Contractors shortlisted to build new Sydney Metro Hunter St Station

The massive Sydney Metro West development in New South Wales has reached another milestone with the announcement of two shortlisted consortia that will tender for the delivery of the new Hunter Street Station. 

The new landmark Hunter Street Station will transform Sydney’s CBD and it is set to become a transport precinct that provides connections to George Street, light rail, train services at Wynyard as well as to the new Sydney Metro City & Southwest station at Martin Place. 

“Sydney Metro is a game changer for Sydney – revitalising places, reducing travel times and providing a boost for local businesses. 

“There’s an opportunity with the new Hunter Street Station to create a world-class transport precinct which will become a gateway to jobs, business and tourism,” Minister for Transport, Veterans and Western Sydney David Elliott said. 

The two shortlisted consortia are: 

• The Brookfield Consortium – comprised of Brookfield Properties (Devco) Australia Pty Ltd, Brookfield Property Partners L.P., Brookfield Properties and Brookfield Asset Management 
• The Metropolis Consortium – comprised of Hemmes Hermitage Pty Limited, Hemmes Trading Pty Limited, Mirvac Office Developments Pty Ltd, Telado Pty Ltd, CFT No. 8 Pty Limited, Lendlease Development Pty Ltd and Lendlease Building Pty Ltd 

The Hunter Street Precinct Development Partner is a first-of-its-kind model that will ensure the best precinct as well as value for money outcomes for the delivery of this significant project. 

“The shortlisted consortia have already been through a competitive procurement process, and now will get to work on detailed proposals that maximise place making outcomes and show how they will integrate the precinct and station,” Sydney Metro Chief Executive Peter Regan said. 

The contract for the Hunter Street Precinct Development Partner is due to be awarded in 2024. 

The Hunter Street Station precinct is part of the Sydney Metro West development that commenced construction in 2020, estimated to create over 10,000 direct and 70,000 indirect jobs. 

Hunter Street Station entrance on George and Hunter streets (source: Sydney Metro)

The overall Sydney Metro West project features: 

• Faster, more frequent access to major employment and education centres in Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park 
• A new metro station in the heart of the Sydney CBD commercial centre, connecting directly to Sydney’s established and growing employment precincts 
• A new metro station at Westmead – one of Australia’s largest health and education precincts 
• Delivering new rail services for the first time at Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays and Pyrmont 
• A new metro station at Sydney Olympic Park – Sydney’s sporting and entertainment super-precinct 
• A new metro station at Pyrmont – delivering major benefits to the Pyrmont community and supporting plans to transform this harbourside suburb 
• Integrated with the rest of Sydney’s public transport system 
• Fully accessible with lifts and level access between trains and platforms 
• Next generation fully air-conditioned metro trains 
• All Sydney Metro infrastructure like the stations, trains and railway tracks are owned by the NSW Government 
• Sydney Metro uses Opal ticketing and fares are set by the NSW Government 

Sydney Metro West is expected to be completed by 2030. 

Source: Sydney Metro (1, 2); NSW Government – Media Releases; Infrastructure Magazine; Roads & Infrastructure Australia