Ontario shortlists construction teams for priority subway projects tunnelling work

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Ontario Construction News staff writer

Construction teams have been shortlisted by the province to advance tunnelling work on the Scarborough Subway Extension and the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension projects, part of the largest subway expansion in the province’s history.

Teams were shortlisted based on criteria identified in the March 2020 Request for Qualifications. Criteria included design and construction experience and the financial capacity to deliver a project of this size and complexity. Teams with the top three scores were then shortlisted.

The shortlisted teams and their prime team members are:

Scarborough Subway Extension Advanced Tunnel Project

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Acciona

  • Applicant Lead:Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc.
  • Design Team:AECOM Canada Ltd., Acciona Ingenieria S.A., CIMA+ Canada Inc., Thurber Engineering Ltd., GALL ZEIDLER Consultants, T2 Utility Engineers Inc., EWE+ General Partnership
  • Construction Team:Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc.
  • Financial Advisor:Agentis Capital

East End Connectors

  • Applicant Leads: Dragados Canada Inc., Aecon Infrastructure Management. Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd.
  • Design Team:TYPSA Inc., EXP Services Inc., Pedelta Canada Inc.
  • Construction Team: Dragados Canada Inc., Aecon Infrastructure Management. Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd.
  • Financial Advisor: ACS Infrastructure Canada, Aecon Concessions, HSBC, Ghella Investments & Partnerships

Starbag Inc.

  • Applicant Lead: Strabag Inc.
  • Design Team: Arup Canada Inc.
  • Construction Team: Strabag Inc.
  • Financial Advisor: Strabag Inc.

Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Advanced Tunnel Project

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Fast Eglinton Group

  • Applicant Leads: FCC Construccion S.A., Astaldi Canada Enterprises Inc., Salini-Impregilo S.p.A.
  • Design Team: COWI North America, AECOM Canada, Arcadis Canada Inc., Tunnel and Bridge Technologies Inc.
  • Construction Team: FCC Construccion S.A., Astaldi Canada Design & Construction, Inc., Salini-Impregilo S.p.A.

North American Tunnel Partners

  • Applicant Leads: EllisDon Capital, Inc., Barnard LP
  • Design Team: McMillen Jacobs Associates, Aldea Services LLC, Englobe Corp., Lea Consulting, Ltd.
  • Construction Team: Barnard Constructors of Canada LP, Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.
  • Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.

West End Connectors

  • Applicant Leads: Dragados Canada Inc., Aecon Infrastructure Management. Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd.
  • Design Team: TYPSA Inc., EXP Services Inc.
  • Construction Team: Dragados Canada Inc., Aecon Infrastructure Management. Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd.
  • Financial Advisor: ACS Infrastructure Canada, Aecon Concessions, Scotiabank Capital, Ghella Investments & Partnerships

Teams will be invited to respond to an RFP this summer to begin preparing their proposals detailing how they will deliver the project. Upon evaluating the proposals received, IO and Metrolinx expect to award these tunnelling contracts in mid-2021.

A fairness monitor will oversee the entire procurement process.

The Scarborough Subway Extension is an approximately eight-kilometre extension of Line 2 from Kennedy Station to McCowan Road/Sheppard Avenue.

The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is a 9.2-kilometre extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT (future TTC Line 5). The extension will run mostly underground, westward from the future Mount Dennis station to Renforth Drive. Metrolinx is actively collaborating with the GTAA and municipal partners on the proposed alignment from Renforth Drive to the airport.

To expedite work on these two projects, tunnelling will begin first, to be followed by separate contracts for the balance of the work on each project, which includes building the stations, fitting-out the tunnels and installing and commissioning the systems.

Procurements for the subway program will be staged to ensure each project is delivered successfully. Planning is underway for all four projects.

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