Local as well as international companies have completed the formal process to register their interest in the Melbourne Metro Rail project.
The AU$10.9bn (£5.5bn) project includes two 9km rail tunnels and five underground stations and which will be one of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects.
Companies that have registered their interest include Salini Impregilo, Acciona and Australian businesses Lendlease, Thiess, Brookfield Multiplex and CPB.
“The market interest we’re seeing from internationally renowned and respected construction companies both here and abroad is a huge vote of confidence in the Melbourne Metro project, and investment in Victorian infrastructure,” said treasurer Tim Pallas. “This is a project that will transform Melbourne: making it easier and quicker to move around the city and creating thousands of jobs along the way.”
The formal registrations of interest are cover the design and construction of the tunnels and stations, as well as the financing, operation and maintenance of the infrastructure.
Additional works will be delivered through separate procurement packages, including relocation of existing services, reconfiguration of existing tracks, and high capacity and conventional signalling upgrades.
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