AIS Podium Project major works tender shortlist announced

The once-in-a-generation redevelopment of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra has reached another important milestone, with three construction companies shortlisted to participate in the major works tender.

The works form part of the AIS Podium Project, the Australian Government’s $249.7 million rejuvenation of the AIS campus to support athletes on the road to Brisbane 2032 and beyond. The project will deliver three new world-class high performance facilities:

• a multi-storey, fully para-accessible athlete accommodation building
• an indoor Sport Dome providing 24/7 all-weather training for track and field athletes
• a new High Performance Testing and Training Centre equipped with state-of-the-art technology to support athlete development

Three companies have been shortlisted through an Expressions of Interest process to participate in the major works tender: Besix Watpac, Lendlease and Richard Crookes Constructions.

The shortlisted companies will now be invited to submit detailed proposals, with tenders to close in May and the contract to be awarded in the second half of 2026.

A separate tender process is also underway for the demolition of the original AIS Athletes’ Village, which has housed Australia’s Olympians, Paralympians and Commonwealth Games athletes since October 1985, to make way for the new High Performance Testing and Training Centre.

For more information about the AIS Podium Project, visit www.ausport.gov.au/ais-podium-project