The Federal and Queensland Governments have announced that the shortlist for the construction of the Moreton Bay Rail Link has been reduced from four to two.

Letters of offer for the final stage in the tender process have been sent to Salini Bielby Winslow Joint Venture and Theiss Contractors. 

Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese, and Queensland’s Transport and Main Roads Minister, scott Emerson, said the two remaining tenderers have been short-listed to further develop and design their construction solutions for the billion dollar project.

“It is essential that whoever is finally chosen to build this important piece of infrastructure project for the south east corner has the best team and the technical capabilities behind them to see this project through to its completion,” Mr Albanese said.

Mr Emerson said tackling the many design aspects of this large and complex project had been the focus of the four tenderers through the latter part of 2012.

“The two shortlisted teams will now work independently to finalise the key features and layout of the dual track line, bridges and associated road and precinct works. 

The Moreton Bay Rail Link is a $1.147 billion project which has being jointly funded with the Australian Government providing $742 million, the Queensland Government $300 million and land and the Moreton Bay Regional Council $105 million.