Sydney Water will issue an Expression of Interest to the market. The market plays an important role in delivering Sydney Water’s growth objectives and we welcome your expertise as we embark on the formal procurement process.

RP03 Reinstatement:

The Prospect North and Ryde Water Delivery Systems are currently servicing a population of 1.6 million with the population expected to increase to 2.1 million by 2031 and 2.4 million by 2056.

In 2014, RP03 was decommissioned due to its poor condition and an unacceptable risk of failure. Under the existing system demands, PT01 has sufficient capacity to supply the peak day conditions, with RP03 offline. However, growth forecast in the supply zone has identified that PT01 will become a capacity constraint, triggering extensive capital investments in heavily populated areas. Furthermore, failure of the PT01 main or RP01, would cut-off the primary supply to Wahroonga, Pymble and adjacent supply zones.

As a result, Sydney Water plans to reinstate RP03 using a DN900, increasing the reliability and capacity of the original main to ensure the pipeline will be able to supply Wahroonga Reservoir during the forecasted peak day conditions. RP03 is a 10km pipeline, part of which runs along the M2 and through a national park. As a result, this will likely be reinstated through a combination of open trenching and trenchless construction methods. The subsequent result will reduce the possibility of failure for the Ryde to Prospect System, adding a redundancy for RP01 a main which currently supplies a population of 350,000 in the Northern Beaches.

Through this Expressions of Interest (EOI) process, Sydney Water invites Proponents to demonstrate they have the right experience, capability, understanding and commitment to work with Sydney Water as our delivery contractor to deliver the scope, objectives, assets and more.

We are seeking a delivery contractor who has a sound understanding of design development and the construction of pipelines.

We look forward to your participation and engagement.