The Southwest Stations and Corridor (SSC) package focuses on upgrading the existing Sydenham to Bankstown heavy rail corridor and existing stations to metro standards. The package includes:
- upgrading 15 bridges, including installation of safety screens
- station works, including upgrades
- services buildings and facilities
- civil construction including work on retaining walls, culverts and track drainage, and installation of fencing
- segregation of the existing freight line from the new driverless railway tracks
- rail and track systems work, and
- utility modifications.
Station upgrades on the line consist of:
- Marrickville
- Dulwich Hill
- Hurlstone Park
- Canterbury
- Campsie
- Belmore
- Lakemba
- Wiley Park, and
- Punchbowl.
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 |
| 2024 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Sydney Metro |
| Successful Tenderer: | John Holland and Laing O’Rourke |
| 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. |
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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. |
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New South Wales |
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