The CCF NSW Procurement and Contracting Forum 2026 hosted an industry first talk from Transport for NSW to help demystify the risk allocation process during tendering.
Transport for NSW Executive Director Commercial Development Services, Andrew Quarmby, joined industry representative Greg Anderson, Seymour Whyte’s Regional Pre-Contracts Manager for NSW, for the walkthrough.
The pair conducted a demonstration interactive – a non-contractual meeting between Transport for NSW and a contractor that enables a better understanding of the scope, technical requirements, and other essential elements of a project.
Transport for NSW Executive Director Sydney and Active Transport Hub, Deanne Forrest, gave a speech on upcoming opportunities under $20 million and how they will be better telegraphed to contractors in the near future.
“We know there’s not a lot of information for the smaller projects coming out to market, our industry pipeline only does $20 million and above.
“Hopefully, from July or June, we’ll have a minor projects pipeline for the projects that are under $20 million to help give you the visibility of what’s coming,” Deanne said.
“There’s a lot of that work coming to market very shortly, which will be in the smaller works packages and we’re looking at packaging a lot of that work as well,” Deanne said.
She spoke about prospects with:
- Road safety
- Audio tactile line markings
- Wide centrelines
- School safety infrastructure
- Crash barriers
- Regional energy zones
- Lane widenings
- Curb widenings
- Network integration
- Intersection upgrades
- Integration to connect major projects to road networks
- Active transport
- Cycleways
- Pedestrian bridges
Deanne encouraged attendees to engage with Transport for NSW through their events and through CCF NSW, highlighting the important role CCF NSW plays as an ongoing conduit between industry and Transport.
“We do have a dedicated industry engagement and development team, they’re there to help engage with you to help find out what the issues are, and I know they deal quite closely with CCF NSW.
“You can connect to us via the CCF,” she said.
Deanne also spoke about the Local Jobs First draft legislation, currently before Parliament.
“We’re committed to keep working with CCF on this bill going forward and with industry to make practical implementation of this for our industry.
“Our key focus will be to minimise the compliance burden and simplify the reporting as well,” she said.
Attendees also heard from our sponsors CBUS Super and Plan A.
CBUS Senior Employer Engagement Manager, Chintan Desai, told the audience of the resources it has for employers ahead of legislation coming into force on 1 July.
“One of the biggest changes to super in decades is around the corner, which is pay day super – which kicks off on the 1st of July 2026.
“CBUS has a wide range of online resources, fact sheets, information, and support available to help employers,” he said.
Plan A General Manager, Nick Cowan, flew in from New Zealand to tell attendees he and his team are ready to help with bids.
“Organisations have got this challenge of seeking clarity through that tender process, and we see there’s a lot of points lost in that gap in terms of what you’re actually trying to say, but what the evaluator is actually either wanting to read or wanting to receive.
“So, we feel really well equipped to be able to assist and, essentially, distilling that – with the bespoke way that we go about it – distilling that clarity for you, so that you’re actually producing tenders that evaluators are wanting to award,” he said.
Members can download the PowerPoint slide deck for the Procurement and Contracting Forum 2026 from our member portal.
We also have a photo gallery from the day.