The Tunnel, Stations and Development (TSD) Public Private Partnership (PPP) comprises underground works and brownfield rail surface works, including:
- the 5.9-kilometre tunnel from Dutton Park to Bowen Hills
- four new underground stations at Woolloongabba, Albert Street, Roma Street; and Boggo Road, including in-station retail, station access and associated systems
- a section of rail surface works to enable the southern portal construction
- a third platform at Dutton Park Station, and
- asset maintenance and facilities management of the tunnel and four underground stations.
The TSD package also includes an over-station development at Albert Street and an above-ground retail plaza at Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD.
Key Dates
| Sep 2017 | EOIs Open |
| Mar 2018 | Shortlist Announced |
| Apr 2019 | Preferred Bidder Selection |
| Jun 2019 | Contract Award |
| Nov 2019 | Construction Commencement |
| 2025 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Cross River Rail Authority |
| Shortlist: | Pulse, a CIMIC Group-led consortium, including Pacific Partnerships, CPB Contractors, UGL, BAM, Ghella and DIF; Qonnect, comprising QIC, Capella Capital, Lendlease, John Holland and Bouygues; and CentriQ Partnerships, comprising Plenary Group, ACCIONA, GS Engineering & Construction, Salini Impregilo and Spotless Group. |
| Successful Tenderer: | Pulse, a CIMIC Group-led consortium, including Pacific Partnerships, CPB Contractors, UGL, BAM, Ghella and DIF. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Sep 2017 | Expressions of Interest opened for the TSD project. |
| Mar 2018 | Queensland Government announced three consortia had been short listed for the Request for Proposal phase. |
| Apr 2019 | Pulse consortium was named as the preferred bidder for TSD package. |
| May 2019 | Roma Street Bus Interchange underground was announced as progressing as part of the Cross River Rail works, though separately funded. |
| Jun 2019 | Contract finalised with the Pulse consortium to build Cross River Rail. |
| Nov 2019 | Major construction on the project commenced. |
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Confirmed PPP |
Location
Queensland |
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