Pacific Motorway M1 Tender

ScopeAs part of the National Land Transport Network the M1 Pacific Motorway is the key commuter and freight transport corridor between Queensland and NSW.The Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill project will seewidening the motorway from six to eight lanesramps consolidated and managed motorways technology added andbetter active transport connections between centres. An extension of the South East Busway to Springwood is also being considered as part of the stage.In April 2018 the Federal Government committed circa 1 billion in funding for Queenslands M1 Pacific Motorway upgrades between Varsity Lakes to Tugun 515 million and Eight Miles Plains to Daisy Hill 374.5 million which will see funding contributions each year between FY2018-19 and FY2026-27. The Federal Government has committed to fund both projects on a 5050 funding split between the Federal and the Queensland governments pending business case approval by Infrastructure Australia.Building Queensland completed a detailed business case for the project in Quarter 3 2018 following the re-elected Queensland Government committing 16 million towards a business case for future upgrades of the M1 corridor between Eight Mile Plains and the Logan Motorway. The cost-benefit analysis undertaken for the project calculated a benefit cost ratio of 1.28. In January 2019 the business case was also submitted to Infrastructure Australia IA for evaluation.The project was included under the broader M1 Pacific Motorway capacity which IA identified as a High Priority Initiative on its Infrastructure Priority List. It was previously included as a Priority Initiative with a near term delivery timeframe.In June 2018 the Queensland Budget allocated 374.5 million for Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill out of a 749 million indicative total cost. The funding allocations comprise both State and Federal funding.The Budget notes that project timing and funding arrangements are still subject to negotiations with the Federal Government with the total project costs subject to business case development. The 2018-19 Queensland Transport Infrastructure Program QTRIP released in conjunction with the Budget notes that the majority of funding for the project is beyond the forward estimates with 424 million for Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill beyond FY2021-22.The project will be delivered under three to four major contracts construction only with possible early tenderer involvement. The contracts value is estimated between 50 to 200 million. The first contract is expected to be awarded the second half of 2020. Construction of the main works is scheduled to begin mid-2021 with completion expected in 2023.In July 2019 Infrastructure Australia elevated the project to a Priority Project on its Infrastructure Priority List following positive evaluation of the projects business case.