- The estimated value of the contract is €13,833,925.
- The public company owns 1,627 ticket vending machines, ticket offices, flaps, and validators: 1,240 on the Metrovalencia network and 387 on the Alicante Tram.
The Valencian Government has authorized Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) to begin the bidding process for the maintenance of the fare systems on the Metrovalencia and Alicante Tram networks, with a total estimated value of €13,833,925, excluding VAT.
The purpose of the future contract, which will be divided into three lots, is to carry out the preventive and corrective maintenance work on the fare system across the different FGV lines.
Lot 1, which covers the Alicante Tram (TRAM d’Alacant), includes ticket vending machines, ticket offices, ticket machines, validators, etc., located at stops, stations, technical rooms, and the El Campello workshops, as well as the equipment installed on the rolling stock.
Lot 2, which covers the Metrovalencia lines using INDRA technology, includes ticket vending machines, ticket offices, ticket machines, validators, etc., located at stops and stations.
Lot 3, which covers the Metrovalencia lines using SICE technology, includes ticket vending machines, ticket offices, ticket machines, validators, etc., located at stops and stations.
The contract will have an initial term of four years, renewable for up to one additional year.
Ticket Machines, Ticket Offices, Flap Gates, and Validators
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) has 1,627 items eligible for the future maintenance contract: 387 on the Alicante Tram network and 1,240 on the Metrovalencia network.
Specifically, the 387 in Alicante are distributed as follows: 28 MATA ticket vending machines; 82 ticket vending machines mounted on rolling stock; 13 Point of Sale terminals (ticket offices); 46 flap gate validation units (station crossings); and 218 validators mounted on rolling stock.
The 945 Metrovalencia items with INDRA technology are divided into 210 ticket vending machines; 82 Point of Sale terminals (ticket offices); 343 flap gate units manufactured by INDRA; and 319 surface-mounted validators.
Finally, the 286 Metrovalencia devices with SICE technology are added to the 82 automatic ticket vending machines manufactured by that company; 194 flap cabinets manufactured by Automatic Systems and integrated by SICE; and 10 portable validators manufactured by SICE.
