IO closes RFPs for two major Ontario Line packages
Infrastructure Ontario has officially closed the request for proposals process for two major works packages for the Ontario Line: Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations and the Elevated Guideway and Stations contracts.
Teams were shortlisted and invited to respond to an RFP in April, and had until September 29 to submit their bids for the packages.
Two consortia submitted proposals for the Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations project. Pape North Connect is led jointly by Italy’s Webuild S.p.A. and Spain’s FCC CONSTRUCCIÓN, S.A., while Trillium Subway Partners is led by Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc., Eiffage Innovative Canada Inc., and Amico Infrastructures Incorporated.
The project’s scope of work calls for construction of three kilometres of twin tunnels underneath Pape Avenue between the Gerrard portal and the Don Valley bridge, two underground stations (at Pape and Cosburn), three emergency exit buildings and emergency services buildings, a rail switch/crossover in the section of tunnel near Sammon Avenue, and interface with Line 2 TTC subway.
Meanwhile, three consortia submitted proposals for the Elevated Guideway and Stations project. Rail Connect Partnership is jointly led by SNC-Lavalin Major Projects Inc. and Bird Construction Industrial Services Ltd. Transit Expansion North is a joint venture of Pomerleau Inc., Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc., and Bouygues Travaux Publics S.A.S., and Trillium Guideway Partners is led by Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc., Amico Infrastructures Inc., and Dufferin Construction Company.
The scope of that package calls for construction of three kilometres of an elevated guideway; construction of five elevated stations at Riverside-Leslieville, Gerrard, Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park, and Science Centre; an emergency exit building; as well as interfaces with the Eglinton Crosstown LRT and sections of the existing Metrolinx-owned rail corridor where Ontario Line trains will operate.
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx will evaluate all proposals. The top-ranked team from each project will work with Metrolinx during a development phase, which is expected to start in 2024. Once the development phase is completed, Metrolinx will have the option to sign a contract with the successful team.
The Ontario Line project is being delivered through various Public-Private-Partnership, progressive design-build and traditional procurement contracts, all of which are being staged for successful delivery.
Once complete, the nearly 16-kilometre line will run between Exhibition/Ontario Place and the Ontario Science Centre.