Suburban Rail Loop Authority, on behalf of the Victorian Government, invites interested parties to submit pre-qualification responses, deadline 15/12/2020, in advance of an upcoming Suburban Rail Loop Initial Works and Early Works procurement process. Suburban Rail Loop is a city and State-shaping project that will transform Victoria's public transport system and revitalise suburbs across Melbourne. The 90-kilometre Suburban Rail Loop will link every major rail line from the Frankston line to the Werribee line, via the airport, better connecting Victorians to jobs, retail, education, health services and each other. Suburban Rail Loop will be delivered in stages over several decades, with Stage One between Cheltenham and Box Hill to be delivered first. Stage One will connect growing health, education, retail and employment precincts in Melbourne’s south east between Cheltenham and Box Hill, via 26km twin underground rail tunnels. Future stages will see the line continue through Melbourne’s northern suburbs to Melbourne Airport and around to Werribee. Contact SRLA Procurement,  email procurement@srla.vic.gov.au. For further on the tender click here. Ref.n. 27340. 50/20. 

Advanced Tender Notice, deadline 21/04/2021, for the engagement of a consultant to provide tunnel construction specialist support on the SRLA- Suburban Rail Loop project. The required services are based in Melbourne. The Tender process will be a single stage Open Tender. Contact SRLA - Suburban Rail Loop Authority, attn Joel Shaw, email  joel.shaw@srla.vic.gov.au.  Visit https://tenders.vic.gov.au/tender/view?id=231703. Ref.n. TBC- . 15/21. 

Advanced Tender Notice, deadline 21/04/2021, for the engagement of a consultant to provide heavy civil construction specialist support on the SRLA- Suburban Rail Loop during reference design and to assist with the development of key technical and interface management documentation. The services will be based in Melbourne. The Tender process will be a single stage Open Tender. Contact SRLA - Suburban Rail Loop Authority, attn Joel Shaw, email  joel.shaw@srla.vic.gov.au.  Visit https://tenders.vic.gov.au/tender/view?id=231702. Ref.n. TBC. 15/21. 

Suburban Rail Loop Authority (SRLA) invites interested parties to submit, pre-qualification responses in advance of an upcoming Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) tunnelling packages procurement process deadline 25/03/2022. Interested parties must be registered and meet the pre-qualification requirements in order to participate in the procurement process. Once pre-qualified, access will be provided to the Invitation for Expressions of Interest (Invitation for EOI) documentation via an electronic data room. Contact SRLA Procurement, email procurement@srla.vic.gov.au Visit https://www.tenders.vic.gov.au/. Ref.n. SRLA-TUN1. 51/21.

The following three global industry leaders have been shotlisted for the tunnelling contracts on Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East and now they have been invited to submit a detailed Request for Proposal:
•     CPB Contractors Pty Limited, Ghella Pty Ltd and Acciona Construction Australia Pty Ltd;.
 •     John Holland Pty Ltd and Gamuda Berhad trading as Gamuda (Australia) Branch;
 •     Webuild S.p.A and GS Engineering and Construction Australia Pty Ltd

The first contract will be awarded next year for twin tunnels between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley. The second is to construct tunnels between Glen Waverley and Box Hill. Contractors will be required to deliver at least 92 % local content (excluding TBMs) - a huge boost for Victoria’s steel and concrete industry. Visit https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/three-firms-shortlisted-build-srl-east-tunnels. 36/22.

The consortium CPB Contractors, Ghella and Acciona Construction have secured the EUR 2.20 bn (AUD3.6 bn) Tunnels South contract to build 16km of twin tunnels between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley for Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East in Melbourne. Tunnelling will start in 2026, and trains will be running by 2035.  

The 4 TBMs for this section will be powered by renewable electricity, and construction and materials emissions will be reduced by 20%. 

The contract will also include 55 safety cross passages between the tunnels, station boxes at Clayton and Monash and the construction of portals – the entrances and exits to the tunnels – at the stabling facility.  

Construction is progressing across the SRL East corridor, with works in Burwood underway to build the TBM launch site. Most of the ground preparation works required to excavate safety cross passages between the twin tunnels will be managed underground, reducing surface impacts on residents, schools and roads. Contact SRLA Procurement, email procurement@srla.vic.gov.au. Visit https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/ and https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/. Ref.n. SRLA-TUN1. 50/23. 

Terra Verde, a global consortium of Webuild (Italy), GS Engineering & Construction (South Korea) and Bouygues Construction Australia of France’s Bouygues, secured the EUR 1.04 bn (AUD 1.7 bn) Tunnels North contract to build the northern Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East section with twin tunnels between the future stations Glen Waverley and Box Hill. The TBMs digging this 10 km section of twin tunnels will launch from Burwood - travelling south to Glen Waverley in 2026 - and will later travel north towards Box Hill. Tunnels North is the second major construction contract awarded for SRL East, after the contract for the southern section of tunnels was awarded last year.

Visit https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/ and https://www.webuildgroup.com. 45/24.

The following three world-leading bidders have been shortlisted to build the 6 underground Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East stations:

• Place Alliance (John Holland, Arup Australia Projects and Kellogg Brown & Root)
• Eastern Stations Precinct Alliance (Lendlease and WSP Australia)
• Connexus Alliance (CPB Contractors, Multiplex and GHD)

They will bid for 2 contracts – one to build the stations at Glen Waverley, Burwood and Box Hill; and another to build the stations at Cheltenham, Clayton and Monash. 

The contract to build the stations between Glen Waverley and Box Hill will be awarded in 2026 – the third major construction contract awarded for the project. The 2 remaining bidders will then compete for the second stations contract. Visit https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/. 45/24.