Sydney Metro West will deliver a new direct, 24 kilometre underground rail connection between the CBDs of Parramatta and Sydney.
Initially, tunnelling work comprised of two components:
- Tunnelling West (Westmead to The Bays Precinct), and
- Tunnelling East (The Bays Precinct to Sydney CBD).
The Tunnelling West package has since been split into two:
- Western Package (Westmead to Sydney Olympic Park), and
- Central Package (Sydney Olympic Park to The Bays Precinct).
The scope for Western Package includes excavation and construction of nine kilometres of twin tunnels between Westmead and Sydney Olympic Park.
Key Dates
| Oct 2019 | EOIs Open |
| Dec 2021 | Expected Contract Award |
| Mar 2022 | Contract Award |
| Jan 2023 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| Dec 2025 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Sydney Metro |
| Shortlist: | John Holland, CPB Contractors and Ghella Australia Joint Venture, Gamuda and Laing O'Rourke Australia Joint Venture, and Acciona Australia and Ferrovial Australia Joint Venture |
| Successful Tenderer: | Gamuda and Laing O'Rourke Australia Joint Venture |
| Procurement note: | The three shortlisted consortia first bid for the Central Tunnelling Package. As Acciona and Ferrovial Joint Venture was awarded this contract, the remaining two tenderers are now expected to bid for the Western Tunnelling Package. The successful JV for the Central Tunnelling Package will not be eligible for consideration in the Western Tunnelling Package. |
PROJECT HISTORY
| 2017 | An initial round of community engagement took place to build awareness of Sydney Metro – West and obtain market information to shape its scope, and ensure the desired transport and land-use outcomes are met. |
| Apr 2018 | Initial delivery strategy for Sydney Metro – West was released for consultation. The strategy comprised several packages, including two tunnelling packages: Westmead to The Bays Precinct and The Bays Precinct to Sydney CBD. |
| Jun 2018 | Turner & Townsend appointed by TfNSW as the Managed Service Provider (MSP) for the Sydney Metro City & Southwest and the Sydney Metro West final business case. Turner & Townsend will work on the final business case with HKA and Crossrail International. |
| Dec 2018 | Sydney Metro released the base case delivery strategy, which revised the scope of the two tunnel contracts to make their size more equal. |
| Oct 2019 | Initial procurement on Western and Central Tunnelling packages (previously known as Tunnelling and Excavation West) began, with registration process to tender closing on 4 November 2019. |
| Apr 2020 | Expressions of Interest opened for the joint procurement of the Central and Western tunnelling packages. |
| Aug 2020 | The NSW Government shortlisted three consortia for the Central and Western contracts. The three shortlisted consortia will first bid for the Central Tunnelling Package. The remaining tenderers will then bid for the Western Tunnelling Package. The successful tenderer for the Central Tunnelling Package will not be eligible for consideration in the Western Tunnelling Package. |
| Oct 2020 | The NSW Government confirmed that tunnelling and excavation work on Sydney Metro – West has been restructured into three packages at the Transport Infrastructure Pipeline 2025 industry briefing. |
| Mar 2021 | The NSW Government granted planning approvals for station excavation and tunnelling between Westmead to The Bays which incorporates the Western Package. |
| Jul 2021 | As Sydney Metro awarded the Central Tunnelling Package to Acciona and Ferrovial Joint Venture, the remaining two tenderers – John Holland, CPB Contractors and Ghella Australia Joint Venture and Gamuda and Laing O’Rourke Joint Venture – are now expected to bid for the Western Tunnelling Package, due for award by late 2021. The successful JV for the Central Tunnelling Package would not be eligible for consideration in the Western Tunnelling Package. |
| Mar 2022 | A Gamuda and Laing O'Rourke Australia Joint Venture were awarded the contract. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2022)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New South Wales |
Resources
Government resources
Transport Infrastructure Pipeline 2025Project Overview – Sydney Metro West – December 2019
Industry Briefing – December 2018
Media releases
2020/08/272020/04/30
2019/10/21
2018/06/19
2018/03/23
2020/03/15
2021/07/16
2022/03/01
