Sydney Metro West will deliver a new direct, 24-kilometre underground rail connection between the CBDs of Parramatta and Sydney.
The package comprises delivery of 16 metro trains and associated rail systems, signalling systems, control systems, and platform screen doors. The alignment will include stops at:
- Westmead
- Parramatta
- Sydney Olympic Park
- North Strathfield
- Burwood North
- Five Dock
- The Bays Precinct
- Pyrmont, and
- Sydney CBD.
The package also includes maintenance and operations of the Sydney Metro West line.
Key Dates
| Dec 2018 | Initial Packaging Announced |
| Oct 2020 | Revised Packaging Announced |
| Oct 2021 | EOIs Open |
| Nov 2022 | ROIs Close - Sydney Metro West Partnership |
| Nov 2022 | ROIs Close - Sydney Metro West Partnership |
| Jan 2023 | Expected Pre-qualification Process Commencement |
| Jan 2025 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| 2030 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Sydney Metro |
| Shortlist: | Trains and systems: Alstom; CRRC Co and MTR Corporation; Hyundai Rotem Company and UGL; and Siemens Mobility, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Mobility Austria and Siemens Limited Operations and maintenance: GroWest Metro consortium comprising RATP Développement S.A. & John Holland Pty Ltd Keolis Downer Pty Ltd MTR Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd River City Metro a consortium comprising ComfortDelGro Transit Pte. Ltd. & UGL Rail Services Pty Limited |
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PROJECT HISTORY
| Mar 2018 | In addition to stations at Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, The Bays Precinct, and Sydney CBD, the NSW Government announced new metro stations at Westmead and a new metro station at either Concord West or North Strathfield to connect to existing T1 Heavy Rail Line. The NSW Government announced it was further exploring options for metro stations at Camellia or Rydalmere, North Burwood or Five Dock, Kings Bay, and Pyrmont. |
| Apr 2018 | The NSW Government held an industry briefing. Project development and stakeholder engagement strategies were announced. |
| Dec 2018 | Second industry briefing held, outlining base case delivery and packaging strategy. |
| Sep 2020 | NSW Government appointed Ricardo and Seoul Metro as the shadow operator for Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport lines. The shadow operator will provide advice and technical input from the viewpoint of the prospective operations and maintenance contractor. |
| Oct 2020 | During Transport Infrastructure Pipeline 2025 industry briefing, Sydney Metro announced restructured project packaging for Sydney Metro – West. The three previous packages for Trains, Signalling, and Maintenance and Operations, have now been combined into a single Trains, Signalling, Maintenance and Operations (TSMo) package. Sydney Metro noted that it is further assessing combining the TSMo package with Line Wide Systems to create a single PPP contract. Due to this, the procurement approach, and procurement time frame for the TSMo package was not confirmed. |
| Nov 2022 | Sydney Metro hosted an industry briefing in which it called for ROIs for the remainder of the Sydney Metro - West packages. Sydney Metro announced they would procure the remaining packages through a Sydney Metro West Partnership model, with ROIs closing on 25 November. The briefing confirmed the Trains, Signalling, Maintenance and Operations package has been split into two separate packages - the Maintenance and Operations package and the Trains and Signalling Package. |
| Dec 2023 | Sydney Metro announced that Alstom Transport Australia, CRRC Co and MTR Corporation, Hyundai Rotem Company and UGL Engineering, and a group of four Siemens subsidiaries had been shortlisted for the delivery of the Trains and Systems Package. It was also announced that GroWest Metro consortium comprising RATP Développement S.A. & John Holland, Keolis Downer, MTR Corporation, and River City Metro a consortium comprising ComfortDelGro Transit and UGL Rail Services had been shortlisted for the delivery of the Operations and Maintenance Package. Sydney Metro further confirmed that it will no longer proceed with the Sydney Metro West Partnership Model. Sydney Metro has also announced it will commence a process to investigate merging the Line Wide Systems package and Operations and Maintenance packages into a single contract. No further details have been released as to how this will impact shortlisted bidders. |
| Oct 2024 | Sydney Metro commenced the RFT process for an Independent Certifier for the Trains, Systems, Maintenance and Operations (TSMO), Line wide, and Stations Packages. The RFT closes 2 December. |
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Other |
Location
New South Wales |
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