Ontario Construction News staff writer
Jacobs has been awarded the Strategic Advisory and Commercial Management Services Contract (SACMS) with Metrolinxโs Capital Projects Group for another five years.
As a consultant with Metrolinx since 2010 โ including providing ownerโs engineer and program management services for three new light rail transit lines and maintenance facilities โ this new contract establishes a framework of vendor firms that Metrolinx will use for future work on a range of services related to capital projects.
Jacobs will provideย strategic advisory, commercial & claims management, project management and other delivery support.
โAs we continue our work with Metrolinx, weโll integrate and leverage our local and international resources to meet their evolving needs,โ Jacobs vice-president and program director, major mrograms Neil Walker said in a statement. โWith our global program management experience including delivering U.K.โs Crossrailย andย Grand Central Madisonย in New York City, weโre well-positioned to support Metrolinx transformative projects as they pioneer progressive contracting and delivery models and prepare for introducing reliable new rail services.
โOur support of Metrolinx will bring these vital projects into use and pioneer alternative forms of project delivery in the Canadian transportation market.โ