Shortlisted bidders announced for major Sydney Metro West work packages

A shortlist of delivery partners for major work packages has been revealed following the release of the independent review into Sydney Metro by the New South Wales Government as well as the announcement that Sydney Metro West will go ahead. 

The major contracts up for grabs include the Stations Package West, the Linewide Package, the Trains and Systems Package, and the Operations and Maintenance Package. 

The contract for the Stations Package West will include the design and construction of five new metro stations at Westmead, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock and the Bays. 

Shortlisted bidders for this contract that will proceed to the Request for Tender stage include: 

• CPB Contractors Pty Ltd and Lendlease Constructuon Pty Ltd 
• MetroVista comprising of Gamuda Berhad trading as Gamuda (Australia) branch with DT Infrastructure and BESIX Watpac (NSW) Pty Ltd engaged as Delivery Partners 

Scope of works under the Linewide Package include the design, construction and commissioning of 24 kilometres of linewide rail infrastructure as well as tunnel ventilation, power, lighting, drainage and fire systems infrastructure. 

The winning Linewide contractor is going to be responsible for the design and construction of a new stabling and maintenance facility and operations control centre at Clyde. 

Shortlisted bidders proceeding to the Request for Tender stage of the Linewide Package contract include: 

• CPB Contractors Pty Ltd and UGL Engineering Pty Ltd 
• John Holland Pty Ltd 

The Trains and Systems Package will include the procurement of 16 metro trains and associated rail systems, signalling systems, control systems, and platform screen doors.  

The shortlisted bidders invited to proceed to the Request for Tender stage of this works package include: 

• Alstom Transport Australia Pty Ltd 
• CRRC (Hing Kong) Co Ltd and MTR Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd 
• Hyundai Rotem Company and UGL Engineering Pty Ltd 
• Siemens Mobility Pty Ltd, Siemens Mobility GmbH, Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH and Siemens Limited 

Lastly, the Operations and Maintenance Package will include the procurement of a customer-focused operator responsible for operations, asset management for 15 years. 

Shortlisted bidders that will proceed to the Request for Tender stage include: 

• GroWest Metro consortium comprising of RATP Developpment S.A. and John Holland Pty Ltd 
• Keolis Downer Pty Ltd 
• MTR Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd 
• River City Metro consortium comprising of ComfortDelGro Transit Pte Ltd and UGL Rail Services Pty Ltd 

Sydney Metro is considering combining the Trains and Systems as well as Operations and Maintenance packages as part of the next stage, which will commence at the end of 2023. 

In addition, Sydney Metro is due to begin a market engagement process by mid-2024 with developers and station builders as part of the Stage 2 Expressions of Interest in the procurement phase of the Integrated Station Developments at Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, and Pyrmont – noting the Hunter Street Precinct Development Partner process is already underway. 

Construction on Sydney Metro West commenced in 2020 and project delivery has reached another milestone with two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) arriving at Five Dock Metro Station, claiming the title as the first TMBs to complete a double breakthrough in the southern hemisphere.

TBMs Daphne - who broke through first - and Beatrice concluded their seven-month journey building the 4.3-kilometre section of the metro tunnel from The Bays to Five Dock. The TBMs will move about two kilometres away to the Burwood North Metro Station site for their next stop, and they are due to arrive in early 2024.

Sydney Metro West is a once-in-a-century infrastructure investment that will double the capacity of rail transport between Greater Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. Once the new underground railway is up and running, it will link new communities to rail services while supporting employment growth and housing supply. 

Sydney Metro West is expected to create up to 10,000 direct and 70,000 indirect jobs during its construction. 

Source: Sydney Metro (1, 2, 3); Roads & Infrastructure Australia