Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has released the contract notices for MetroLink’s major civils packages.
Package M401 Southern Section (Charlemont to Northwood) includes bored tunnels, tunnel portals, evacuation/intervention shafts and ventilation shafts; below ground station excavations at Charlemont, St Stephen’s Green, Tara Station, O’Connell, Mater, Glasnevin, Griffith Park, Collins Avenue, Ballymun, Northwood up to 35m deep, including shell and core structure; and ancillary civil and accommodation works. It is valued at €4.565bn.
Package M402 Northern Section M402 (Northwood to Estuary) also includes bored tunnels and portals, evacuation/intervention shafts; and stations, excavations and associated logistics, including Dardistown, Fosterstown, Swords Central, Seatown, and Estuary.
The €3.347bn contract also covers the M50 viaduct, surface route (retained cut, cut and cover) and at-grade sections; Broadmeadow River Viaduct; Estuary Station Park and Ride Facility (site preparation); and preparation of the Dardistown Depot site and access road.
The two contracts will incorporate a structured framework to meet carbon targets, an approach aimed at encouraging innovation in low-carbon construction methods, materials, and logistics.
The prequalification stage for the M400 contracts will run concurrently. The subsequent tender stage for each contract will be staggered, with the M401 contract tender stage commencing first.
Bidders may apply for one or both lots but can only be awarded one contract. TII will shortlist a maximum of four candidates.
The contracts can be found on the government’s eTenders and OJEU website s.
TII chief executive Lorcan O’Connor said issuing the pre-qualification questionnaires was “an important milestone in the MetroLink journey”.
MetroLink will comprise a high-capacity, high-frequency railway, with 16 new stations running from Swords to Charlemont.
It will link Dublin Airport, Irish Rail, DART, Dublin Bus and Luas services and create an integrated public transport network for the Greater Dublin Area. As well as linking major transport hubs, MetroLink will connect key destinations such as Ballymun, the Mater Hospital, the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin City University, and Trinity College Dublin.
Much of the 18.8km route will run underground.
In November last year TII began the procurement of a delivery partner for the project.
