Stage One of the Beerburrum to Nambour rail upgrade includes:
- duplication of the track between Beerburrum and Glass House Mountains on an improved alignment
- duplication of the track between Glass House Mountains and Beerwah within the existing corridor
- realignment of a 1km section of Steve Irwin Way between Nursery Road and Moffatt Road to accommodate the new rail corridor and track infrastructure
- Beerburrum Road and Steve Irwin Way intersection upgrade including a new road overpass on Beerburrum Road
- expansion of the park and ride facilities at Beerburrum, Landsborough and Nambour stations
- replacement of the Barrs Road level crossing in Glass House Mountains with a new road overpass connecting Barrs Road to Moffatt Road
- replacement of the Burgess Street road-over-rail bridge with a new road overpass, and
- construction of a new bus interchange at Landsborough.
Key Dates
| Aug 2020 | RFP Open |
| Dec 2022 | Expected Contract Award |
| Apr 2023 | Contract Award |
| 2024 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| Dec 2027 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| Federal Government | |
| Queensland Government | |
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In 2020-21 QTRIP, the remaining expenditure ($535 million) for Stage One of the project was profiled over the forward estimates to FY2023-24. |
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Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland |
| Successful Tenderer: | John Holland Queensland and Seymour Whyte Joint Venture, with SMEC and WSP as Joint Venture designers. |
| Procurement note: | A Joint Venture comprising John Holland and Seymour Whyte, with SMEC and WSP as Joint Venture designers, have signed a preconstruction and design agreement (P&DA) to undertake enabling works and design for the project. Contingent on successful completion of the P&DA, the Joint Venture partners would assume preferred bidder status for the project’s main works contract. |
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PROJECT HISTORY
| May 2018 | Federal Government announced $390 million towards the project in the 2018-19 Budget |
| Jun 2018 | Queensland Government announced $160.8 million towards the project in 2018-19 Budget. The Budget also stated detailed design for the project will commence in 2018-19 with construction to be delivered in stages based on further negotiations with the Federal Government. |
| Jun 2020 | Stage One Early Works contract opened for tenders. |
| Jul 2020 | Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads held an industry briefing detailing its project pipeline. The Department said that the Stage One Main Works contract will become open for tenders in August 2020. |
| Aug 2020 | The Queensland Government issued a Request for Proposal for Stage One Design and Construct contract, closing on 24 September. |
| Dec 2020 | Alongwith 2020-21 Queensland Budget, the Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Programme (QTRIP) profiled the remaining expenditure ($535 million) for Stage One of the project over the forward estimates to FY2023-24. |
| Aug 2021 | The Queensland Government awarded the Early Works contract to Hall Contracting. |
| Mar 2022 | Construction through the early works contract commenced. |
| Apr 2023 | The Queensland Government awarded an ECI Contract to a John Holland and Seymour Whyte Joint Venture. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2021)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Queensland |
National |
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