The Victorian Government (State) is currently delivering a major transport initiative involving dozens of major road and rail projects being built across Victoria. Significant planning is also underway for a number of projects that are set to transform the way Victorians travel and to continue to support Victoria’s liveability and economic success.

A key part of this transport initiative is the establishment of a large-scale, strategically focussed investment program - the Suburban Roads Upgrade Program (SRU Program) - to transform Melbourne’s outer suburban arterial road network and address the gap in infrastructure investment generated by rapid land use change.

The first stage of the SRU Program - the Western Roads Upgrade Project - successfully achieved contractual and financial close in December 2017 and is currently in delivery.

The next stages of the SRU Program are the South Eastern Roads Upgrade Project and the Northern Roads Upgrade Project, involving the design, construction and financing of capital projects, rehabilitation works and road asset maintenance services in Melbourne’s outer south eastern and northern suburbs respectively.

The South Eastern and Northern Roads Upgrade Projects are to be procured as two separate availability-based Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts, in accordance with the Partnerships Victoria Framework and National PPP Policy and Guidelines.

The Major Roads Project Authority (MRPA) will be responsible for procurement of the Projects and will be supported by the Department of Treasury & Finance’s Partnerships Victoria unit.

The MRPA, on behalf of the State, invites suitably qualified Respondents to submit Expressions of Interest for the delivery of the Projects under the SRU Program.