The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Singapore, Singapore's planning authority, has launched a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Singapore's Rail Corridor project on 18 March 2015.

The Rail Corridor is a 24 km-long former railway line that stretches from the north to south of Singapore. As of 1 July 2011, it is longer in use, and has since become an informal public space for leisure activities. It threads through diverse landscapes, from high-density public housing to enclaves of private housing, from business parks and industrial estates to a Nature Reserve and public parks.

This RFP is open to local and overseas landscape architectural and architectural firms. It is a 2-stage RFP. The 1st stage is Pre-Qualification where interested design teams are given 5 weeks to submit information on their team composition and organisation, track record, as well as a Statement of Design Intent for the Rail Corridor no later than 23 April 2015.

The RFP invitation and tender documents are posted on GeBIZ - Singapore government’s e-procurement portal. Interested firms will need to register as a GeBIZ Trading Partner to download the RFP documents (https://www.gebiz.gov.sg/). While firms await confirmation of their registration, they can read more on the RFP and Rail Corridor at:

Rail Corridor: http://www.ura.gov.sg/MS/railcorridor.aspx

Rail Corridor RFP: http://www.ura.gov.sg/ms/RailCorridor/RFP.aspx

Media release: http://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/media-room/news/2015/mar/pr15-11.aspx

Visuals: http://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/visual-links/2015/RFPRailCorridor.aspx