Construction is about to start on the first section of Inland Rail, between Parkes and Narromine. ARTC Inland Rail are holding business and supplier briefing sessions to share what opportunities may be available for local business and what the requirements are to work with them.

Inland Rail is the largest freight rail infrastructure project in Australia. The Parkes to Narromine (P2N) section is the first part of Inland Rail to be built. Between Parkes and Narromine, we will upgrade 98.4km of existing rail track and build 5.3km of new rail track. Construction-related activities on this section are planned to start in September 2018. Work is expected to be completed by mid-2020.

After a competitive tender process, ARTC has selected INLink, a joint venture between BMD Constructions and Fulton Hogan, as our construction contractor to deliver the P2N project. During the peak of construction, there will be up to 200 people working on the project.

There will be opportunities for local businesses and suppliers to work with us to build Inland Rail. We will hold briefing sessions for suppliers and businesses to come and meet the team and find out more about what we are looking for and how you might be able to work with us.

Briefing details
Parkes
5:30pm to 7:30pm
Monday 13 August 2018
Parkes Astro Dish
10-16 Bogan Street, Parkes

Some of the services we will need as part of the construction include:

• Bussing
• Concrete supply
• Concrete pumps
• Concrete cutting
• Crane hire
• Drilling for water bores
• Containers and site offices
• Concreters
• Electricians and power relocation • Earthmoving
• Fuel supplies
• Temporary fencing
• Tree loppers
• Rural fencing
• Quarries
• Security guards
• Liquid waste
• Stormwater drainage

In addition, there will be indirect business created by our work. This will include an increased demand for services associated with a large workforce, such as accommodation, restaurants, travel-related services and more.

Registration
Please register by emailing your details and the session you will be attending to inlandrailnsw@artc.com.au

Contact Us
We will be sharing more details about our work in the supplier briefings. In the meantime, if you would like to contact the team, please call 1800 732 761 or email inlandrailnsw@artc.com.au.