Ben Thanh Station (inclusive) Week 230

18 Appendix 2 to Letter of

Tender Last sentence of Item G.3:

“The Tenderer shall not apportion the design cost in excess of 5% of the fixed Contract price.”

Last sentence of Item G.3 shall be deleted

19 Appendix 2 to Letter of

C Provisional Sums and Daywork

C.1 Provisional Sum item will be executed as described in the Particular Conditions of Contract Sub-clause 13.5 C.2 The Tenderer shall indicate in the Schedule of Provisional Sum percentage charges for his attendance, profit etc on the Provisional Sums The Tenderer shall add to the Provisional Sums his charges based on the above percentage figure

C.3 The total amount for Provisional Sum, the fixed lump sum price for the Cost Center Items, Contingencies and Output VAT shall constitute the Tender Total

C.4 The item of Provisional Sum are tabulated in Appendix 2B Schedule of Provisional Sums, and the brief is as follows:

“The survey, design, and construction works for 110kV cable connection from receiving substations to HCM City Power Company (HCMCPC), including excavation, reclamation and all facilities.”

C.5 There is no provisional sum item for Daywork under Contract Package No.3

20 ITT, Appendix 2A to Letter

The quoted 3rd item shall be deleted in its entirety

21 ITT, Appendix 2A to Letter

7.3.9 As above at Tan Cang Receiving Substation,

including 110kV cable and wiring facilities for cable connection from HCM City Power Company

- 7.3.16 As above at Thu Duc Receiving Substation

including 110kV cable and wiring facilities for cable connection from HCM City Power Company

- 7.3.36 As above for Binh Thai Station (inclusive) to Thu

Duc

- 7.3.40 As above for Suoi Tien Terminal Station (inclusive)

to Long Binh Depot (exclusive)

- 7.3.43 Delivery to Site, from Contractor’s premises in HCM City, installation and testing (includes pre-installation tests, post-installation tests and PAT for all sub-systems ) of all

Following modifications (deletions and additions) shall be made for items 7.3.9, 7.3.16, 7.3.36 and 7.3.43:

7.3.9 As above at Tan Cang Receiving Substation,

including 110kV cable and wiring facilities for cable connection from HCM City Power Company

- 7.3.16 As above at Thu Duc Receiving Substation

including 110kV cable and wiring facilities for cable connection from HCM City Power Company

- 7.3.36 As above for Binh Thai Station (inclusive) to Thu

Duc (exclusive)

- 7.3.40 As above for Suoi Tien Terminal Station (inclusive)

to Long Binh Depot (exclusive)

- 7.3.43 Delivery to Site, from Contractor’s premises in HCM

City, installation and testing (includes pre-installation tests, post-installation tests and PAT for all sub-systems ) of all equipment including light fitting,

equipment including light fitting, low voltage switchgear, lighting control facilities including wiring, cable containment, light pole and foundation, and associated accessories for Long Binh Depot

low voltage switchgear, lighting control facilities including wiring, cable containment, light pole and foundation, and associated accessories for Long Binh Depot

<Vietnamese Personnel>

Deputy Project Manager 2 for maintenance 20-years Deputy Sectional Chief Mangers 12-years Chief Supervisor for Type-B Item 20-years Assistant Technicians 15-years Maintenance Worker (Skilled) 5-years Maintenance Worker (Unskilled) 2-years

Titles of engineers/technicians of the Maintenance Team and respective minimum years of experience shall be modified as follows:

<Foreign Personnel>

Chief Manager for Maintenance and Planning 15-years Deputy Chief Manager for Maintenance and Planning 12-years Sectional Engineers 10-years

Technicians 12-years

<Vietnamese Personnel>

Deputy Chief Manager for maintenance and Planning 10-years Deputy Sectional Engineers 7-years

Supervisor for Type-B Maintenance 7-years

Assistant Technicians 7-years Maintenance Worker (Skilled) 5-years Maintenance Worker (Unskilled) 2-years

23 ITT, Appendix 2B to Letter

st paragraph of Milestone Payment

Schedule: “The submitted schedules should cover all

The words “the first release of Retention Money” shall be read

as “the second release of Retention Money.”

payments from the Advance Payment up to the first release of Retention Money.”

26 Appendix 10 to Letter of

Tender LIST OF STEP ITEMS WITH QUANTITIES AND AMOUNTS

Ref: Sub-Clause 7.1 of Conditions of Contract

The Appendix 10 shall be revised with the attached “Appendix

The Tenderer’s Proposals shall include:

1 Details of the Maintenance Supervision Team with typical

CV standards to show the quality of the potential staff to

be employed The staff shall include at least:

a) Team Manager;

b) Sub-System Team Supervisors;

c) Sub-System Experts (Fitters, mechanics, etc.);

d) Training Supervisors for extended and re-training courses; and

e) Duration and manpower requirements;

Sub-clause 1 of Appendix 11 to Letter of Tender shall be modified as follow:

The Tenderer’s Proposals shall include:

1 Details of the Maintenance Supervision Team with CV (for the format of CV, refer to Annexure 12 to Instructions

to Tenderers) to demonstrate the quality of the Key staff (with *) to be employed The staff shall include following positions with estimated man-months requirement as indicated in COST CENTER 15.1 – MAINTENANCE PERSONNELS:

a) Chief Manager for Maintenance and Planning (*)

b) Deputy Chief Managers for maintenance and Planning (*) for Foreign and Vietnamese c) Sectional Engineers,

d) Deputy Sectional Engineers, e) Supervisor for Type-B Maintenance, f) Technicians, and

g) Assistant Technicians

Volume 2

28 PCC Sub-Clause 1.1.3.3 “Time for Completion shall be 248 weeks after the

Commencement Date, (with any extension under Sub-Clause

8.4 [Extension of Time for Completion])”

The full text shall be read as follows:

“Time for Completion shall be 244 weeks after the Commencement Date, (with any extension under Sub-Clause

8.4 [Extension of Time for Completion])”

29 PCC Sub-Clause 1.4 4th line: “All Submissions shall be in English and Vietnamese” 4th line shall be read as follows:

“Major Submissions including Progress Reports shall be in English and Vietnamese, but with regard to Drawings, Vietnamese translation will be required only for some drawings which need consent/approval of relevant authorities

of Viet Nam.”

30 PCC Sub-Clause 2.1 (Not existing in present Tender Documents) The following sentence shall be supplemented to GCC

Sub-Clause 2.1:

“Right of Access to and possession of the Site will be given

on the Commencement Date, except the “Ba Son Station Area B” which will be given in April 2012.”

31 GCC Sub-Clause 4.1 New Sub-Clause 4.1 The following four paragraphs shall be added at the end of

GCC Sub-Clause 4.1:

“Even if not described or stated in the Employer's Requirements and the Contractor's Technical Proposals, the Contractor shall carry out and complete the design of the Works, including the selection of specifications for the kind and standard of Plant, Materials and workmanship to be used therein

The Contractor accepts entire responsibility for the Contractor's Technical Proposals, the Design Data, and for any mistake, inaccuracy, discrepancy or omission contained therein

Nothing contained in the Contractor's Technical Proposals and the Design Data shall relieve the Contractor in any way from his obligations

The Contractor warrants to the Employer that:

(a) he has exercised and will continue to exercise in the design of the Works all the skill and care to be expected

of a professionally qualified and competent designer experienced in work of similar nature and scope as the Works;

(b) the Works will, when completed, comply in all respects with the Employer's Requirements, the Contractor’s Technical Proposals, the Design Data and the intended use of the Works;

(c) the Works have been or will be designed, manufactured, installed and otherwise constructed and to the highest standards available using proven up-to-date good practice;

(d) the Works will, when completed, comply with enactments and regulations relevant to the Works;

(e) no Materials generally known to be deleterious or not in accordance with good engineering practice have been

or will be specified or selected or incorporated in the Works, by the Contractor

(f) the design of the Works and the manufacture of Plant have taken or will take full account of the effects of the intended manufacturing and installation methods, Temporary Works and Contractor's Equipment

The Contractor shall not, under any circumstance, have or

make any claim for additional payment or an extension of time or be relieved from any liability or obligation under the Contract, where the cause of delay, suspension, impediment

to or adverse effect upon the progress of the Works is due to any mistake, inaccuracy, discrepancy or omission in or between the Contractor's Technical Proposals, the Technical Design, and the Construction Design, or any failure by the Contractor to prepare any Design Data or submit the same to the Employer's Representative in due time

32 PCC Sub-Clause 4.2 From the line: “Insert further four paragraphs at the end of the

Sub-Clause:” to the sentence: “the Employer’s Representative in due time.” at the end of Sub-Clause 4.2

The full text from the line: “Insert further four paragraphs at the end of the Sub-Clause:” to the sentence: “the Employer’s Representative in due time.” at the end of Sub-Clause 4.2 shall be deleted (shifted to PCC Sub-Clause 4.1)

33 PCC Sub-Clause 4.4 2nd paragraph: “If the Employer has objection …………

34 PCC Sub-Clause 5.1 2nd sentence of 3rd paragraph:

“Within the period stated in the Appendix to the Tender,

2nd sentence of 3rd paragraph shall be read as follows:

“Within 28 days, calculated from the Commencement Date,

calculated from the Commencement Date, the Contractor shall give notice ……… the Employer’s Requirements or these items of reference.”

the Contractor shall give notice……… the Employer’s Requirements or these items of reference.”

35 PCC Sub-Clause 5.2 2nd line 2 of 4th paragraph:

Delete the numbers 21 and insert “45 days with a target of 30 days”

The text of PCC Sub-Clause 5.2 shall be deleted in its entirety

36 PCC Sub-Clause 7.1 1st paragraph:

Special Terms for Economic Partnership (STEP) Loan provisions apply to this Contract and it is required that no less than forty eight percent (48%) of the total goods and services shall be procured from Japan

1st paragraph shall be revised as follows:

Special Terms for Economic Partnership (STEP) Loan provisions apply to this Contract and it is required that no less than forty eight percent (48%) of the total goods and services shall be procured from the following manufacturers:

(1) Japanese manufacturers located in Japan (2) A manufacturer invested in by one or more Japanese firms in Vietnam which satisfy the following conditions; (a) Not less than ten percent (10%) of the shares of the manufacturer are held by a Japanese firm (b) The proportion of the shares held by the Japanese firm mentioned in (a) above (or the firm having the largest share among Japanese firms if more than one Japanese firm meets the condition stated in (a) above) is same as or greater than that of the

shares held by any firm of a third country or region (3) A manufacturer invested in by one or more Japanese firms and located in one of the developing countries and territories listed in the List of Recipients of Official Development Assistance approved by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD which satisfy the following conditions;

(a) Not less than one-third of the shares of the manufacturer are held by a Japanese firm

(b) The proportion of the shares held by the Japanese firm mentioned in (a) above is the same as or greater than that of the shares held by any firm of a country or region other than Japan and the country

or the territory where the manufacturer is located

3rd paragraph:

“The Employer's Representative shall inform the Contractor in writing within a reasonable period after receipt of the above information;”

3rd paragraph shall be read as follows:

“The Employer’s Representative shall inform the Contractor

in writing within 21 days after receipt of the above information.”

37 PCC Sub-Clause 8.3 1st line: “Insert the following paragraphs at the end of the

st line shall be read as follows:

“The whole text of Sub-Clause 8.3: Programme shall be substituted with the following:”

- 1st line of 2nd paragraph: “The Employer’s Representative shall, within 30 days of receipt of any”

- 1st line of 3rd paragraph: “Provided that if none of the above actions is taken within the 30 day period, the”

- 1st line of 4th paragraph: “The Contract shall, within 30 days of receiving notification under sub-“

- 4th line of 4th paragraph: “Representative shall, within 30 days of receipt of such further information, either”

- 2nd line of 5th paragraph: “the Contractor shall, within 30 days

The words “30 days” in 1st line of 2nd paragraph, 1st line of 3rd

paragraph, 1st line of 4th paragraph, 4th line of 4th paragraph and 2nd line of 5th paragraph shall be read as “21 days”

38 PCC Sub-Clause 8.3B 1st sentence: “Within 30 days of the Commencement Date,

…”

1st sentence shall be read as follows:

“Within 45 days of the Commencement Date, …”

39 PCC Sub-Clause 8.6 (Not existing in the present Tender Documents) The following paragraph shall be added at the end of the

existing last paragraph:

“The additional costs include relevant expenses incurred

by the interfacing contractors, in case the Contractor causes delay in completion of any specified key date due

to his fault and such delay affects the work schedule of the interfacing contractors.”

40 PCC Sub-Clause 8.7 2nd and 3rd paragraph:

“In the case where a contractor causes delay in the completion of any specified key date due to his fault and this affects the work schedule of interfacing contractors, the faulty contractor shall bear all relevant expenses resulting from such delay

The quoted 2nd and 3rd paragraphs shall be deleted in their entirety

Details concerning the settlement of liquidated damages for the above-mentioned case of delay will be decided at the contract negotiation and incorporated in the Contract Agreement.”

41 PCC Sub-Clause 14.9 “When the latest of the expiry dates of the Defects Notification

Periods ……….shall be paid to the Contractor.”

The paragraph shall be substituted with the following:

“When the Taking-Over Certificate has been issued for the Works, and the Works have passed all specified tests (including the Tests after Completion, if any), the first half of the Retention Money shall be paid to the Contractor

Promptly after the latest of the expiry dates of the Defects Notification Periods, the outstanding balance of the Retention Money shall be paid to the Contractor

This outstanding balance may also be paid against presentation of a Bank Guarantee issued by a bank acceptable to the Employer for the balance amount by the Contractor to the Employer at the same time as the payment for the first half of the Retention Money.”

42 PCC Schedule 1 Last paragraph of Clause 4:

“The Contractor shall complete the work within 208 weeks from the Commencement Date given in the Notice to Proceed issued by the Employer.”

Last paragraph of Clause 4 shall be substituted with the following:

“The Contractor shall complete the work within 244 weeks from the Commencement Date given in the Notice to Proceed issued by the Employer.”

Volume 3

43 ER – General

Specifications, Within one hundred twenty (112) days of the date of Notice The 1

st sentence shall be revised as follows:

Item 12.1.5 to Proceed, the Contractor shall submit for review by the

Employer’s Representative, the Contract Site Specific Environmental Plan together with the construction technology to be employed for the project The Contract Site Specific Environmental Plan shall be based on the Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan (EMP) submitted with the tender

Within 20 weeks of the Commencement date, the Contractor shall submit for review by the Employer’s Representative, the Contract Site Specific Environmental Plan together with the construction technology to be employed for the project The Contract Site Specific Environmental Plan shall be based on the Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to be submitted

within 16 weeks of the Commencement date

(2) drawings showing the layout and the construction details of the Employer’s Representative’s accommodation; and

(3) proposals for the Employer’s Representative’s Site accommodation (if applicable) as defined by Clause 13.7 below”

The quoted 3 paragraphs shall be substituted with the following 2 paragraphs:

“(1) drawings showing the layout within the Site of Contractor’s accommodation, access roads and major facilities required

(2) The Contractor shall arrange appropriate office space at each of his temporary site offices, for site meeting and inspection related desk works to be carried out by the Employer and the ER’s inspectors.”

45 ER - General

Specifications,

Item 15.2.8

- 1st line of the 1st paragraph: The quoted 1st line of the 1st paragraph, the last 2 lines of

the 1st paragraph and 2nd paragraph shall be deleted in

“Any claim of additional costs by the interfacing parties as

a result of the Contractor’s failure to keep to specified dates shall be borne by the Contractor.”

- Last 2 lines of the 1st paragraph:

“The Employer’s Representative shall have full right to impose liquidated damages on the Contractor should there

be an impact of these delays in achieving the Key Dates

The decision of the Employer’s Representative shall be final and biding.”

- 2nd Paragraph:

“The settlement of liquidated mages in the cases specified herein shall be decided as stipulated in Sub-Clause 8.7 of Particular Conditions of Contract.”

their entirety

46 ER - General

Specifications,

Item 15.6.1

15.6.1 The Contractor shall prepare and submit a

Coordinated Installation Plan (CIP) in accordance with the requirements of Appendix 15 Clause 1.9

The sentence of item 15.6.1 shall be revised as follows: 15.6.1 The Contractor shall prepare and submit a

Coordinated Installation Plan (CIP) in accordance with the requirements of Clause 7.8

The following words: “, Safety Integrity Level 4 (SIL4)” shall be deleted from the text of Item 17.2.1

48 ER – General

Specifications,

Item 28.7.1

28.7.1 Knowledge/Skills Transfer shall be essential and

shall include system assembly, manufacturing, installation, maintenance, software customization and training of O&M Company’s personnel

Item 28.7.1 shall be revised as follows:

28.7.1 Knowledge/Skills Transfer shall be essential and

shall include system assembly, manufacturing, installation, maintenance, software customization and training of O&M Company’s personnel

49 ER – General

Specifications,

Appendix 5, Item 5.12 The Contractor’s Site Specific Environmental Plan is abbreviated as SSEMP which shall be prepared by

Contractor The Contractor’s SSEMP shall be based on the Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan and shall be submitted within 112 days of the date of Notice to Proceed

The 2nd paragraph shall be revised as follows:

The Contractor’s Site Specific Environmental Plan is abbreviated as SSEMP which shall be prepared by Contractor The Contractor’s SSEMP shall be based on the Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan and shall be

submitted within 20 weeks of the Commencement date

The sentence shall be revised as follows:

Within 16 weeks of the Commencement date, the Contractor shall submit a draft Environment Management Plan

51 ER – General

Specifications,

Appendix 14, Item 2.2.4

(Not existing in the present Tender Documents) The data of demand forecasting for every station was

provided as summarized in the attached “Appendix D of Addendum 1”

Other Pressure

- Ministerial Ordinance MLITT-Article 80

- 22TCN 358-06

- TCVN 0153~6156-1996

The 3rd item: “TCVN 0153~6156-1996” of Selected Standards column shall be deleted

Supply Sources and Accessory Devices

6154-1996, 6153-1996, 6156-1996,

The text of paragraph 1) shall be substituted with the following:

“Ceiling shall be made of nonflammable material and easy cleaning and containing cooling duct, air diffuser, lighting attachments etc.”

All the words “detectors” in the text of Item 7.2.10 shall be substituted with “deflectors”

57 ER - Particular

Specifications, Part 1, Item 1), paragraph (8): The text of paragraph (8) shall be substituted with the

Item7.4.3 “All service braking shall include wheel slide protection

The wheel slide protection equipment shall not degrade the brake performance under normal or fault conditions

The wheel slide protection shall be self-checking.”

following:

“All service braking shall include wheel slide protection The wheel slide protection equipment shall not degrade brake function under normal or fault conditions The wheel slide protection shall be self-checking.”

58 ER - Particular

Specifications, Part 1,

Item 7.4.4

1st sentence of Paragraph 6) Wheel skid protection

“Wheel skid protection with gradual skid correction shall be provided in all braking modes.”

The text of paragraph 6) shall be substituted with the following:

“Wheel skid protection with gradual skid correction shall be provided in all braking modes except emergency brake mode

8.2.1 for the purpose of the training and knowledge/skill

transfer prior to the termination of maintenance contract required in GS.”

The words “in section 8.2.1” in the 2nd line shall be read as

Item 4.3 Operational Requirements The following Sub-Items shall be added at the end of Item

4.3:

4.3.4 Cant and Speed

4.3.4.1 The Contractor shall follow the flowchart shown in

Appendix E of Addendum 1, “Flowchart of Cant Setting Procedure and Each Contractor’s Responsibility”

4.3.4.2 The curve speed cant relationship shall be based

on the following equations:

Equilibrium cant

R

V C

2

3

(1) Desirable maximum 1.86 deg/sec (2) Absolute maximum 2.13 deg/sec 4.3.4.6 The rate of change of cant deficiency shall be not

greater than 41.6 mm/sec In other words, the acceleration of the over centrifugal force within the transition curve shall be not greater than 0.029 g/sec

4.3.4.7 The actual cant and transition length shall be

designed by the Contractor of Package 3, in consideration of the two run curves for both of the local train in the initial stage and the express train operation in the future

4.3.4.8 The Contractor of Package 3 shall closely

coordinate with the Contractor of Packages 1 and

2 in designing the actual cant and transition length

so that any structures shall not come outside of ROW

4.3.4.9 The Contractor of Packages 1 and 2 will refine the

horizontal and vertical alignment by incorporating the actual cant and transition length designed by the Contractor of Package 3

4.3.5 Transition Curves

4.3.5.1 Transition curves shall be in the form of

half-sinusoidal curve for which the equations are:

L R

π π

π

2 2 1

Where

L = length of transition

R = radius of circular curve

y = offset from tangent

d = distance along transition

Θ = deviation angle of transition 4.3.5.2 Where a compound curve is employed, a suitable

transition curve shall be interposed between the two parts of the curve The length of such a transition shall be equal to the difference between the required transition lengths at each end of the curve

Appendix E Flowchart of Cant Setting Procedure

Maximum cant deficiency shall be 115mm

The text of Sub-Item 5.3.2 shall be substituted with the following:

Cant shall be applied by rotation around the head of the low rail Maximum actual cant on main line shall be 150mm

62 ER - Particular Specifications, Part 2,

Section 5, Item 5.3.4.4

5.3.4.4 Anchorage System Fastenings shall be anchored to the Anti-vibration sleeper by two (or more) high tensile bolts or screws The bolts may set in resin glue into drilled or fastened into female inserts cast in the Anti-vibration sleeper Spring washers, helical springs passing through an insulated ferrule, or equivalent system, shall be used to secure the holding down system

Holding down bolts shall be to JIS B1051/1052 or equivalent International Standards to be approved by the Employer whilst helical compression springs shall be manufactured from high carbon spring steel or an equivalent standard

Bolts and nuts or screws shall be provided with either a

The whole text of Sub-Item 5.3.4.4 shall be substituted with the following:

5.3.4.4 Anchorage System The anchorage system shall comprise either:

(a) Malleable iron or steel shoulder inserts shall be cast into the sleepers to take the requisite rail fastening system where required

The rail fastening assembly for concrete sleepers shall consist of rail pad, cast shoulders and rail clips, or similar suitable low maintenance elastic rail fastening assembly

galvanized, sheradised or other approved corrosion resisting coating, as appropriate Sheradising will be preferred where there is a possibility that the fatigue life of the component will

be no evidence of bolt, concrete or grout bond failure by slippage or cracking Anchor system failed the test shall require remedial work, the extent of which shall be satisfactory completion

The specification for rail seat pads is generally the same

as for rail seat pads on base plates The pads shall have a nominal thickness of 10mm

Cast shoulders shall be a standard manufactured shoulder to suit the proposed rail clips The shoulder shall be cast from spheroidal or nodular graphite cast iron meeting the requirements of EN1563: 1997 grade EN-GJS-500-7, ASTM A536: 1984 grade 80/55/06, AS1831: 2007 grade 500/7 or equivalent The cast shoulder shall be capable of resisting a pull out load of 50kN

Rail clips shall be standard manufactured spring steel rail fastening clip made from hot rolled steels quenched and tempered springs meeting the requirements of BS EN 10089: 2002 grade 56SiCr7 (modified by Pandrol), or approved equivalent Rail clips shall be furnished with sherardised or other approved corrosion resistant coating (b) Fastenings shall be anchored ……

(The following sentences are exactly same with the

5.3.7 PC sleeper (pre-stressed concrete sleeper) for

anti-vibration sleeper concrete bed track

PC sleeper for anti-vibration sleeper concrete bed track shall either be pre-tensioned using strand tendons or high tensile pre-stressing wires and shall be made on the long line process,

or alternatively may be post tensioned Sleepers shall be 2300mm long and have rail seat areas tilted inwards at 1:20, if necessary

The whole text of Sub-Item 5.3.7 shall be substituted with the following:

5.3.7 PC sleeper (pre-stressed concrete sleeper) for

anti-vibration sleeper concrete bed track

PC sleeper for anti-vibration sleeper concrete bed track shall either be pre-tensioned using strand tendons or high tensile

Malleable iron or steel shoulder inserts shall be cast into the sleepers to take the requisite rail fastening system where required

The pre-stressed concrete sleepers shall conform to the conditions of JIS E 1201, or equivalents

The Contractor shall provide design calculations based on established design code and test results verifying the structural adequacy of the proposed concrete sleeper section

pre-stressing wires and shall be made on the long line process,

or alternatively may be post tensioned Sleepers shall be 2300mm long and have rail seat areas tilted inwards at 1:20, if necessary

The pre-stressed concrete sleepers shall conform to the conditions of JIS E 1201, orequivalents

The Contractor shall provide design calculations based on established design code and test results verifying the structural adequacy of the proposed concrete sleeper section

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Section 5, Item 5.4.3

5.4.3 Rail Fastening Assembly for Concrete Sleepers The whole text of Sub-Item 5.4.3 shall be substituted with the

following:

5.4.3 Rail Fastening Assembly for Concrete Sleepers

The rail fastening system shall comprise either (a) and/or (b) in Clause 5.3.4.1 and the anchorage system shall comprise either (a) and/or (b) in Clause 5.3.4.4

The text of paragraph (3) shall be substituted with the following:

“The Contractor shall submit the lists of spares and consumables to the Employer’s Representative for review,

review.” within six (6) months after Final design acceptance.”

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Specifications, Part 3,

Item 11.3

3rd line from the end of Paragraph (3):

“the equipment manufacturers Training in Vietnam or abroad shall be conducted for”

The words “or abroad” in the 3rd line from the end of paragraph (3) shall be deleted

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Specifications, Part 4,

Item 2.2

2.2 Abbreviations (page 6 of 75)

“OTN Open Transport Network”

The abbreviation of OTN shall be revised as follows:

“OTN Optical Transport Network”

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Specifications, Part 4,

Item 5.1.1.3

5.1.1.3 Abbreviations (page 17 of 75)

“OTN Open Transport Network”

The abbreviation of OTN shall be revised as follows:

“OTN Optical Transport Network”

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Specifications, Part 4,

Item 5.1.3.2

5.1.3.2 The absolute group delay at the frequency of

minimum group delay should not exceed 600 microseconds taking into account of the worst delay scenarios

This item shall be deleted in its entirety

(2) Traffic Dispatcher (TD) in OCC;

(3) Commercial Dispatcher (CD) in OCC; and (4) Depot Dispatcher (DD) in OCC;

The item 5.3.1.2 shall be revised as follows:

5.3.1.2 Operators with CCTV monitoring functions shall

include:

(1) Station Controller (SC) in the Station Control Room (SCR);

(2) Managing Director (MD) in OCC;

(3) Commercial Dispatcher (CD) in OCC;

(4) Depot Dispatcher (DD) in OCC; and (5) Rolling Stock/Depot Dispatcher in OCC

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Specifications, Part 4,

Item 5.3.2.9

5.3.2.9 At each station, a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) shall

be provided to locally record selected camera pictures

The Item 5.3.2.9 shall be deleted in its entirety

“The free run accuracy of the Master Clock Units shall never

be more than 30 milliseconds different from the GPS reference.”

The text of Item 5.5.3.1 shall be substituted with the following:

“The free run accuracy of the Master Clock Units shall never

be more than 30 milliseconds per year different from the GPS reference

The text of Item 8.6.1.2 shall be substituted with the following:

“The Contractor shall submit the lists of spares within six months after Final design acceptance to the Employer’s Representative for review.”

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Specifications,

Part 5, Item 3.1.7

3.1.7 Applicable Standards The last standard, “JIS C3005 (Clause 5.8.4)” shall be

revised as “JIS C 3606 (Clause 5.8.4)”

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Specifications,

Part 5, Item 5.1.3

5.1.3 22kV Switchgear 6) The 22kV switchgear shall be designed for the following minimum ratings and not exceed 2.5 p.u

overvoltage for any switching or breaking duty:

(e) Rated current: 1250A or 630A

The description of (e), 6) of item 5.1.3 shall be revised as follows:

(e) Rated current: 2,500A, 1,250A or 630A

2) The Contractor shall determine actual rated power based on the station and intervention shaft electrical load schedules, the Contractor’s operating plan requirements, the Contractor’s evaluation of Line 1 and depot service power requirements

e) On load tap changing equipment: Tap changing of ±8% tapping positions, 1.25%

each The transformer shall provide full capacity at all tapping positions

e) On load tap changing equipment: Tap changing of

±7.5% tapping positions, 1.25% each The transformer shall provide full capacity at all tapping positions

The words “Extra Heavy Traction” in the 2nd line of paragraph 2) shall be deleted

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Specifications, Part 5,

Item 5.4.2

Paragraph 4):

“Rectifier transformers shall be of SF6 gas insulated dry type

or equivalent to have antiflame-able characteristics and to prevent ingress of moisture.”

The text of paragraph 4) shall be substituted with the following:

Inverter transformers shall be of SF6 gas insulated dry type or

equivalent to have anti-flammable characteristics and to prevent ingress of moisture

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Specifications,

Part 5, Item 5.8.4

5.8.4 Cables for 22kV and 6kV distribution

3) In tunnels, Fire Resisting cables which comply with JIS C 3005 or equivalent shall be applied to cables for 22kV and 6kV distribution

The paragraph 3) shall be revised as follows:

3) In tunnels, Fire Resisting cables which comply with JIS C 3606 or equivalent shall be applied to cables for 22kV and 6kV distribution

As a minimum, the following types of protection devices shall be provided for the 22kV and 6kV AC power supply system:

f) IDMT O/C and E/F (earth fault) protection g) Rectifier fault O/C protection

h) Trip circuit supervision

5.10.2 DC Traction Power Supply System

As a minimum, the following types of protection devices shall be provided for the DC traction power supply system:

1) Rectifier:

a) Excessive 50Hz AC component detection b) Rectifier over-temperature protection c) DC frame leakage protection

d) Diode failure protection e) Surge protection f) Door interlock 2) Rectifier DC Circuit Breakers:

a) Direct acting reverse current trip unit b) Trip circuit supervision

3) Track Feeder DC Circuit Breakers:

a) Direct acting O/C trip unit b) Instantaneous O/C protection c) Inverse time O/C protection d) Thermal protection e) Rate-of-rise overcurrent protection f) Time-delayed under-voltage protection device

g) Inter-trip and transfer-trip protection scheme

h) Trip circuit supervision 4) DC Switchboards

a) DC frame leakage protection

5.10.3 Protective Relay Panels

1) The protective relays shall be housed in fabricated steel panels of a standard not lower than that of the corresponding AC or DC switchgear panels

The text of paragraph (2) shall be substituted with the following:

“The Contractor shall submit the lists of spares within six (6) months after Final design acceptance to the Employer’s Representative for review

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Specifications, Part 9,

Item 1.3.14

(not existing in present Tender Documents) (The following new item shall be added.)

1.3.14 The Contractor shall follow the design procedure

shown in Appendix F of Addendum 1 The Contractor shall comply with the depot boundary coordinates shown in the Employer’s Drawing No 2/DP/0004 for depot layout design

All the quoted equipment from 30-201 to 30-205 under Sub-Item 5.2.1 shall be deleted

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Specifications, Part 9,

Item 7.1.2 (3)

7.1.2 The main workshop will serve the maintenance of

rolling stock and will have following facilities:

(3) 3 Train repair tracks for 6-car trains with pit, suitable for lifting of individual cars with mobile jacks When the train lifting plant is not working, these tracks may

be utilized for bogie replacement, one car at the time, with cars disconnected from train Trains are moved into and out of workshop with shunting vehicle

(3) of Item 7.1.2 shall be deleted in its entirety

Requirement shall be deleted

A1 Overhead Crane 8 t A2 Overhead Crane 8 t A3 Overhead Cranes 5 t A4 Overhead Cranes 2 t A5 Overhead Cranes 2 x 2 t A6 Lifting Gear

Operating Equipment (page 42 of 118):

“s) Couplers shall be provided, commercially readily available

The text of paragraph s) shall be substituted with the following:

“s) Couplers shall be provided to fit rolling stock, commercially readily available and identical design for

and identical design for all infrastructure maintenance vehicles”

all infrastructure maintenance vehicles;”

“t) Adapter for mass transit type couplers shall be included, one at each end;” The text of paragraph t) shall be deleted in its entirety

Item 3 Design and Performance

“The rail inspection equipment shall be either a self-propelled vehicle, or equipment installed on a trailing vehicle, or equipment module(s) mounted on another vehicle.”

The text of Item 3 shall be substituted with the following:

“The rail inspection equipment shall be an equipment installed on a trailing vehicle.”

Item 3.1 Self-propelled vehicle shall have following

features

Item 3.1 shall be deleted in its entirety

Item 3.2 Trailing vehicle shall have following features Item 3.2 shall be substituted with the following:

3.2 Rail inspection equipment mounted on a trailing vehicle shall have the following features

Item 3.3 Equipment module(s) shall have the following

Last sentence of paragraph (7):

“The Contractor shall submit a detailed list with supporting calculations including the source of MTBF data for the Employer’s Representative review not later than 6 months

The text of paragraph (7) shall be substituted with the following:

“The Contractor shall submit a detailed list with supporting calculations including the source of MTBF data for the

after award of the Contract.” Employer’s Representative review not later than 6 months

after Final design acceptance.”

The first 2 sentences: "An additional closed and latched signal shall also be used to illuminate a corresponding platform indicator The position of the platform indicator shall

be located to ensure that it can be clearly observed by the train drivers from their seated position.” shall be deleted

The text of paragraph (3) shall be substituted with the following:

“The Contractor shall submit the lists of spares within six (6) months after Final design acceptance to the Employer’s Representative for review.”

95 Volume 4, Part 11,

“The Contractor shall submit the lists of spares within six (6) months after the Commencement Date of the works to the Employer’s Representative for review.”

The text of paragraph (3) shall be substituted with the following:

“The Contractor shall submit the lists of spares within six (6) months after Final design acceptance to the Employer’s Representative for review.”

Volume 5

96 Employer’s Drawings The following Drawings shall be added or substituted in the Employer’s Drawings:

No Item Drawing No Drawing Title Note

1 Right of way

1/GW/0013 A Plan of Handover Areas of Ba Son Shipyard Sheet 1/3 Additional 1/GW/0014 A Plan of Handover Areas of Ba Son Shipyard Sheet 2/3 Additional 1/GW/0015 A Plan of Handover Areas of Ba Son Shipyard Sheet 3/3 Additional

2 Civil Structure

1/GW/2004 B Structural Plan and Profile (4/5)

1/GW/2007 B Typical Tunnel Cross Section (Bored Tunnel)

(Curved track L: R=350m, CANT=100mm) (2/2) Replacement 1/ST/2001 B Ground Floor Plan of Ben Thanh Station Replacement 1/ST/2003 B Ben Thanh Station

3 Alignment

-/AL/0001 C Plan and Profile (Km0-300 – Km0+300) Replacement -/AL/0008 B Plan and Profile (Km3+600 - Km4+200) Replacement -/AL/0009 B Plan and Profile (Km4+200 - Km4+800) Replacement -/AL/0012 B Plan and Profile (Km6+000 - Km6+600) Replacement -/AL/0013 B Plan and Profile (Km6+600 - Km7+200) Replacement -/AL/0014 B Plan and Profile (Km7+200 - Km7+800) Replacement -/AL/0015 B Plan and Profile (Km7+800 - Km8+400) Replacement -/AL/0020 B Plan and Profile (Km10+800 - Km11+400) Replacement -/AL/0033 B Plan and Profile (Km18+600 - Km19+200) Replacement -/AL/0035 A Coordinate of Curve Control Point Additional

4 General 2/GW/0003 B General Arrangement (Km3+600 ‐ Km4+200) Replacement

Arrangement 2/GW/0004 B General Arrangement (Km4+200 ‐ Km4+800) Replacement

2/GW/0005 B General Arrangement (Km4+800 ‐ Km5+400) Replacement 2/GW/0006 B General Arrangement (Km5+400 ‐ Km6+000)  Replacement 2/GW/0009 B General Arrangement (Km7+200 ‐ Km7+800) Replacement 2/GW/0010 B General Arrangement (Km7+800 ‐ Km8+400) Replacement Viaduct 2/VD/0001 A Vehicle Gauge and Construction Gauge Additional

2/DP/0004 A Depot – Boundary Coordinates Additional

Replacement 3/CM/5007 B Telecommunication system closed circuit television system configuration Replacement 3/CM/5009 B

Telecommunication system Closed Circuit Television System Configuration Bill of Quantity