The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Advance Tunnel Project is the first phase of work for the 9.2 kilometre extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The extension will run mostly underground, westward from the future Mount Dennis station to Renforth Drive.
According to Mass Transit Magazine, Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have issued two Request for Proposals (RFPs) for advance tunneling work on the Scarborough Subway Extension and the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension projects.
Three teams were shortlisted for each project and were invited to submit proposals on how the tunneling part of the projects would be delivered. Infrastructure and Metrolinx will award contracts for the work in mid 2021.
The projects include 3.7 miles for the Eglinton Crosstown West and 4.9 miles for the Scarborough Subway Extension with a combined 8.6 miles of tunnels.
Tunneling will begin first on these two projects and then followed by separate contracts for the remainder of the work on each project. This will include building the stations, fitting-out the tunnels and installing and commissioning the systems.
All together there are four transit priority projects the provincial government has been working to deliver. In addition to the Scarborough Subway Extension and the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, the other two priority projects are Ontario Line and the Yonge North Subway Extension.
The shortlisted teams and their prime team members for the Scarborough Subway Extension Advanced Tunnel Project are:
1. Acciona
- Applicant Lead: Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc.
- Design Team: AECOM Canada Ltd., Acciona Ingenieria S.S., 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
2. 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
3. Strabag Inc.
- Applicant Lead: Strabag Inc.
- Design Team: Arup Canada Inc.
- Construction Team: Strabag Inc.
- Financial Advisor: Strabag Inc.
The shortlisted teams and their prime team members for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Advanced Tunnel Project are:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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
IO and Metrolinx say the teams were shortlisted based on criteria identified in the RFQ process. This 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 for each project.
These teams will be invited to respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP) to begin preparing their submissions that detail how the projects will be delivered with tunneling contracts expected to be awarded for the projects in mid 2021.
Metrolinx had explained that TBMs are custom built for each job, but the advantage of using TBMs is the speed with which they work once in the ground. TBMs can dig 10-15 meters (10.9-16.4 yards) per day.
DataBid is currently reporting on this project - IO/Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Advance Tunnel - DBF (0093031020)
DataBid is currently reporting on this project - IO/Metrolinx Scarborough Subway Extension Advance Tunnel - DBF (0095031020)
