What was the project?
BQR supported a large integrator bidding for command-and-control systems at Ramon airport — CCTV with 400 cameras, protection along a 14 km perimeter and supporting systems — on a $4M tender that the integrator won.
BQR helped a large integrator to win a $4M tender for command-and-control systems, including CCTV with 400 cameras, and protection along the 14km perimeter, as well as support systems at Ramon airport. After winning, BQR Conducted more detailed analysis for each system, and provided recommendations to meet the RAM / ILS specifications. Industry standard requirements for availability of similar systems is 99.999%. Furthermore, BQR calculated the minimal cost to support maintenance and systems availability.
Ramon airport is designed to handle two million passengers per year (to be expanded to 4.5 million by 2030).
What did the integrator have to demonstrate?
The bid had to demonstrate RAM and ILS compliance against the airport authority's specifications, where the industry-standard availability requirement for comparable systems is 99.999%.
The company needs to provide:
- During Tender: Provide initial RAM analysis for the project infrastructure under a tight schedule. Helping the integrator to define the optimal redundancies and maintenance concept with a minimum cost. The result helped the integrator to win the contact.
- Full Scale Design: Provide detailed RAM and ILS analysis of the systems, and ensure that they comply with the requirements of Israeli Airport Authority with a defined budget. Analysis should account for redundancies in the infrastructure and servers, network dependencies, probability of data loss in data storage systems, availability of perimeter protection systems, and more.
How was the analysis carried out?
BQR modelled and analysed the systems together with the integrator and its subcontractors, so each subsystem's contribution to availability and maintenance cost could be assessed in one model.
BQR worked with the integrator and subcontractors in order to model and analyze the systems, including:
- Availability and Reliability analysis using BQR’s FMECA, FTA, RBD basic, RBD Network and Markov chain software modules
- Life Cycle Cost calculation and Spare parts provisioning using BQR’s apmOptimizer software
What was the outcome?
The bidder won the tender and demonstrated compliance with Israeli Airport Authority requirements at a low expected maintenance cost.
The bidder won the tender and was able to demonstrate compliance with Israeli Airport Authority requirements with a low expected maintenance cost.
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