TORONTO – The Ontario government has issued a request for proposals (RFP) inviting three previously qualified teams to submit bids on tunnelling work for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension project in Toronto.
The RFP was released Aug. 20. Three teams, the Fast Eglinton Group, North American Tunnel Partners and West End Connectors, emerged from the request for qualifications process. Upon evaluating the proposals received, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx expect to award the tunnelling contract in mid-2021.
“Today marks another step forward in delivering modern underground rapid transit to connect people from across Toronto and Mississauga to one of the country’s largest employment centres,” said Premier Doug Ford in a release. “Working with our partners, we will reduce travel times for riders and get more vehicles off our roads, so people can spend more time with their families.”
To expedite work on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, tunnelling will begin first, followed by separate contracts for the balance of the work.
“Today’s announcement gets us one step closer to closing the transit gap along the Eglinton corridor and to connecting communities and families to urban growth centres and employment hubs in Toronto and Mississauga,” said Kinga Surma, associate minister of transportation (GTA). “But we can’t build projects of this magnitude alone. We need the federal government to come to the table and fund at least 40 per cent of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension and our other three nationally significant subway projects.”
The shortlisted teams were announced Aug. 5. They are:
FAST EGLINTON GROUP
Applicant leads:Â FCC Construccion S.A., Astaldi Canada Enterprises Inc., Salini-Impregilo S.p.A.
Design team:Â COWI North America, AECOM Canada, Arcadis Canada Inc., Tunnel and Bridge Technologies Inc.
Construction team:Â FCC Construccion S.A., Astaldi Canada Design & Construction, Inc., Salini-Impregilo S.p.A.
NORTH AMERICAN TUNNEL PARTNERS
Applicant leads:Â EllisDon Capital, Inc., Barnard LP
Design team:Â McMillen Jacobs Associates, Aldea Services LLC, Englobe Corp., Lea Consulting, Ltd.
Construction team:Â Barnard Constructors of Canada LP, Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.
Financial advisor:Â EllisDon Capital
WEST END CONNECTORS
Applicant Leads:Â Dragados Canada Inc., Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd.
Design Team:Â TYPSA Inc., EXP Services Inc.
Construction Team:Â Dragados Canada, Aecon Infrastructure Management, Ghella Canada
Financial Advisor:Â ACS Infrastructure Canada, Aecon Concessions, Scotiabank Capital, Ghella Investments & Partnerships.
The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will extend the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project, currently under construction, by 9.2 kilometres from the future Mount Dennis Station to Renforth Drive. The extension will create connections between different transit systems throughout the region ― UP Express and Kitchener Line GO train service at Mount Dennis, TTC bus services at transit stops in Toronto, and MiWay and GO bus services via the Mississauga Transitway at Renforth Drive.
The province is also committed to establishing connectivity to Pearson International Airport, the statement noted.
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