The Brisbane Metro will see the adoption of a high frequency rapid transit transport system along 21 kilometres of existing busway between the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) and Eight Mile Plains. It includes 18 stations, including 11 interchange stations, two of which will link to the State Government's planned Cross River Rail.
The Inner-City Infrastructure works comprises the major civil construction components of the project. These include:
- a new underground Cultural Centre station
- a new North Quay/Adelaide Street Tunnel, running from the Victoria Bridge to King George Square station, and
- station works at Roma Street, King George Square, South Bank and Mater Hill.
Key Dates
| Jul 2018 | EOIs Open |
| Oct 2018 | RFP Open |
| Oct 2020 | Contract Award |
| 2021 | Construction Commencement |
| Sep 2025 | Construction Completion |
| Sep 2025 | Operations/Service Commencement |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Brisbane City Council. |
| Shortlist: | Brisbane Move, METRO4BNE and TransForm BNE. |
| Successful Tenderer: | Brisbane Move, comprising ACCIONA and Arup. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Feb 2018 | Brisbane City Council announced that the Inner-City Infrastructure Works would be delivered through a Collaborative Partnership. The Collaborative Partnership contract model is an alliance style model which includes fixed price and risk sharing elements. |
| Jul 2018 | Expressions of Interest opened for the Collaborative Partnership package. |
| Jul 2018 | Brisbane City Council announced that the Collaborative Partnership would also procure the Suburban Infrastructure Works and Systems Design and Delivery components of the project. |
| Oct 2018 | Brisbane City Council announced five consortia had submitted EOIs, indicating all would progress to the Request for Proposal (RFP) phase. |
| Dec 2018 | Brisbane City Council shortlisted Brisbane Move, METRO4BNE and TransForm BNE to progress to the Early Contractor Involvement stage of the tender. |
| Jun 2020 | Brisbane Move, comprising ACCIONA and Arup were announced as preferred tenderers to design and construct the Inner-City Infrastructure Works, Suburban Infrastructure Works, and Systems Design and Delivery components. |
| Oct 2020 | Brisbane Move was awarded the contract to design and construct the Inner-City Infrastructure Works, Suburban Infrastructure Works, and Systems Design and Delivery components. |
| 2021 | Main Works construction commence on the project. |
| Feb 2023 | Tunneling works commenced on the Adelaide Street Tunnel. |
| Sep 2025 | Brisbane City Council announced the completion of main works construction and commencement of services for the Adelaide Street Tunnel, the final component of the package. |
Sector
Other Transport
Procurement approach
Alliance |
Location
Queensland |
National |
Resources
Government resources
Industry Briefing - February 2018Project procurement page
BCC Council meeting minutes - 16/10/2018
