RFP issued for Yonge North Subway Extension Tunnelling Contract
The Ontario government has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the Advance Tunnel Contract package for the Yonge North Subway Extension.
The project will extend the TTC’s Line 1 subway service approximately eight kilometres from the existing terminus at Finch Station into the City of Richmond Hill.
“The RFP release is the next critical step in our government’s plan to extend subway service north from Finch Station to communities in Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill, for the first time ever,” said Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria. “As York Region grows, we’re building the Yonge North Subway Extension to ensure our transit infrastructure keeps up, while providing people with access to better, more reliable public transit.”
Three teams were shortlisted through a Request for Qualification process conducted earlier this year. They are now invited to respond to the RFP. The teams and their prime team members are:
CrossTransit Group
- Applicant Leads: VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Ferrovial Construction Canada Inc.
- Design Prime Team Member: SENER SES Canada Inc.
- Construction Prime Team Members: Ferrovial Construction Canada Inc., Janin Atlas Inc.
North End Connectors
- Applicant Leads: Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc., Dragados Canada Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd.
- Design Prime Team Members: EXP Services Inc., TYPSA Inc.
- Construction Prime Team Members: Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc., Dragados Canada Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd.
Toronto-York Tunnel Connectors
- Applicant Leads: Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc., Bouygues Construction Canada
- Design Prime Team Members: Hatch Ltd., Parsons Inc.
- Construction Prime Team Members: Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc., Bouygues Construction Canada
The advance tunnel contract includes work to design, build and finance the construction of tunnels and the launch and extraction shafts that will be used for the tunnel boring machines.
The teams are being asked to respond with proposals that detail how they will deliver the project. IO and Metrolinx expect to award the tunnelling contract in late 2024.
The issuance of the RFP comes as the project reaches another important milestone. Early upgrade work at Finch Station, where the Yonge North Subway Extension will connect with existing Line 1 service, is now substantially complete. The upgrades set the stage for major construction of the subway extension.
“On behalf of the Regional Municipality of York and the more than 1.2 million residents who call our communities home, I commend the Ontario government for taking another positive step forward to advance work on the Yonge North Subway Extension,” said Wayne Emmerson, York Region Chairman and CEO. “As our region continues to grow, this critical infrastructure project will provide travellers with more convenient transportation options while continuing to strengthen the economic vitality of our communities.”
The Yonge North Subway Extension is one of the priority transit projects announced by the Province for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, including the Ontario Line, the Scarborough Subway Extension, the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension and the Hamilton LRT.
The project is expected to create thousands of jobs during construction and generate over $3.6 billion worth of total economic benefits to help stimulate the economy.
Once in service, the extension will provide over 94,000 daily trips, connect more people to jobs and housing, and bring faster transit and more convenience to communities across York Region and Toronto.