Hovedstadens Letbane I/S will procure an AsBo/ISA (Assessor) to assess all aspects of the specifications, design, manufacture, construction, installation, training, testing, commissioning, trial running and final acceptance of the Light Rail Transit system to verify compliance with the governing standards for the assessment services and the standards governing safety of the Ring 3 Light Rail.

Hovedstadens Letbane I/S have entered into 5 contract agreements for the Civil Works, 1 contract for building the CMC, 1 contract for Transport System and 1 contract for Operation and Maintenance in order to construct, operate and maintain the Ring 3 Light Rail.

All contracts are design and build contract. The design is ongoing and the construction have started.

The independent safety assessment shall be performed in accordance with legislation, regulations, standards and norms governing safety of the design and operation of the Ring 3 Light Rail, which include (but are not limited to):

The applicable procedures to be followed for approval from the Danish NSA (National Safety Authority) are:

— Executive Order 710 for approving Rolling Stock (CSM-RA),

— Executive Order 711 for approving Railway Infrastructure (CSM-RA),

— Executive Order 712 for approving the Infrastructure Manager, issuing Safety Certificate to the Infrastructure Manager

— BOStrab (Verordnung über den Bau und Betrieb der Strassenbahnen) and BOStrab-Richtlinien,

— Applicable standards of Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen’ (Association of German Transport Companies – VDV),

— Applicable Danish norms and standards,

— CENELEC railway standards EN 50126, 50128, 50129 (safety management, verification and validation),

— Applicable requirements of the CEN 45545 fire safety standards,

— IEC 62443 Industrial communication networks - Network and system security series of standards

— The safety assessments shall be carried out pursuant to EN 50126 (RAMS), EN 50128 and EN 50129, which correspond respectively to IEC 62278, IEC 62279 and IEC 62425.