McConnell Dowell Corporation, Abigroup, Obayashi Corporation; Metro Primo: Leighton Contractors, S.E.L.I Spa; and Thiess/John Holland JV: Thiess, John Holland JV have been selected from a list of five which submitted detailed expressions of interest in June.
The three consortia will now compete for the contract to develop the Permanent Route Infrastructure (PRI) for the Sydney Metro, stage one, Central to Rozelle, NSW Minister for Transport David Campbell said.
“Reaching this major milestone in the contract process for the CBD Metro again emphasises that work on the project is steaming ahead,” Campbell said. “Some of Australia’s, and indeed the world’s, leading engineering and construction companies are represented in the shortlist for the PRI contract.”
The PRI contract will involve major tunnelling work for the 7km route between Central and Rozelle, including building the structural lining and cross passages in the tunnel, and excavating the underground stations and passenger entrances.
Campbell said that the tender process will open for the shortlisted consortia in the coming weeks and will close in December, with the contract to be awarded to the successful consortium in the second quarter of 2010.
“Once again business in NSW is showing it is resilient to the doom saying and negative talk from the NSW Opposition, which has blatantly tried to undermine this project,” Campbell said.
