What hardware setup is actually supported by the client documents?

Mary asked whether the hardware list was “chatty” or from the RFP. Based on the RFP and Addendum 1 only, the client requires a full-scale S700 cab simulator system, but does not specify exact chair/screen/control counts.

Bottom line

Proposal-safe answer: one full-scale Siemens S700 operator cab station, an instructor station, high-resolution 180° visuals, desktop/remote/observer playback capability, UPS protection, and scalable concurrent stations.

Do not claim a specific number of seats, screens, wall displays, exact switches, motion base, radio handset, CCTV, or OEM control panels as client-required unless Metro confirms it.

Explicitly required

Design, provide, install, and support an LRT Operator Training Simulator.
Full-scale replication of current LRT vehicle cab layouts.
S700 model focus from Addendum 1: “S70 / S700. Model only S700.”
Instructor station for real-time monitoring, malfunction injection, scenario control, and training data.
High-resolution visuals with minimum 180-degree field of view.
Desktop and remote simulation visual display option with observer and playback.
UPS/APS support for orderly shutdown and equipment protection.

Client-provided setup clues

Addendum includes S700 cab overview and left/center/right dash reference slides.
Addendum includes a training facility plan identifying the Simulator Room and Garage Entry.
Garage entry: 9-foot wide street-access door; corridor: 12 by 24 feet.
Simulator room entry: 7 feet 4.5 inches wide; simulator room described as oblong and under construction.
RFP deliverables include fully installed simulator and instructor/trainee workstations.

Not specified by client

Exact number of chairs/operator seats.
Exact screen count: one screen, three screens, wall of screens, or projector array.
Exact physical control list or OEM-level panel scope.
Motion base, seat shaker, vibration, physical radio handset, CCTV/mirror-monitor count.
PC/GPU/network-switch specifications.
How many physical cab stations versus remote/desktop trainee stations.

Recommended proposal wording

“ForgeFX will provide a full-scale Siemens S700 operator cab simulator configuration with an operator station, representative cab controls and displays, a high-resolution 180-degree visual presentation, instructor station capabilities, desktop/remote/observer playback options, and UPS-supported system protection. Final physical hardware quantities, display layout, exact control fidelity, and support responsibilities will be confirmed during design.”

Decision Dave should force

Separate RFP-required capability from pricing/fidelity choices. The client docs support a full-scale S700 cab simulator and 180° visual system; they do not lock ForgeFX into a specific wall-of-screens or exact-control hardware bill. Price the physical build as assumptions/options until Metro confirms station count, display layout, room constraints, and control fidelity.

Primary source documents reviewed: Metro Council RFP LRT Operator Training Simulator 10205113.pdf; Addendum 1 RFP LRT Operator Training Simulator 25P049.pdf, including Pre-Proposal Meeting Scope of Work slide deck; Slack screenshots from Mary’s referenced thread matched Addendum 1 slides “Siemens LRV Cab” and “Training Facility Overview.” Internal ForgeFX strawmen were not used as source evidence for conclusions.