About Inland Rail

Inland Rail is a fast freight backbone stretching more than 1,600km that will transform how we move goods around Australia by providing transit times of less than 24 hours between Melbourne and Brisbane.

It will better link businesses, manufacturers and producers to national and global markets and generate new opportunities for existing and emerging industries.

Comprising 12 individual projects, Inland Rail is the largest freight rail infrastructure project in Australia and will enable safer, less congested highways, fewer carbon emissions, cheaper freight costs and new economic opportunities for our regions.

Inland Rail is a shot in the arm for Australia's economy, generating $18b in economic benefits and more than 21,500 direct and indirect jobs.

Inland Rail Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of ARTC, is building Inland Rail on behalf of the Australian Government.

Illabo to Stockinbingal

The Inland Rail - Illabo to Stockinbingal (I2S) Project is a 39-kilometre greenfield section where a new track will be constructed in a newly established rail corridor, just east of Illabo, tracking north to Stockinbingal, NSW.

This new section of rail corridor will provide a direct route from Illabo to Stockinbingal through to the existing Forbes line. The line will bypass Cootamundra and the steep and windy Bethungra Range with the Bethungra Spiral.

Bypassing the Bethungra Spiral will improve reliability and reduce travel distance by approximately 23 kilometres.

Burley Griffin Way will undergo a major realignment and a new road over rail bridge will be built. This will enable the closure of one of the existing rail level crossings in Stockinbingal, improving safety. In addition, Ironbong Road will undergo a minor realignment around the proposed level crossing to improve safety.

The project connects with the Albury to Illabo (A2I) and Stockinbingal to Parkes (S2P) enhancement projects.

Description of works involved

The works include:

- 39 kilometres of new single track standard gauge railway

- Construction of 11 bridges, 8 being across waterways, 2 rail over road and 1 road over rail

- Construction of 1 crossing loop and associated maintenance siding

- Construction of 5 public level crossings and 8 private level crossings

- Construction of 11 stock underpasses

- Construction and upgrade of 88 new and existing cross drainage culverts

- Construction of 27 longitudinal drainage culverts below level crossings

-Upgrading approximately 3km of track and formation within the existing rail corridor

For more information on the Illabo to Stockinbingal Project visit www.inlandrail.com.au/i2s

About John Holland

We're in the business of transforming lives. With over 50 years of successful partnerships and support from shareholders, John Holland Rail and Transport has become a leading end-to-end partner operating across major states and territories in Australia and New Zealand.

Our end-to-end capabilities are matched by the end-to-end thinking we bring to rail and transport solutions. We connect and manage the whole project environment in close collaboration with customers, communities, authorities and stakeholders.

Our long-term focus on developing industry-leading people and equipping them with the best plant, technology and systems means we can deliver the whole solution at any stage in the asset lifecycle, with heightened levels of certainty, value and compliance.

With in-house expertise and trades working seamlessly across the entire design, deliver, operate, and optimise process, John Holland is uniquely positioned to connect the whole journey together. This creates better outcomes for the customer, operator and passenger experience, for years to come.

The depth and breadth of our experience and offering means we go further in serving the needs of our customers and community, to make a real difference to people's lives.

Delivery timeframes

Contract award - Q4 2024

Early works commencement Q1 2025

Mobilisation to site - Q2 2025

Major construction - Q2 2025

Completion of construction - Q2 2027

Engaging local and Indigenous suppliers

John Holland is committed to creating sustainable economic development and employment opportunities for local and Indigenous businesses and individuals by maximising their opportunities to participate in the project.

John Holland will provide full, fair and reasonable opportunity for capable and competitive local and Indigenous businesses and social enterprises to compete for work or participate in supply chains associated with Inland Rail.

Registration of Interest (ROI) opportunities

John Holland may release additional work packages on ICN Gateway, consistent with the construction program requirements. Please check in regularly for updates and ensure your ICN Gateway business profile is set to receive alerts from changes to this Project page.

Businesses interested in supplying to the project as subcontractors, suppliers or equipment providers are encouraged to register their interest against the applicable Work Package/s.

Registrants should note:

A complete, up-to-date and accurate ICN Gateway company profile is required in order to register interest.

Click here to create a company profile on ICN Gateway.

This is an initial ROI to supply to the Illabo to Stockinbingal project.

Incomplete registrations may not be considered. Information on how to create a company profile or submit a registration of interest on ICN Gateway is provided below (refer to User Guides available in the 'Project Documents' section)

All ROIs are provided to John Holland for their information

John Holland have no contractual or other legal obligation to registrants arising out of the ROI process with respect to the consideration, evaluation, acceptance or rejection of any registration of interest, or the failure to consider, evaluate or accept any registration of interest.

Services, programs and initiatives provided by ICN are designed to complement a company's existing sales, marketing and business development strategy and any ROI submitted should not be considered an alternative to these activities.

It is important that businesses registering their interest are aware that their registration does not guarantee that they will progress further in any procurement.

John Holland has broad discretion to suspend, vary or terminate procurement processes of the Illabo to Stockinbingal project, decline to consider or review any ROI or negotiate with and enter into a contract with any other party for the performance of a Works Package.

ICN Gateway company profile

Your ICN Gateway company profile and any registrations of interest you submit are used to assess your organisation's ability to complete projects.

Click here to create a new company profile or to login to your existing company profile.

Please ensure your business invests the time and energy required to represent itself in the most effective manner possible when completing and/or updating your company profile.

John Holland strongly encourages suppliers to contact ICN in the first instance to gain an understanding of the ROI process and development programs, such as their ICN Gateway Profile Improvement Workshops. Additional ICN resources can be found at:

1) Gateway by ICN Setup Wizard

2) Gateway by ICN User Guide

3) Gateway by ICN EOI User Guide

Further assistance

Support and assistance are available through the organisation listed below.

1. Business Connect services delivered by Enterprise Plus - call 1300 215 448 to arrange.

Inland Rail

To learn more about becoming an Inland Rail supplier. You can access information on Inland Rail's supply principles and commitments, and supplier capability development initiatives, including workshops to assist businesses to develop business capability statements and respond to tenders.

Please visit: https://gateway.icn.org.au/projects/4641/inlandrail.com.au/opportunities/suppliers/information-for-suppliers/

Click here to access the ARTC & ICN Profile Improvement Session One recording. https://vimeo.com/536231138/be4c7e21ba

Click here to access the Inland Rail & ICN Profile Improvement Session Two recording. https://vimeo.com/539437363/e94730777f

For further information about the project or to discuss upcoming supply opportunities with John Holland, please contact John Holland's Commercial team via i2sprocurement@jhg.com.au.