INFRASTRUCTURE Ontario and Metrolinx have selected the Pape North Connect consortium to deliver the Ontario Line’s Pape Tunnel and underground stations contract.
The consortium has signed a Development and Master Construction Agreement (DMCA) with Metrolinx under a progressive design-build contract.
The work primarily involves the construction of 3km of twin bore tunnels for the new metro line under Pape Avenue between the Gerrard portal and the Don Valley bridge; underpinning of the existing TTC Pape station on Line 2; and two underground stations at Pape and Cosburn.
The consortium is made up of:
- applicant leads: Webuild Civil Work, FCC Canada
- design team: Arcadis Professional Services (Canada), Aecom Canada, and
- construction team: Webuild Civil Work, FCC Canada.
Under the progressive design-build model, the DMCA’s multi-stage design process - or development phase - enables a collaborative approach between Metrolinx as the project owner and Pape North Connect as the contracting partner, according to Infrastructure Ontario.
The development phase is expected to take approximately 24 months to complete, although early construction work can commence during this phase. At the conclusion of the development phase, Metrolinx will have the option to sign a final target-price agreement with Pape North Connect. This would include detailed designs and a negotiated price.
The 15.6km Ontario Line will connect the Ontario Science Centre with Exhibition/Ontario Place in Toronto and serve 15 stations, including six interchanges. The line’s overall capital costs are estimated at $C 10.9bn ($US 8.05bn) and the project is structured as a design-build-finance public-private partnership (PPP).
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