▁the ▁following ▁cons ort ia : ▁A CT iv ate : ▁Down er ▁Group , ▁Pl en ary ▁Group , ▁Bomb ard ier ▁and ▁Ke olis ▁Down er ▁Can ber ra ▁Metro : ▁Pacific ▁Part ners hips , ▁M its ub ishi ▁Corporation , ▁John ▁Holland , ▁C AF , ▁Deutsche ▁Bahn , ▁Aber de en ▁As set ▁Management , ▁Le ight on ▁Cont ract ors , ▁and ▁Bank ▁of ▁Tokyo - M its ub ishi ▁C AN GO : ▁Mac qu arie ▁Capital ▁Group , ▁O bras con ▁Hu arte ▁L ain , ▁SM RT ▁International , ▁U GL ▁Rail ▁and ▁S iem ens ▁Connect ing ▁Can ber ra : ▁Cap ella ▁Capital , ▁Trans dev , ▁Al st om ▁and ▁Acc iona ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁government ▁announced ▁that ▁A CT iv ate ▁and ▁Can ber ra ▁Metro ▁had ▁been ▁selected ▁to ▁move ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Request ▁for ▁Pro pos al ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁proc ure ment ▁process . ▁The ▁b idd ers ▁submitted ▁their ▁final ▁propos als ▁for ▁the ▁G ung ah lin ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁route ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁additional ▁four ▁weeks ▁to ▁submit ▁their ▁propos als ▁for ▁a ▁potential ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁Russell . ▁The ▁Can ber ra ▁Metro ▁cons ort ium ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁preferred ▁tender er ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁the ▁contract ▁was ▁final ised ▁in ▁May . ▁Under ▁the ▁contract ,