Ontario Construction News staff writer
Infrastructure Ontario has announced a shortlist of four teams after a request for proposals for the Union Station Enhancement project:
- OnTrack Alliance, which includes constructors Kiewit and Alberici and designers WSP,
- GTA Alliance, which includes constructors EllisDon and Keltbray and designers AECOM, Zeilder and Stephenson Engineering,
- OneUnion Alliance, which includes constructors Aecon, Modern Niagara and PNR RailWorks, and designers Mott MacDonald and Systra, and
- Union Gateway Alliance, which includes constructors Dragados, and designers Parson and Hatch.
Proponents’ RFPs will now be reviewed and evaluated in the categories of approaches, collaborative behaviours and final fees.
The team with the highest score will then be invited to sign an agreement with Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario. The agreement will govern the consortium as they collaborate on the project design, finalizing costs, and identifying and managing project risks.
A successful bidder is expected to be announced in summer 2020.
According to Metrolinx, the Union Station Enhancement project will create a significant increase in capacity at Union Station in the face of increased demand for service.
The project scope of work includes building new platforms, two new tracks, and a new concourse area below the new platforms that will connect the York, Bay and Via Concourse, Union Square and the Scotiabank Galleria and both York and Bay Streets.