Government Signs Off on $5.4bn Cross River Rail
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A multi-billion dollar construction contract has officially been signed for Brisbane’s Cross River Rail, guaranteeing the delivery of the south east Queensland major infrastructure project.
Pulse Consortium signed the contract with the Queensland government in an agreement that will deliver tunnelling works, the project’s new underground stations and ongoing maintenance for the infrastructure project.
The Pulse Consortium, selected as the preferred proponents in April, is made up of ASX-listed CIMIC Group, Pacific Partnerships, CPB Contractors, and UGL with international partners including DIF, BAM, and Ghella Investments & Partnerships.
Major construction will kick off later this year as scheduled, beginning with the demolition of the Roma Street Transit Centre.
CIMIC Group chief executive Michael Wright said they would use an integrated approach on the $5.4 billion project.
“We will finance, design, construct and maintain the new tunnels and rail stations, in partnership with the state government,” Wright said.
Cross River Rail
The new 10.2 kilometre rail line from Dutton Park to Bowen Hills, includes 5.9 kilometres of tunnel under Brisbane River and CBD.
The engineering giant, CIMIC Group, announced it will see approximately $2.73 billion in revenue from the project.
“CIMIC Group has led the development of the project’s proposal, with lead sponsor Pacific Partnerships providing 49 per cent of the equity finance, with the remaining 51 per cent to be provided by DIF, BAM PPP PGGM and Ghella Investments & Partnerships.”
CPB Contractors will deliver the design and construction in a joint venture with Ghella, BAM International and UGL.
UGL will also provide maintenance services on the project across 24 years.
Queensland Deputy premier Jackie Trad described the move to lock in the companies as a “key milestone”.
“Our commitment to this project will see tunnelling construction kick off next year too,” Trad said.
Related: New $250m Underground Plans for Roma Street
Cross River Rail
Imagery of the future Cross River Rail Stations.
By 2036, state government anticipates south east Queensland will be home to nearly five million people.
Currently, Brisbane’s network includes a single rail river crossing with all lines running through the same four city centre stations.
Trad said the infrastructure project will “unlock this bottleneck”.
Plans for Cross River Rail include the delivery of four new underground stations at Boggo Road, Woolloongabba, Albert Street and Roma Street, with upgrades to Dutton Park and Exhibition stations.
The project is forecast to create 7,700 jobs during construction and with plans to be in operation by 2024.
Onderstaand was van 4 april jl
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(ABM FN-Dow Jones) Bouwbedrijf BAM is als onderdeel van het Pulse-consortium geselecteerd als voorkeursaanbieder voor de bouw van een metrotunnel met vier metrostations in Brisbane. Dit maakte de bouwer donderdag bekend.
De aanleg van een tien kilometer lange spoorverbinding met een tunnel onder de rivier en het zakencentrum van de stad kost in totaal 3,4 miljard euro. BAM International is verantwoordelijk voor het ontwerp en de bouw, in een joint venture met CPB Contractors en Ghella Pty. De opdracht heeft voor BAM een bouwvolume van 100 miljoen euro per jaar voor een periode van vijf jaar.
Verdere financiële details worden gegeven nadat de opdracht definitief is, zei een woordvoerder van BAM donderdag tegen ABM Financial News.
BAM PPP PGGM zal samen met Pacific Partnerships, Ghella Investments and Partnerships en DIF het vermogen verstrekken voor het project.
Brisbane is de hoofdstad van Queensland, een deelstaat in het oosten van Australië