The Byford Rail Extension is an eight-kilometre extension of the Armadale line from Armadale Station to Byford and includes:
- a new ground-level Byford Station with approximately 400 parking bays
- elevated rail through Armadale, with a new elevated Armadale Station, and
- removal of eight level crossings at Armadale Road, Forrest Road, Church Avenue, Seventh Road, Byron Road, Eleventh Road, Thomas Road and Larsen Road.
Key Dates
| Oct 2020 | RFP Open |
| Dec 2021 | Preferred Bidder Selection |
| 2022 | Contract Award |
| Mar 2023 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| 2025 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Public Transport Authority |
| Shortlist: | Byford Alliance (Downer EDI, CPB Contractors, Aurecon and CareyMC) and MetCONNX Alliance (Laing O’Rourke, Pritchard Francis Consulting, and Kellogg Brown & Root) |
| Successful Tenderer: | MetCONNX Alliance (Laing O’Rourke, Pritchard Francis Consulting, and Kellogg Brown & Root) |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Sep 2017 | The 2017-18 WA Budget confirmed the Public Transport Authority will spend $2.1 million across 2017-18 and 2018-19 to undertake planning for the extension. |
| May 2018 | The Federal Government allocated $241 million towards the line as part of the $1.1 billion funding allocation for METRONET in the 2018-19 Budget. The funding was to be provided between FY2019-20 and FY2024-25. |
| Jun 2018 | In June 2018, tenders opened to prepare a business case for the $491 million Byford Extension. |
| Sep 2019 | The first stage of the business case was submitted to IA for assessment. |
| Jul 2020 | The second stage of the business case was submitted to Infrastructure Australia. |
| Oct 2020 | The Government of Western Australia released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the project. The tender included design and construction of eight kilometres of electrified dual track, the removal of level crossings and a new station at Byford. |
| Jan 2021 | The Government of Western Australia announced the Byford Alliance (Downer EDI, CPB Contractors, Aurecon and CareyMC) and MetCONNX Alliance (Laing O’Rourke, Pritchard Francis Consulting, and Kellogg Brown & Root) as the two shortlisted bidders for the main works contract. |
| May 2021 | The Federal Government announced $110 million in new funding for the project, bringing its total commitment to $351 million to date. |
| Sep 2021 | The WA Government announced an additional $220 million for the project. |
| Nov 2021 | The WA Government issued a Request for Tender for the Professional Engineering Services for the Byford Extension and Victoria Park - Canning Level Crossing Removal packages of the METRONET program, closing on 14 December. |
| Dec 2021 | The Government of Western Australia announced the preferred bidder for the contract – the MetCONNX Alliance, comprising Laing O’Rourke, Pritchard Francis Consulting and Kellog Brown & Root. |
| Aug 2022 | The Government of Western Australia formally awarded the main works contract to the MetCONNX Alliance. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2022)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Alliance |
Location
Western Australia |
National |
Infrastructure Australia status
Not listed
Resources
Media releases
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