New South Wales has announced that Transport for NSW has invited suitably qualified organisations to participate in an Expression of Interest (EOI) to undertake the finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance of a new light rail system for the CBD and south east Sydney and the operation and maintenance of the Inner West Light Rail (Central Station to Dulwich Hill).  The project is to be delivered as a Public Private Partnership (PPP).

The Sydney Light Rail PPP Invitation for EOI (Invitation) will be issued to registered organisations. To register, organisations are required to complete a Registration Form, a Confidentiality Deed Poll and a Confidentiality Undertaking.

The project is estimated to cost approximately A$1.6 billion. Subject to planning approvals, work is expected to commence in 2014 and is expected to take five or six years to complete.

The invitation was released on 21 October 2013.