南非客运铁路局已正式对2个为期10年的合同进行招标,合同涉及7 224辆电动车组车辆的设计、生产和维护,以替代老化的Metrorail车队。标书将于2012年9月10日提交,并预计在2015年开始交付。总价值估计为1 230亿兰特,政府已经把“实现65%国产化目标”作为投标条件的一部分。 The South African Passenger Railway Authority has formally tendered contracts for two 10-year contracts involving the design, manufacture and maintenance of 7,224 EMU vehicles to replace the aging fleet of Metrorail. The tender will be submitted on September 10, 2012 and is scheduled to begin delivery in 2015. The total value is estimated at 123 billion rand, and the government has put “Achieving 65% of domestic targets” as part of the bidding conditions.