The first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop – SRL East – is a fully-tunnelled 26-kilometre metro corridor between Cheltenham in the South and Box Hill in the North. The line will include six stations, including new interchanges with existing heavy rail stations at Cheltenham, Clayton, Glen Waverley and Box Hill, with new stations at Monash and Burwood.
The Suburban Rail Loop Authority has separated SRL East into seven packages. Included in the scope of Works Package D is:
- 10 kilometres of twin tunnelling and cross passages between Glen Waverley and Box Hill
- Burwood and Glen Waverley station box excavations, including temporary retaining structures, and
- an intervention shaft structure.
Key Dates
| Mar 2022 | EOIs Open |
| Jul 2024 | Preferred Bidder Selection |
| Nov 2024 | Contract Award |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Suburban Rail Loop Authority |
| Tenderers (EOI/ROI): | Bouygues Construction Australia, a CPB Contractors, Ghella and ACCIONA Joint Venture, a John Holland and Gamuda Joint Venture, a Samsung C&T Corporation and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Joint Venture, and a Webuild and GS Engineering and Construction Joint Venture. |
| Shortlist: | John Holland and Gamuda, and Webuild and GS E&C. |
| Successful Tenderer: | Terra Verde - A consortium of WeBuild, GS Engineering and Construction, Bouygues Construction Australia |
| Procurement note: | The SRLA is procuring the SRL East tunnelling packages - Works Package C – Tunnels – Cheltenham to Glen Waverley, and Works Package D – Tunnels – Glen Waverley to Box Hill via a joint Expressions of Interest (EOIs) phase. The joint EOI phase will see three bidders shortlisted and advanced to a staggered Request for Proposal (RFP) phase, where bidders will first compete for Package C, with a contract expected to be awarded by the end of 2023. The two remaining unsuccessful bidders for Package C will then compete for Package D, with that contract expected to be awarded in the third quarter of 2024. Works are being delivered using an Incentivised Target Cost model. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Dec 2021 | The SRLA opened a Pre-Qualification phase for Works Package C and D, closing 25 March. Pre-qualified participants will progress to the Expressions of Interest phase. |
| Mar 2022 | The SRLA opened a joint Expressions of Interest (EOIs) phase for the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East tunnelling packages - Works Package C – Tunnels – Cheltenham to Glen Waverley, and Works Package D – Tunnels – Glen Waverley to Box Hill. |
| Jun 2022 | The SRLA announced five bidders had progressed through the EOI phase for SRL East tunnelling packages - Works Package C and Works Package D. |
| Sep 2022 | The Victorian Government announced the shortlist for the delivery of SRL East tunnelling packages – Works Package C and Works Package D. |
| Dec 2023 | Following the awarding of Works Package C, the two remaining shortlisted bidders – a consortium comprising John Holland and Gamuda, and a consortium comprising Webuild, GS E&C Australia, and Bouygues Construction Australia – will now enter a Request for Proposals (RFP) phase for Works Package D. |
| Jul 2024 | The Victorian Government announced the preferred bidder for Works Package D as Terra Verde - a consortium of WeBuild, GS Engineering and Construction, Bouygues Construction Australia. |
| Nov 2024 | The Victorian Government formally awarded the contract for Works Package D to Terra Verde. Additionally, the Victorian Government published an estimated cost of $1.7 billion for the project. |
