The Southwest Stations and Corridor package focuses on upgrading the existing Sydenham to Bankstown heavy rail corridor and existing stations to metro standards.
The package includes upgrades and conversions of all 11 stations and line works and is covered by six packages of work.
- Sydnenham Station package: upgrade of Sydenham Station, to be delivered by a John Holland and Laing O'Rourke joint venture ($227 million)
- Dulwich Hill, Campsie, and Punchbowl station package: upgrade of three stations, to be delivered by Downer EDI ($107 million)
- Hurlstone Park, Belmore, and Wiley Park stations package: upgrade of three stations, to be delivered by Downer EDI ($98 million)
- Marrickville, Canterbury, and Lakemba stations package: upgrade of three stations, to be delivered by Haslin Constructions and Stephen Edwards ($97 million)
- Bankstown station package: delivery of a new Bankstown station, further line upgrades, and completion works for the all other stations excluding Sydenham (estiamted to be $248 million), and
- Sydenham to Bankstown line works package: upgrade of line between Sydenham and Bankstown, including 15 bridge upgrades ($227 million).
This will integrate with the wider City and Southwest project - Chatswood to Bankstown.
Key Dates
| Feb 2020 | Contract Award: Sydenham to Bankstown Corridor works |
| Dec 2020 | Contract Award: Marrickville, Caterbury and Lakemba stations |
| Feb 2021 | Contract Award: Hurlstone Park, Belmore and Wiley Park stations |
| Feb 2021 | Contract Award: Dulwich Hill, Campsie and Punchbowl stations |
| May 2024 | Contract Award: Bankstown station and 9 station conversion works |
| 2026 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Sydney Metro |
| Successful Tenderer: | Sydenham Station, Bankstown Station, and Line Works: John Holland and Laing O’Rourke Dulwich Hill, Campsie, and Punchbowl station package, and Hurlstone Park, Belmore, and Wiley Park stations package: Downer EDI Marrickville, Canterbury, and Lakemba stations package: Haslin Constructions and Stephen Edwards |
| Procurement note: | John Holland and Laing O’Rourke were awarded the main works contract for corridor works. Station upgrades were awarded as three separate packages. John Holland and Laing O'Rourke were also awarded the Conversion and Station Works package which included the upgrade to Bankstown Station. |
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PROJECT HISTORY
| May 2017 | The NSW Government originally intended to deliver the SSC works under a fixed price lump sum design and construct contract, and registrations for the Request for Tenders (RFT) closed in May 2017. |
| Sep 2017 | The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Sydenham to Bankstown section of Sydney Metro City & Southwest was released for public consultation in September 2017. Public consultation ended on 8 November. |
| Dec 2018 | The Sydney to Bankstown section received planning approval from the NSW Government. |
| Dec 2018 | In their December 2018 Industry briefing Sydney Metro indicated that the SSC contract would be delivered in a series of contracts instead of a single design and construct contract. Contracts are to be progressively awarded from 2019 onwards. |
| Dec 2020 | The NSW Government awarded a joint venture of Haslin Constructions and Stephen Edwards Constructions the $97 million contract for Marrickville, Caterbury and Lakemba stations. |
| Feb 2021 | A $227 million contract was awarded to John Holland and Laing O’Rourke to upgrade the Bankstown Line between Sydenham and Bankstown to metro rail standards. A seperate $98 million contract to upgrade Hurlstone Park, Belmore and Wiley Park stations was awarded to Downer EDI. |
| Feb 2021 | A $107 million contract to upgrade Dulwich Hill, Campsie and Punchbowl stations was awarded to Downer EDI. |
| Jan 2023 | Hyundai Movex was awarded the contract to design, supply, and install 150 mechanical gap fillers at stations being converted to metro standards along the Bankstown line. |
| Feb 2024 | Transport for NSW awarded Transit Systems the contract for the Sydenham to Bankstown Temporary Transport Plan. The contract will see Transit Systems providing rail replacement buses while works are underway for the conversion to metro rerailway of the T3 Sydenham to Bankston line as part of Sydney Metro City & Southwest. Replacement buses are expected to be required for 12 months, starting between July and October. |
| May 2024 | John Holland and Laing O'Rourke were awarded the Southwest Metro Conversion and Station Works Package which included the delivery of an upgraded Bankstown Station, completion works at the other nine stations already upgraded, and final line works. |
| Mar 2025 | The NSW Government has announced the estimated construction completion date has been delayed from 2025 to 2026, citing industrial action and subsequent effects. |
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New South Wales |
Resources
Media releases
2025/03/05 - Construction completion delay2024/05/09 - Conversion and Station Works Package Awarded
2021/02/08 - Sydenham to Bankstown Corridor Contract Awarded
2020/12/21 - Marrickville, Caterbury and Lakemba Stations Awarded
2019/05/28
2018/12/19
2017/09/13
2021/02/22 - Dulwich Hill, Campsie and Punchbowl Stations Awarded
2023/01/13
2024/02/09
