WW+P part of prequalified team to bid on Eglinton Crosstown West Extension package for Infrastructure Ontario
We're delighted to be part of one of three prequalified teams invited to bid on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension package for Infrastructure Ontario, which is being delivered using a progressive design-build delivery model.
We join Primary Design Team Members with Siemens Mobility Limited., Hatch Ltd. and Egis Canada Ltd. as part of the Integrated Transit Partners team.
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx issued a Request for Proposals for the Stations, Rail and Systems package for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE). The Integrated Transit Partners team was prequalified alongside two other teams, and invited to bid on the package.
Prequalified teams were selected based on criteria identified in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process that began in March 2024, which included their design and construction experience, as well as their financial capacity to deliver a project of this size and complexity.
Teams will begin preparing proposals that detail how they will deliver the work. Proposals will be evaluated by IO and Metrolinx and a team will be selected to sign a Development and Master Construction Agreement to begin working collaboratively with Metrolinx through the development phase, expected to start in summer 2025. Once the development phase is completed, Metrolinx will have the option to sign a contract with the successful team.
The Stations, Rail, and Systems contract includes design and construction of all stations and emergency exit buildings along the extension, fitting the tunnels and elevated guideway with track and signals, and installing and commissioning communications, ventilation and other support systems for the new line. The contract also includes utility work, road modifications along Eglinton Avenue West to accommodate construction, and changes at Mount Dennis Station that will help connect the extension to future Eglinton Crosstown LRT service.
The 9.2-kilometre Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is being delivered through various Public-Private-Partnership, progressive design-build and traditional procurement contracts, which are being staggered to support their successful delivery. The ECWE project consists of four major packages of work: Stations, Rail and Systems, the first advance tunnels contract from Renforth Drive to Scarlett Road; the second tunnel, from Jane Street to Mount Dennis Station; and the elevated guideway between Scarlett Road and Jane Street.