Dunolly Yard Upgrade

Forward Notice - Detailed Design of Dunolly Yard Upgrade Works

V/Line Corporation operates regional public transport services within Victoria and is the sole provider of intrastate regional passenger rail services including the Victorian regional railway network.

Brief description:

V/Line is intending to release a Request for Tender (design services) in early December 2025 for a Consultant to perform Detailed Design of Dunolly Yard Upgrade Works located at Railway Road, Dunolly.

General nature of the Works or Construction Services to be procured:

A Consultant will be required to perform Construction Services to provide a detailed design of Dunolly Yard Upgrade Works to prioritise the removal of excess and technically non-compliant gauge splitters to support projects to optimise traffic through Dunolly and service Dunolly GrainCorp with more direct broad-gauge trains.

The Procurement Model:

Open market approach.

Minimum certification requirements or technical capability requirements:

• All works are to be compliant to current applicable V/Line, Australian standards, regulations and codes.
• Consultants will be required to demonstrate relevant experience, within the last five (5) years, in delivering detailed design services for railway yard upgrade works, involving scope and complexity comparable to this project.

Forward Notice Open Period:

25 Calendar Days

NOTE: This forward notice is released to the open market as per Ministerial Directions requirements.

Expected timing and location for release of the Tender Notice:

Early December 2025.

Please note the following information and take the appropriate action

V/Line now uses Zycus as its procurement system, and we will use Zycus for tender events.

What this means for you

V/Line will release a new Tender document for Detailed Design of Dunolly Yard Upgrade Works on the Zycus platform. This is the ONLY platform that tender documentation will be available on.

As part of our implementation of Zycus, we have also introduced the Zycus Supplier Network (ZSN) portal, which is a secure, online platform that enables suppliers to engage with V/Line digitally. Tender documentation will be available to be viewed via the ZSN portal, and V/Line will be accepting tender responses submitted via ZSN.

How to access ZSN

1. Active V/Line vendor:

• Please contact V/Line at: procurementsystems@vline.com.au to request your unique ZSN registration link which allows you to create your ZSN account with V/Line.
• If you already have a ZSN account linked to V/Line, please login using your existing login information.

2. Prospective V/Line vendor:

• Please click this link to register an account on ZSN and create your company profile.

 View tender documentation

After your ZSN registration is complete, you will be able to login to ZSN and view the tender documentation when it is released from your ZSN account V/Line home page. Tender documentation will not be available to view until the release date.

Submitting a tender response

V/Line will only be accepting responses submitted via ZSN. Please login to the ZSN Portal during the tender open period to complete and submit your response. Please note that V/Line will release Advance Tender Notices on Tenders Vic.

Please visit V/Line’s Corporate website (V/Line - Regional public transport for Victoria - Suppliers) for more information, FAQ’s and guides on how to use ZSN.

For additional help, please email ProcurementSystems@vline.com.au.

Please visit V/Line’s Corporate website for more information, FAQ’s and guides on how to use ZSN.

Please contact the Procurement Team at paul.evangelou@vline.com.au with any queries.