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Western Harbour Tunnel

Over $500M

Various - Mixture of delivery types

Contract	Date	Inclusions
Development Partner	Contract Award mid-2021	Development partner acting as an agent of TfNSW with a level of authority to act on behalf of TfNSW for the procurement and delivery of the WHT Main Works Packages. The Development Partner appointment will aim to drive innovation and efficiencies across WHT activities by accessing to market-leading capability and capacity.

IMT Crossing and Marine Works

Contract type	Date	Inclusions
Incentivised Target Cost (ITC) contract	Early Q2 2021 release invitation for EOI	Immersed Tube (IMT) crossing of Sydney Harbour and associated marine works
Will reimburse up to 50% cost of bid cost of preparation of the tender (capped)	RFT – Early mid Q3 2021

Driven Tunnels and M&E Fitout

Contract type	Date	Inclusions
Design and Construct (D&C) contract	Early Q2 2021 release invitation for EOI	Driven tunnels north and south of the IMT crossing of Sydney Harbour Integrated mechanical, electrical and control system design and fitout across WHT Project
Will reimburse up to 50% cost of bid cost of preparation of the tender (capped)	Early Q3 2021	Mechanical and electrical design and fitout. Risk shared such as: Contamination Utilities

Asset Management, Operations and Maintenance Contract

Contract	Date	Inclusions
Asset Manager Contract	Contract Award Q3 2021	Asset Manager to provide Asset Management, Operations and Maintenance services to the Western Harbour Tunnel and Sydney Harbour Tunnel for a period of 10 years with priced option for a further 10 years. Innovation and efficiencies across key activities Access to market leading capability and capacity Provision of Whole of Life (WoL) advice during procurement, design and construction of the Western Harbour Tunnel

The Western Harbour Tunnel is a major transport infrastructure project that will make it easier, faster and safer to get around Sydney. By creating a western bypass of the Sydney CBD, the Western Harbour Tunnel will take pressure off the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Anzac Bridge and Western Distributor corridors to improve transport capacity in and around Sydney Harbour.

The Western Harbour Tunnel is a new motorway connection under Sydney Harbour linking WestConnex and City West Link at Rozelle to the Warringah Freeway near North Sydney. As part of the broader the Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link Program, the Western Harbour Tunnel is designed to ease congestion throughout Greater Sydney, improving journey times for public transport, freight and motorists.

The Key features of the Western Harbour Tunnel include:

Twin mainline tunnels about 6.5 kilometres long connecting the M4-M5 Link at Rozelle to the Warringah Freeway, near Cammeray
Immersed tube crossing of Sydney Harbour between Birchgrove and Balls Head
Tunnelled ramps and surface connections at Rozelle, North Sydney and Cammeray, an off ramp to Falcon Street and an on ramp from Berry Street at North Sydney
Provisions for future underground connections to the Beaches Link project under the Warringah Freeway
Motorway facilities and ventilation outlets at the Rozelle Interchange and Warringah Freeway in Cammeray (including fit out and commissioning)
Operational facilities including a motorway control centre at Waltham Street, in the Artarmon industrial area, and tunnel support facilities at the Warringah Freeway in Cammeray
Other operational infrastructure including groundwater and tunnel drainage management and treatment systems, signage, fire and life safety systems, lighting, emergency evacuation and emergency smoke extraction infrastructure, CCTV and other traffic management systems.

The project is being procured and delivered by Transport for NSW. An industry update was released in December 2020. The industry update provided further information on several key areas, notably:

Western Harbour Tunnel Main Works procurement and delivery strategy
Operations and maintenance
Objectives, role and scope of the WHT Development Partner.

Western Harbour tunnel Development Partner - Tender

TfNSW has commenced a process of seeking tenders from shortlisted organisations for the Development Partner contract.

Western Harbour Tunnel Main Works Pre-registration

TfNSW has now commenced a process inviting suitably experienced and qualified organisations to pre-register their interest to participate in the procurement process for the delivery of the Western Harbour Tunnel project.

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