Australia,
Melbourne
- au/36
North East Link
Closing Date:
01.02.2019 (Tender Closed)
The North East Link Authority, on behalf of the Victorian
Government, invites suitably qualified Respondents to submit, deadline 01.02.2019, Expressions of Interest to deliver the AUD200
million Early Works Package for the North
East Link.
Prior to commencing the Primary Package, Secondary Packages
and the Tolling Services Package for the North East Link project - the State
plans to carry out certain Early Works.
Key objectives for the carrying out of the Early Works are
to:
• minimise
critical interfaces to de-risk North East Link; and
• facilitate
efficient and value for money delivery for North East Link by undertaking
critical enabling works before the Primary Package and Secondary Packages
commence.
The State is proposing to appoint a Managing Contractor to
assist it to further develop and, subject to the State determining to proceed
to delivery, to deliver the Early Works.
A Managing Contractor will initially be appointed in
relation to the planning and development of a Base Scope. Further Early Works
may be included within the scope of the Managing Contractor's arrangements,
subject to further consideration by the State. Submit your response in hardcopy
to Head Office 1, Basement Level B2, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC,
3000. Contact NELA-Earlyworks, tel +61 (0)3 96556012,
email NELA-Earlyworks@northeastlink.vic.gov.au.
Visit
https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/tenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=32479&action=display-tender-details&returnUrl=%2Ftender%2Fsearch%2Ftender-search.do%3F%24%7Brequest.queryString%7D.
Ref.n. EOI 26263. 48/18.
The North East Link Authority, on behalf of the Victorian
Government, invites suitably qualified Respondents to submit, deadline
10.05.2019, expressions of Interest to deliver the EUR4.46-5.73 million (AUD7-9
billion) Primary Package, involving construction of the 6 km twin tunnel, of
North East Link. This procurement process will take 18 months to complete.
Procured as an availability public private partnership, the
Primary Package presents an outstanding opportunity for the private sector to
partner with the State to deliver the most complex elements of North East Link,
including the construction of 6 km of twin tunnel, submission of a concept
design for aspects of North East Link and on-going responsibility for operating
and maintaining the entire North East Link corridor.
Submit your response in hardcopy to Head Office 1, Basement
Level B2, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000. Contact NELA-Earlyworks,
tel +61
(0)3 96556012, email NELA-Earlyworks@northeastlink.vic.gov.au.
Visit https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/tenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=32480&action=display-tender-details&returnUrl=%2Ftender%2Fsearch%2Ftender-search.do%3F%24%7Brequest.queryString%7D.
Ref.n. EOI 26271. 48/18.
Two major construction companies CPB and Laing O'Rourke were
pre-selected for the EUR 127,64 million (AUD 200 million) contract for the
preliminary works for the North East Link. Next year, work will begin on utilities
such as power and water for the main €9.82 billion (AUD 15.8 billion) project
construction contract. For further information please go to
http://northeastlink.vic.gov.au. 23/19.
Three consortiums have been shortlisted to build North East
Link’s twin road tunnels. The bidders are competing for the EUR 4.30 - 5.53 bn
(AUS7-9 bn) major works contract as part of a Public Private Partnership to
deliver this long-awaited infrastructure project.
• OneLink:
CPB Contractors, Samsung C&T Corporation, Egis Road Operations, UGL
Engineering, Pacific Partnership, DIF Management Australia;
• Spark:
Salini Impregilo, GS Engineering and Construction, China Construction Oceania,
Broadspectrum Australia, Capella Capital, John Laing Investments, and advisors
Lend Lease Engineering;
• ViaNova:
John Holland Group, Acciona Construction, Lendlease Services, Plenary Group,
Acciona Concesiones.
The selected contractor will build the twin tunnels and
design the entire project, including its new interchanges, freeway upgrades and
paths for pedestrians and cyclists. This major construction will start in late
2021, and early works to prepare for this begin early 2020 following planning
approvals.
CPB Contractors will lead the early works package, which
includes a range of power, water and other utility works to reduce disruption
when major construction starts. Click here and au/36 for the tunnelbuilder
archive. Visit http://northeastlink.vic.gov.au
. 36/19.
Spark has been selected as the preferred bidder to deliver the tunnelling package for North East Link.
Spark comprises of WeBuild, GS Engineering and Construction, CPB Contractors, China Construction Oceania, Ventia, Capella Capital, John Laing Investments, DIF and Pacific Partnerships.
The selected contractor will build the twin tunnels and design the entire project, including its new interchanges, freeway upgrades and paths for pedestrians and cyclists. This major construction will start in late 2021, and early works to prepare for this will begin early 2020 following planning approvals.
For further please click here and visit https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au . 25/21.
The Spark consortium - including WeBuild (29,73%), GS Engineering and Construction, CPB Contractors, China Construction Oceania, Ventia, Capella Capital, John Laing Investments, DIF and Pacific Partnerships - has signed the contract for the design and construction of the EUR 7.19 bn (AUD11.1‐bn) North East Link project . The consortium had been identified as the preferred bidders in June. Webuild, as part of the design and construction joint‐venture, will design and build twin three‐lane tunnels approximately 6.5 km long, among other related works. The tunnelling work is part of the Primary Package that the Spark consortium was awarded by the North East Link Authority, which is overseeing the development of the entire project, fixing the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network between the M80 and the Eastern Freeway in the city’s northeast. The PPP will adopt an Incentivized Target Cost contracting structure that encourages transparency and collaboration between the client and the Spark design and construction joint venture. Visit https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/contract/view?id=195348 and https://www.webuildgroup.com/en. 43/21.
Following a competitive tendering process Yurringa Energy awarded the contract to deliver 137.5 GWh of renewable electricity during the construction of the North East Link road tunnels, suppling 100% green energy to the Spark North East Link Design & Construct Joint Venture (Spark NEL D&C JV, or Spark). The renewable energy will be used to power large site compounds for the project, and the massive TBMs, which will soon begin their journey helping dig the 6.5 km of three-lane twin road tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen to provide the missing transport link between the M80 and the Eastern Freeway. Visit https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au and https://yurringaenergy.com.au/. 33/24.
Australia,
Melbourne
- au/32
Metro
Preconstruction works, including geotechnical drilling programme, completed for Melbourne Metro rail tunnel to run between Dynon in the west and St Kilda Road near Domain to serve central business district. Planned construction period 2012-2018. Project review of station locations at Arden, Parkville, CBD North, CBD South and Domain to be conducted after Victorian State election 27.11.2010. Visit www.transport.vic.gov.au. 47/10.
The Melbourne Metro Rail Project, including 9 km rail tunnels and 5 new underground stations, is currently in the planning and pre-construction phase. Potential private sector partners are invited to formally register their interest in tendering for packages of work with Melbourne Metro Rail Authority at http://mmrailproject.vic.gov.au/about-the-project/tenders-and-service-providers. Click here for ROI (Registration Of Interest) form and send it by email to MMRA-Procurement@ecodev.vic.gov.au for processing. 48/15.
CPB Contractors formerly Leighton Contractors, John Holland KBR a Joint Venture comprising of John Holland Group and KBR Inc. formerly Kellogg Brown & Root. Lend Lease Coleman Rail a joint venture comprising of Lend Lease Engineering and Coleman Rail Pty Ltd are the three selected bidders for the next phase of the tender process for Melbourne Metro Rail Early Works.
The Early Works package will deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in critical works to prepare key sites for the start of major construction on Melbourne Metro Rail in 2018. The works include the relocation and protection of underground services such as gas, sewer and water mains, the removal of trees, relocation of road features, and the design and construction of access shafts.
Shortlisted bidders will be requested to submit a formal proposal with a contract award in mid-2016. Construction activities will commence soon after. Visit http://mmrailproject.vic.gov.au/about-the-project/news/shortlist-for-early-works-released. 08/16.
The Melbourne Metro Rail Authority (MMRA) is inviting expressions of interest (EOI), with a deadline of the 09.06.2016, for the $6 billion Tunnel and Stations Public Private Partnership (PPP). The PPP will deliver the largest package of works on Australia’s biggest public transport project, including two 9 km rail tunnels. These tunnels will run through the heart of Melbourne and there will be three new underground stations at Arden, Parkville and Domain, and two new city stations directly connected to Flinders Street and Melbourne Central. The new Metro Tunnel will give the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury lines their own tunnel through the CBD, which will free up space in the Loop to run more trains in and out of the City. Early works begin next year, with the major construction delivered through this package to start in 2018, and the project set to create 3,700 jobs.
For further information e-mail PPP@melbournemetro.vic.gov.au and visit https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/tenders/tender/display/tender-details.do?id=7801&action=display-tender-details and http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/multi-billion-dollar-metro-tunnel-out-to-market/. Ref.n. EOI 20648. 21/16.
John Holland from Melbourne has won the contract to deliver the EUR218.16m (AUD324m) early works package for Melbourne Metro, including excavating massive shafts in the centre of Melbourne as part of preparations for the tunnel and five new underground stations. The contract will involve excavation of huge open shafts up to 35m deep and adjacent to Swanston Street to enable the underground construction of the two new city stations built as part of the EUR7.33 billion (AUD10.9b) project.
Excavation of the Central Business District (CBD) North Station will involve 2 shafts – at Franklin and A’Beckett Street – which will be covered by massive acoustic sheds to reduce noise for neighbouring residents and offices. Construction of CBD South will involve the partial demolition of the carparkunderneath City Square. Other works in the package include the relocation and protection of up to 100 utilities, including gas, power and telecommunications services, and the 120 year old brick main sewer line under the Domain interchange. These works will start within weeks, with work on the stations shafts to begin next year, following the conclusion of Environment Effects Statement (EES) process which is currently underway and formal planning approval for the project. Visitwww.melbournemetro.vic.gov.au, http://www.premier.vic.gov.au andhttp://www.johnholland.com.au. 26/16.
Useful Links:-
http://melbournemetro.vic.gov.au/about-the-project/news/major-work-to-begin-next-year
http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/major-work-on-metro-tunnel-to-begin-next-year/
http://www.johnholland.com.au/who-we-are/latest-news/john-holland-to-deliver-early-works-for-melbourne-metro
The consortium Cross Yarra Partnership (CYP) comprising of Lendlease Engineering, John Holland, Bouygues Construction and Capella Capital has been selected to build the Metro Tunnel and five new underground stations at Melbourne. Early works are well underway, with major construction on the tunnel and stations expected to start next year. Visit http://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/about-the-project/news/station-designs and http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/the-metro-tunnel-more-jobs-more-stations-more-trains/. 29/17.
The consortium RIA (Rail Infrastructure Alliance) comprising John Holland (a subsidiary of Chinese firm CCCG), CPB Contractors (part of CIMIC Group, whose parent company is German construction firm Hochtief) and AECOM (the American multinational engineering and design firm) has been selected as the preferred bidders to build the Metro Tunnel entrances in Kensington and South Yarra at Melbourne: 9 km of twin tunnels beneath the CBD, in an effort to ease congestion on the City Circle and surrounding lines.
CPB Contractors and John Holland are equal construction partners in the contract, and AECOM is the design partner. The $1 billion works package will include cut and cover and tunnelling works at the eastern and western tunnel entrances to connect the new rail tunnel to the existing network, along with additional selected station upgrades, tunnel, track and signalling works along the Sunbury and Dandenong lines.
Site preparations ahead of portal construction will commence later this year, with most RIA works expected to be finished in line with the completion of the tunnels and stations, by the end of 2025. Click au/32 for tunnelbuilder archive. Visit https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au, https://www.aecom.com, https://www.cpbcon.com.au and http://www.johnholland.com.au. 29/18.
https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au =>
https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/about-the-project/news/preferred-bidders-for-the-rail-infrastructure-alliance
https://www.aecom.com/id/projects/melbourne-metro-tunnel/
https://www.cpbcon.com.au/news-and-media/news/cpb-contractors-preferred-1-billion-metro-tunnel-works/
http://www.johnholland.com.au=>http://www.johnholland.com.au/who-we-are/latest-news/john-holland-named-preferred-partner-for-iconic-metro-tunnel-project/
Australia,
Sydney
- au/31
Metro
The government of New South Wales has invited expressions of interest to find a shadow operator for Australasia's first metro line in Sydney. The primary purpose of the shadow operator is to ensure that a central focus on delivering a safe, attractive and efficient end-product for passengers is maintained, particularly prior to the appointment of the actual operator. The shadow operator will have the capability and expertise to assist throughout the project in providing executive advice up to the commencement of construction in 2010 and providing technical support required by management and other working groups. Visit www.sydlink.com.au/site/page.cfmThe proposed 38 km northwest metro line will run underground from the city beneath Victoria Road towards Top Ryde, Epping, Castle Hill, and Rouse Hill in the city's northwest. Thirty-two kilometres of the line would be underground. The AUD12 billion line will have 17 stations with the city centre terminus expected to utilise disused CityRail platforms at St James station. No detailed technical specifications for the metro have yet been released, although the line will use automatic operation with trains running at five-minute headways.The state government says it will fund the metro but has left the door open for a public-private partnership (PPP), or government funding with private operation. Construction will start simultaneously from both the city and the Hills Centre by 2010 with the first section opening between Epping and Rouse Hill by 2015. This section will operate as an isolated shuttle until the remainder of the metro is completed by 2017. 24/08.
Three consortia have been short listed for Sydney metro's major construction and tunnelling contract: Line 1 (McConnell Dowell Corporation/Abigroup/Obayashi Corporation); Metro Primo (Leighton Contractors/SELI); and Thiess/John Holland JV. They will now compete for the contract to construct the first stage comprising 7 km-long twin tunnels of 5.7 m internal diameter from Central to Rozelle, including drainage, cross passages, underground stations and passenger entrances. Click here for the alignment. The contract will be awarded in the second quarter of 2010 and the line should start operating by 2015. Visit www.sydneymetro.nsw.gov.au. 33/09.
Two consortia have been shortlisted to bid for the Integrated Metro Operations IMO contract for phase 1 of Sydney Metro between Central and Rozelle as follows: Kujika consortium, comprising Bovis Lend Lease, Downer EDI, Keolis, McConnell Dowell, Thales and financial advisor Plenary Group; and Met One, comprising Serco, Bombardier Transportation, Laing O'Rourke and Hastings Management.The IMO contract includes supply of trains, track and E&M systems and fitting out the six stations, as well as operation and maintenance of the 7 km line. The contract is due to be awarded in late 2010. Visit www.sydneymetro.nsw.gov.au. 42/09.
Australia,
- au/30
Queensland - Motorway
Queensland - au/30MotorwayThe Brisbane city council has appointed a Sinclair Knight Merz and Connell Wagner joint venture to plan the 5.5 km northern link road, which includes a 4.7 km tunnel under the inner-western suburbs of Brisbane, between the western freeway and the inner city bypass. The route will start at the Toowong roundabout and head northeast towards the city, running under suburbs such as Red Hill, Auchenflower, Rosalie, Paddington and Kelvin Grove. The detailed plan will be drawn up this year and pending approval, the project will go to tender in 2009. It is not expected to open until 2014. Click here to download the map. Visit www.skmconsulting.com and www.conwag.comThe northern link will be the fourth project in the TransApex ring road vision. Work has already started on the North-South Bypass Tunnel and the Hale Street Link, while the preferred tenderer for the Airport Link has just been named. 22/08.Expressions of interest are invited until 10th October, 2008 for the financing, design, construction, operation, maintenance of the Northern Link in Brisbane, consisting of parallel 5 km hard rock tunnels, safety and ventilation systems, fire protection and monitoring systems, and electronic tolling system. The purpose of the tunnel is to link the western freeway in Toowong to the Inner City bypass at Kelvin Grove under the TransApex plan inner-city motorway ring. The project is to be undertaken as public-private partnership. The Northern Link tunnel will enable motorists to drive from Brisbane's Centenary suburbs to the airport without stopping at a single traffic light. Planners need to go forward with the environmental impact statement. The objective is to take the process forward so that by Christmas 2009, a contract can be awarded before moving to financial close and seeing the commencement of tunnelling work and the ultimate completion in 2014. To register interest, visit www.evalua.com.au/etb/bcc/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=15892484#bottom or contact Queensland government, tel. +61 734037686 or e-mail judy.gold@brisbane.qld.gov.au 41/08.
The round of expressions of interest for the 4.7 km-long Northern Link tunnel, now a Brisbane City Council project, has closed after registration of seven consortia. Australian-led consortia are LBRJV (Baulderstone/Leighton), Transfield with Laing O'Rourke, and TunneLink (Abigroup/Thiess John Holland). The remaining four are: KEJV/Daelim, Korea; Dragados Northern Link, Spain; TransCity, Italy/Spain/Australia; and Northern Direct, UK/France. The tender process will be completed by end-June, 2010 for award by end of year. Project history and map at tunnelbuilder archive au/30, and visit www.ats.org.au/index.php?option=com_content and www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. 47/09.
Australia,
Queensland
- au/29
Highway
Final bids for a AUD2.3 billion public-private partnership (PPP) toll road project to Brisbane airport in Queensland state were submitted on 14th December. The predominantly underground Airport Link is a 46-year concession contract to design, build, operate and maintain a 6.7 km motorway, 5.7 km of which in tunnel, to connect the North South Bypass Tunnel (NSBT) and Inner City Bypass at Bowen Hills with arterial roads at Kedron and Toombul. It is jointly procured by the Brisbane City Council and Queensland state government. Three teams have been chosen to submit final bids: BrisConnections, comprising Macquarie Bank, Thiess and John Holland (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, BBVA, BOS International Australia, Depfa Bank, KBC Bank, SG and Suncorp-Metway are competing to fund this bid); NorthConnect Motorway consortium, consisting of Baulderstone Hornibrook, Abi Group, Bilfinger Berger BOT, Portuguese toll road operator Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal and Babcock & Brown (Bayerische Landesbank, Fortis Bank, HSBC, Royal Bank of Canada and Westpac Banking Corp are backing this bid); and Northern Motorway consortium, made up of Leighton Contractors and ABN AMRO with debt provided by ABN AMRO, Calyon, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, nabCapital and WestLB. 04/08.The Queensland government announced BrisConnections as the preferred bidder for the 6.7 km Brisbane airport link, the 3 km Windsor to Kedron section of the northern busway and a new 750 m fly-over road above the airport roundabout. BrisConnections is a fully integrated consortium of Macquarie Capital Group, Leighton subsidiaries Thiess and John Holland, Arup and Parsons Brinckerhoff. BrisConnections will design, construct, finance, own and operate the airport link project, design and construct the Windsor to Kedron section of the northern busway and design and construct a direct link between the east-west arterial and airport drive known as the airport drive connection. Visit www.leighton.com.au, www.thiess.com.au, www.johnholland.com.au, www.arup.com and www.pbworld.comThe airport link will be a fully electronic toll road stretching some 6.7 kilometres with 5.25 kilometres underground, and will have one of the lowest per kilometre tunnel tolls in Australia. It will avoid 17 sets of traffic lights and cut travel times between the city and the airport by up to 17 minutes in 2012. By 2022, the travel time savings are estimated to be up to 47 minutes. Design and construction work will be undertaken by the Thiess-John Holland joint venture under a fixed-price, fixed term contract.The northern busway is a 3 km two-lane, two way busway, including 1.5 km underground.In total the three projects will cost AUD4.8 billion, including land costs, of which the state of Queensland will only contribute AUD1.5 billion. The airport link - which is the most complex road and tunnel engineering feat in Queensland’s history - will cost over AUD3.4 billion to build. There will be partial burying of two of the airport link’s three ventilation stations, including at Clayfield, to dramatically reduce noise and visual impacts.Construction is scheduled to begin later this year, following consultation with the public and detailed design. All construction work on the three projects is due to be completed by the middle of 2012. 22/08.BrisConnections, the consortium of Thiess and John Holland, has signed a AUD90 million contract with Herrenknecht on 17th August, 2008 for two tunnel boring machines for the Airport Link road and tunnel project. They will be the two largest tunnel boring machines, at 12.48 m in diameter, to ever operate in Australia. Each cutting head features 80 off, 42.5 cm disc cutters. Each disc cutter features 80, 42.5 cm cutters. Both machines will travel 55 m below the surface at the deepest section. Each machine will install a full circle concrete lining continuously as part of the excavation process. The first TBM is expected to arrive from Germany by the end of next year and begin tunnelling around mid 2010. The second is expected to arrive in early 2010. When complete, the 6.7 km Airport Link, of which 5.25 km underground, will allow motorists to bypass 18 sets of traffic lights between Bowen hills and the Brisbane airport, cutting the trip to as little as nine minutes. Visit www.herrenknecht.com 36/08.
