Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to three shortlisted teams to design, build, and finance the Highway 401 Rail Tunnel project. Work is required at the Highway 401/409 intersection to accommodate GO Transit expansion along the Kitchener Corridor under Metrolinx’s Regional Express Rail (RER) programme.
The shortlisted teams are:
Kiewit
• Proponent Lead: Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co.
• Constructor: Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co., Kenaidan Contracting Ltd., Obayashi Canada Ltd.
• Design: Hatch Corporation, Jacked Structures Ltd.
• Financial Advisor: Kiewit Canada Development Corp., TD Securities
TK Linx
• Proponent Lead: Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc., Dragados Canada Inc.
• Constructor: Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc., Dragados Canada Inc., Technicore Underground Corp.
• Design: Arup Canada Inc, Morrison Hershfield, Peto MacCallum Ltd.
• Financial Advisor: ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc., Aecon Concessions
Toronto Tunnel Partners
• Proponent Lead: EllisDon Capital Inc, STRABAG Inc.
• Constructor: EllisDon Civil, STRABAG
• Design: WSP Canada Inc., Dr. Sauer & Partners, Amec Foster Wheeler
• Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc, STRABAG Inc.
Teams were selected based on criteria identified in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process that began in September 2016. Selection criteria included design and construction experience, and the financial capacity to deliver a project of this size and complexity.
The scope of work for the project includes the construction of a second tunnel under Highway 401/409 to accommodate two tracks, future signaling and communications infrastructure and replacing footings of retaining walls that support the ramp from eastbound Highway 409 to eastbound Highway 401.
This work on the Kitchener Corridor is part of a larger, system-wide plan to improve overall GO Transit service, including the delivery of GO Regional Express Rail (RER) by 2024-25. To support transit improvements, Metrolinx will be undertaking major infrastructure upgrades, including additional track, GO station modifications, improved rail crossings, required systems for electrification, and new locomotives and train control systems to enable more frequent service.
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