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Contracts in brief
CONTRACTS -- IN BRIEF ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE CONTRACTS AND TENDERS RECENTLY AWARDED OR PUT TO MARKET ACROSS THE AUSTRALIAN INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR.
QUEENSLAND Cross River Rail $40M contract awarded to local construction company Cross River Rail Minister Kate Jones has announced a $40 million contract for Cross River Rail has been awarded to Toowoombabased construction company Wagners. The deal, which is expected to span a nine-month period starting late next year, will see Wagners manufacture all of the precast concrete tunnel segments for the 10.2 kilometre rail line from Dutton Park to Bowen Hills. The segments will be made at the company’s facility at Wacol and will then be installed in the rail line’s 5.9-kilometre twin tunnels. These will stretch underneath the Brisbane river and CBD and tunnelling is expected to begin in 2021.
VICTORIA Job bank opens for North East Link contracts Registrations are open to build Victoria’s North East Link, with more than 10,000 jobs and millions of dollars in contracts on offer. The state government is encouraging sole traders and small and medium businesses to register for contract opportunities as the North East Link is built over the next eight years. According to Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan, electricians, building trades, roof services, landscapers, form workers, carpenters, bricklayers and concreters are just some of the businesses being encouraged to register their interest.
NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney Metro shortlists three applicants for Barangaroo Station Following an expressions of interest process, Sydney Metro has shortlisted three applicants to move to the Request for Tender stage for Barangaroo Station. The three applicants shortlisted are Hutchinson, John Holland and Watpac. Sydney Metro is working in collaboration with Infrastructure NSW to deliver Barangaroo Station. The station will aim to improve access to the Walsh Bay arts and culture precinct as well as providing easy access to Barangaroo’s public, residential, commercial and entertainment areas and the new ferry hub.
Waterloo Metro Station $299M build contract awarded The NSW Government has awarded a $299 million contract to deliver the new Waterloo metro station. The contract will include the construction of an integrated development above and beside the station. The John Holland and Mirvac joint venture has been awarded the contract. As part of a value capture agreement on Sydney Metro, the NSW Government will receive $106 million from the joint venture for the air rights to develop the site. The new station is hoped to transform the new Waterloo area and the station will give customers more public transport options to improve connectivity across Sydney. The Waterloo Metro Quarter concept comprises five building envelopes, which are three towers and two mid-rise buildings above and adjacent to the station.
ROIs open for Sydney road maintenance contracts Transport for NSW is seeking registrations of interest (ROIs) for the new Sydney Roads Asset Performance contracts for Greater Sydney. A shortlist of applicants will be selected from this process and invited to tender for the work. The ROIs will be open until Wednesday 25 March 2020, at 2.30pm. Transport for NSW Director of Project Implementation Matt Sweeting said the NSW Government’s vision for the contracts is for an integrated transport system that drives better outcomes for all customers. The services required include, but are not limited to, routine and tactical asset management and routine maintenance for all road-related and intelligent transport systems (ITS) assets. It also includes tactical maintenance work including all road surface, ITS, bridge and tunnel assets, event management and asset recovery, and minor and complex improvement work.
Laing O’Rourke selected as lead contractor for NSW bushfire recovery The Federal and NSW Governments have announced they will share the costs of the bushfire clean-up on a 50:50 basis. Residential and commercial properties destroyed by the recent bushfires in NSW will be the focus of the clean-up. This partnership follows the successful approach adopted by the Australian and Victorian Governments following the Black Saturday bushfires. Both governments have stated the cleanup is expected to run into the hundreds of millions of dollars, though a definitive number cannot be settled until the fires have stopped and all sites are assessed. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the funding agreement was an important step to get the clean-up and rebuilding process moving and to help people get back on their feet.
INTERNATIONAL Contractor awarded Auckland airport infrastructure contract Auckland International Airport has awarded its Terminal Development Plan Fuel Diversion and Fuel Network Compliance Stage 2 and 3 contract to McConnell Dowell. According to a McConnell Dowell statement, works consists of rerouting a new 600-metre section of existing buried steel pipeline fuel supply main to enable construction of a new domestic jet terminal baggage handling building. Additional works include excavation, civil repairs, mechanical repairs and replacing 1800 square metres of concrete apron.
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