Major infrastructure providers have been shortlisted for a contract to deliver a new bridge connection over the Parramatta River, as part of the second stage of the Parramatta Light Rail Enabling Works package in New South Wales.
The organisations shortlisted for the Request for Tender process include CPB Contractors Pty Ltd / McConnell Dowell Constructors (Australia) Pty Ltd; Fulton Hogan Construction Pty Ltd / SRG Global; and John Holland Group Pty Ltd.
The package involves the delivery of a 320-metre-long public and active transport bridge over Parramatta River, together with approaches on either side of the river, totalling 1.3 kilometres.
It will be the first major bridge crossing over the Parramatta River since the completion of the Ryde Bridge in 1987. Design and early works (including site establishment and utilities relocations) are expected to commence in 2024, with major construction to start in 2025, subject to planning approval.
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Once constructed, the bridge will integrate with the planned 8.5-kilometre stretch of new shared walking and bike-riding paths and separated cycleways along the Parramatta Light Rail Stage Two corridor, also connecting to existing local shared path networks.
The project attracted interest from more than 19 organisations across Australia and around the world during the Registration of Interest process (between 5 December 2022 and 18 January 2023). Of those, eight submissions were received from Expressions of Interest between 30 January and 14 March 2023, which culminated in the shortlisted organisations.
The contract is expected to be awarded in 2024.