Parramatta. Tenders declined

Parramatta City has declined all tenders for the Lennox Bridge Car Park project and will enter into negotiations with selected group/s. The project, between Marsden and Church streets, called for high quality residential apartments overlooking the Parramatta River. As part of the development, council required facilities in the form of a “discovery centre”, multi-functional spaces, associated retail and public domain. Reasons for not calling new tenders included time and cost and the “unique nature of the subject matter of the tender”.

Parramatta. Tender accepted

Parramatta City Council has awarded the tender for the design and installation of a curtain fountain off the Barry Wilde Bridge, in the Parramatta CBD, to Harris Movement Engineering, at Condell Park, which submitted a tender of $261.848.

Region. Rebranding of hotels

Formule 1 hotels at Campbelltown, Casula, Enfield, Sydney Olympic Park and Wentworthville are among those which will be rebranded as Ibis Budget properties later this year. Peter Hook, general manager communications, Accor Asia Pacific, said the roll-out, which will make Accor the world’s most comprehensive economy hotel brand, will take about two years