The M6 Stage 1 (formerly known as F6 Extension Stage 1) will deliver the missing link from Sydney’s south to the wider Sydney motorway network making journeys easier, faster and safer. It will remove more than 2,000 trucks a day from surface roads, and help return local streets to local communities.

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

The M6 Stage 1 includes:

twin 4 km tunnels linking the New M5 Motorway at Arncliffe to President Avenue at Kogarah
ramps between the main motorway tunnel and the surface intersection at President Avenue
tunnel stubs for a future connection south to extend the M6 extension
a new intersection at President Avenue, including the widening and raising of President Avenue at this location
providing a new shared cycle and pedestrian pathways connecting Bestic Street, Brighton-Le- Sands
motorway support infrastructure, including tunnel ventilation systems and the motorway control centre
new service utilities, including a permanent power supply line, and
minor adjustments to local roads in the project area.

OUR ROLE:

ConnellGriffin is the transaction advisor for the M6 Stage 1 project for RMS and is responsible for managing the procurement of the following packages:

M6 Extension Stage 1- D&C contract,
M6 Extension Stage 1- O&M contract, and
Independent Certifier Deed.

Our transaction advisor team’s services include:

preparing the project’s transaction strategy
preparing the industry briefing
preparing the Expressions of Interest (EOI) and Request for Tender (RFT) documents
leading the development of the SWTC
managing correspondence between the market and RMS
managing the evaluation of documents received from the market, including for both non-price and price evaluation work streams (including managing the clarification of Proposals for RMS)
presenting and reporting on the outcomes of evaluations
facilitating issue resolution, and appropriately capturing agreed positions in the contract and technical documentation, and
providing a high level of commercial and technical support during negotiations and contract finalisation with the Preferred Proponent.

Our Transaction Advisor team are heavily involved in the coordinated inputs from the project team, including from the technical advisors (i.e. scope requirements and technical specifications) and legal advisors (i.e. Deed).

KEY OUTCOMES:

Key early successes associated with the services provided by our Transaction Advisors include:

providing effective and responsive leadership throughout the early phases of the transaction of the D&C Contract
facilitating the resolution of various complex technical and commercial issues to ensure RMS has a clear understanding of its commercial and technical positions
coordinating the inputs from the various project disciplines
being a trusted advisor to RMS on various issues at hand, and
being accountable for the transaction process