The Albanese Government has announced the release of seven major tenders for High Speed Rail Newcastle to Sydney. This marks the beginning of the Development Phase, and another milestone in delivering this nation-shaping infrastructure project.
The Development phase will ensure that Line 1 is construction ready and will secure time-critical environmental and planning approvals and refine estimates from the business case on project cost, timelines and benefits.
These new tender packages will cover key technical, environmental, engineering and project delivery.
In addition to advancing technical design, these tenders will support environmental approvals and corridor protection activities, ensuring that these are in place when the government makes an investment decision following the conclusion of the development phase.
The tender packages include:
- Technical and Architectural Adviser
- Business, Operations and Maintenance Adviser
- Commercial and Transactions Adviser
- Delivery Partner
- Strategic Property Acquisition Adviser
- Environmental Planning and Assessment Adviser
- Demand Forecasting Adviser.
By progressing this detailed planning and strengthening industry partnerships the Government is showcasing their commitment to delivering High Speed Rail between Sydney and Newcastle.
The tender information is available via the Australian Government's AusTender platform.
Quotes attributable to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King:
"These seven tender processes show this Government is getting on with delivering High Speed Rail from Newcastle to Sydney.
"The expert teams we are seeking to appoint will help us form a detailed plan to deliver High Speed Rail, supporting thousands of highly skilled jobs across engineering and project management in the process. Australian workers and businesses will be front and centre of delivering this project.
"Taking these roles to tender show real and measurable progress. Every contract awarded brings us one step closer to delivering faster more reliable rail between Newcastle and Sydney."
