Formerly known as Sydney Metro Greater West, the Western Sydney Airport Line will see a new metro rail line run from St Marys on the existing T1 heavy rail line to the Western Sydney Aerotropolis near Bringelly, via Western Sydney Airport (WSA).
The six stations announced for the line will be located at:
- St Marys
- Orchard Hills
- Luddenham
- Airport Business Park
- Airport Terminal, and
- Western Sydney Aerotropolis
The scope of the Stations, Systems, Trains, Operations and Maintenance (SSTOM) package comprises:
- provision of private equity in the delivery of the package
- construction of the six new stations
- installation of tracks, signalling, mechanical and electrical systems
- supplying new driverless trains
- construction of stabling and maintenance facility at Orchard Hills
- operation and maintenance of the line and its assets, and
- handback of operations and maintenance at the end of term.
In line with the operations and maintenance model adopted for Sydney Metro's Northwest and City and Southwest lines, the SSTOM contract for Western Sydney Airport line will be procured as a Public Private Partnership (PPP).
Key Dates
| May 2021 | ROIs Open |
| Jun 2021 | ROIs Close |
| Jun 2021 | EOIs Open |
| Jul 2021 | EOIs Close |
| Oct 2021 | RFP Open |
| May 2022 | RFP Close |
| Dec 2022 | Contract Award |
| 2023 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| 2026 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Sydney Metro |
| Shortlist: | Parklife Metro, comprising Plenary, Webuild, RATP Development and Siemens; WestGo, comprising Pacific Partnerships, ACCIONA, DIF Management Australia, CPB Contractors, UGL, ComfortDelGro Transit and Coleman Rail; and Bradfield Metro, comprising John Laing, Keolis Downer, FCC Construction Australia and Hitachi Rail STS, however, this organisation is no longer part of Sydney Metro's shortlist. |
| Successful Tenderer: | Parklife Metro consortium, comprising Plenary, Webuild, RATP, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Project Ventures and Siemens Mobility Austria. |
| Procurement note: | The project's shortlist was reduced to Parklife Metro and WestGo in August 2022. Parklife Metro will be responsible for running the Western Sydney Airport metro line for 15 years. Outside of the concession length, no other terms of the PPP have been announced. |
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PROJECT HISTORY
| Jun 2020 | The NSW Government released an RFT for Transaction Management Services and PPP Financial Advisory Services for the project's major packages. |
| Sep 2020 | The NSW Government appointed Ricardo and Seoul Metro as 'Shadow Operator' for Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport Lines to provide advice and technical input from the viewpoint of a prospective operations and maintenance contractor. |
| Oct 2020 | The SSTOM package was confirmed as a 15-year PPP contract, with Expressions of Interest process to begin in the first quarter of 2021. |
| Nov 2020 | The NSW Government called for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Integration and Delivery Partner Services for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project. EOIs closed on 23 December 2020. |
| Jan 2021 | The NSW Government released a Request for Tender (RFT) for the Insurance Advisor Services for Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport, with the potential to extend to Sydney Metro – West. These services will primarily include the provision of insurance broking services relating to the design and implementation of a Principal Arranged Insurance program during the delivery phase of the project. |
| May 2021 | Sydney Metro invited Expressions of Interest for Independent Certifier Services for the package, closing on 25 June. |
| May 2021 | Sydney Metro invited Registrations of Interest (ROI) to participate in the procurement process for the SSTOM package, with ROIs closing on 18 June. Despite the NSW Government having signalled the SSTOM package was to be procured as a PPP, the call for ROI document indicated Sydney Metro is open to considering an ‘alternative commercial framework’. Any alternative models were to be considered through the EOI phase, with the commercial framework to be finalised before the Request for Proposal phase, scheduled to commence in late-2021. |
| Jun 2021 | SNC-Lavalin, in partnership with HKA and Infrastructure Nation was appointed as the Integration and Delivery Partner for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport project. |
| Jul 2021 | Valorem Advisory was awarded the contract for Transaction Advisory services. |
| Jul 2021 | The NSW Government granted planning approval for the Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport Line. |
| Oct 2021 | Sydney Metro announced three shortlisted bidders for the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage of the package. The shortlisted consortia were Bradfield Metro, comprising John Laing, Keolis Downer, FCC Construction Australia and Hitachi Rail STS, Parklife Metro, comprising Plenary, Webuild, RATP Development and Siemens, and WestGo, comprising Pacific Partnerships, ACCIONA, DIF Management Australia, CPB Contractors, UGL, ComfortDelGro Transit and Coleman Rail. Contract award was expected in late 2022. In addition, industry participants have confirmed the SSTOM package will be procured as a PPP. |
| Aug 2022 | Sydney Metro selected two shortlisted organisations to proceed to full evaluation for the SSTOM Contract. The first is Parklife Metro, comprising Plenary, Webuild, RATP Development, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Project Ventures and Siemens Mobility Austria. The second is WestGo, comprising Pacific Partnerships, ACCIONA Concesiones, S.L., DIF Management Australia, CPB Contractors, ACCIONA Construction, UGL Engineering, ComfortDelGro Transit, UGL Rail Services and Coleman Rail. The Contract is expected to be awarded by the end of 2022. |
| Dec 2022 | Sydney Metro awarded the SSTOM contract to the Parklife Metro consortium, comprising Plenary, Webuild, RATP, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Project Ventures and Siemens Mobility Austria. |
| May 2023 | A SMEC and Arup Joint Venture was appointed as design partners for the project by Parklife Metro consortium. |
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Confirmed PPP |
Location
New South Wales |
National |
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