Major Contract

SRL East - Works Package A - Development, Initial, and Early Works

PROJECT STATUS
Under Delivery
SRL East - Works Package A - Development, Initial, and Early Works

The Suburban Rail Loop East - Development, Initial, and Early Works package includes:

  • road modifications
  • utility relocations
  • ground improvement trials 
  • tram terminus works, and 
  • site preparations for tunnel boring machines.

 

Key Dates

Nov 2020 Project Announcement
Nov 2021 Contract Award
2022 Construction Commencement

Funding contributions

Victorian Government

Procurement

Procuring Agency: Suburban Rail Loop Authority
Shortlist: - CPB Contractors, John Holland, and Laing O'Rourke
Successful Tenderer: Laing O'Rourke

PROJECT HISTORY

Nov 2020 The Victorian Government allocated $2.2 billion for early works in its 2020/21 Budget.
Dec 2020 The Victorian Government opened Expressions of Interest for the early works contract.
May 2021 CPB Contractors, John Holland, and Laing O'Rourke shortlisted for the early works project.
Nov 2021 The Victorian Government awarded the contract to Laing O'Rourke.
Jun 2022 The SRLA announced Construction had commenced on SRL East - Works Package A - Early Works.
May 2023 In the 2023-24 Victorian Budget, the previously named Suburban Rail Loop – Initial and Early Works package was renamed as Suburban Rail Loop East – Development, Initial and Early Works, and received $574 million for FY2023-24. The estimated cost of the package also increased by $12 million to $2.4 billion, with construction completion estimated by mid-2025.
Estimated Total Cost
(2023)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
Victoria |
Resources
Tender notices
2020/12/15