RFP issued for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension tunnel work

Ontario Construction News staff writer

Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the second Advance Tunnel Contract (ATC2) for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. The 500-metre tunnel will start east of Jane Street and connect to the future Mount Dennis Station.

metrolinxTwo teams were shortlisted and invited to respond to the RFP:

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Acciona-GFL Joint Venture (AGJV)

Teams have been invited to respond to the RFP and after evaluating the proposals received, IO and Metrolinx expect to award this contract in early 2023.

The province is also issuing an RFP for the elevated section of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension that will run from just west of Scarlett Road to just east of Jane Street. Metrolinx expects to award this contract later in early 2023.

The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE) 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.

It’s one of the priority transit projects announced in 2019 along with the Scarborough Subway Extension, the Ontario Line and the Yonge North Subway Extension.

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