GOLDEN, B.C. – Officials in B.C. have chosen three pre-qualified teams to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) stage to design and construct Phase 4 of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project on Highway 1. The project intents to improve safety and reliability east of Golden.
After evaluating the request for qualifications submissions, the teams selected to participate in the RFP are:
Kiewit Infrastructure BC ULC
- Kiewit Infrastructure BC ULC
- McElhanney Engineering Services Ltd.
- Mott MacDonald Canada Ltd.
- Thurber Engineering Ltd.
- Peter Kiewit Sons ULC
- Flatiron-Vinci Joint Venture
Flatiron Constructors Canada Ltd.
- Vinci Infrastructure Canada Ltd.
- Janin Atlas Inc.
- Carmacks Enterprises Ltd.
- Dodin Quebec Inc.
- COWI North America Ltd.
- Urban Systems Ltd.
- Tetra Tech Canada Inc.
- Brybil Projects Ltd.
- Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers Ltd.
- Dynamic Avalanche Consulting Ltd.
- 6 Point Engineering and Avalanche Consulting Ltd.
- Kicking Horse Canyon Constructors
Aecon Constructors, a division of Aecon Construction Group Inc.
- Parsons Inc.
- Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) Inc.
- EXP Services Inc.
The Kicking Horse Canyon Project includes realigning and widening the final 4.8-kilometre, two-lane section through the canyon from West Portal to Yoho Bridge to four lanes and installing median barrier, as well as snow avalanche and rockfall hazard protection.
Officials are aiming to award the contract summer 2020, with construction beginning in fall 2020.
BC Infrastructure Benefits (BCIB) is the employer for workers on the project and will implement one of the province’s first Community Benefits Agreement’s (CBA). According to the province, the CBA will make sure workers receive equal, transparent wages and benefits. BCIB prioritizes hiring qualified locals, women, Indigenous peoples and people with disabilities. The BCIB will also make sure all project employees receive respectful workplace training and Indigenous cultural competency training.
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