Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx are pleased to announce the preferred proponent teams to deliver the Ontario Line South Civil, Stations and Tunnel (South) and Ontario Line Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations and Maintenance (RSSOM) contracts.
Ontario Line South contract – Preferred Proponent team: Ontario Transit Group
- Applicant Lead: Ferrovial Construction Canada Inc., VINCI Construction Grands Projets
- Design Team: AECOM Canada Ltd., COWI North America Ltd., GHD Limited, SENER Group
- Construction Team: Ferrovial Construction Canada Inc., Janin Atlas Inc.
- Financial Advisor: Agentis Capital
The scope of work for the South contract includes:
- A design-build-finance contract for the southern portion of the Ontario Line, from Exhibition/Ontario Place to the Don Yard portal (west of the Don River)
- Civil: ground works required to build the tunnels and stations; utility and conduit works to prepare for the RSSOM mechanical and electrical systems; guideway structures and facilities to prepare for the track structure to be installed by the RSSOM contractor
- Stations: one above-ground station to be integrated with the existing GO Transit Exhibition Station; two underground stations to be integrated with the existing TTC Osgoode and Queen subway stations; four new underground stations (King/Bathurst, Queen/Spadina, Moss Park, Corktown)
- Tunnel: a 6 km tunnel and all associated tunnelling works from Exhibition to Don Yard portal (west of Don River)
Ontario Line RSSOM contract – Preferred Proponent team: Connect 6ix
- Applicant Lead: Plenary Americas, Hitachi Rail, Webuild Group (Salini Impreglio Canada Holding Inc.), Transdev Canada Inc.
- Design Team: Hitachi Rail, IBI Group Professional Services (Canada) Inc.
- Construction Team: Hitachi Rail, Webuild Group (Astaldi Canada Design & Construction Inc. and Salini Impreglio Civil Works Inc.), NGE Contracting Inc
- Operations, Maintenance and Rehabilitation Team: Hitachi Rail, Transdev Canada Inc.
- Financial Advisors: National Bank Financial Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The RSSOM scope of work includes:
- A design-build-finance-operate-maintain contract for the entire Ontario Line, for a 30-year term
- Rolling Stock: design, supply, operate and maintain the vehicles (trains)
- Systems: design, build, operate and maintain all track, communications (e.g. network, Wi-Fi, CCTV, passenger information) and train control systems for the Ontario Line
- Design, build, operate and maintain the Operations, Maintenance and Storage Facility (where the vehicles are stored; the Operations Control Centre (where staff control train operations and are connected to TTC and GO Transit systems) and Backup Operations Control Centre
- Working collaboratively with TTC in accordance with future operations and maintenance agreements
- Integrating fare equipment with the PRESTO system
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Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have awarded a fixed-price contract to Ontario Transit Group for EUR 4.44 bn (CAD6 bn) to design, build and finance the Ontario Line Southern Civil, Stations and Tunnel (South Civil) package.
The Ontario Transit Group team includes:
Applicant Lead: Ferrovial Construction Canada Inc., VINCI Construction Grands Projets
Design Team: AECOM Canada Ltd., COWI North America Ltd., GHD Limited, SENER Group
Construction Team: Ferrovial Construction Canada Inc., Janin Atlas Inc.
Financial Advisor: Agentis Capital
The team will begin mobilizing its design and construction crews, with major works to commence in early 2023. The South Civil contract is anticipated to be completed in 2030.
Scope of work for the Ontario Line South Civil design-build-finance package includes:
- A 6km tunnel and associated tunnelling works from Exhibition to Don Yard portal (west of the Don River)
- Groundworks required to build the tunnels and stations; utility and conduit works to prepare for the RSSOM mechanical and electrical systems; guideway structures and facilities to prepare for the track structure to be installed by the RSSOM contractor
- Stations:
- One above-ground station to be integrated with the existing GO Transit Exhibition Station
- Two underground stations to be integrated with the existing TTC Osgoode and Queens subway stations
- Four new underground stations (King/Bathurst, Queen/Spadina, Moss Park, Corktown)
The Ontario Line project is being delivered through various P3, progressive design-build and traditional procurement contracts, which are all being staged accordingly for their successful delivery.
The Ontario Line will be a 15.6-km new rapid transit line running between the Ontario Science Centre and Exhibition/Ontario Place in Toronto, with 15 stations, including six interchange stations. The new line will provide more than 40 connections to other bus, streetcar, light-rail transit and regional rail services. Click here and ca/41 for tunnelbuilder archive. Visit https://www.infrastructureontario.ca. 45/22.