Aecon-led consortium awarded GO Transit contract operations and maintenance contract
Aecon and several consortium partners have been awarded a contract by Metrolinx to serve as the new operations and maintenance partner for the GO Transit system in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area.
ONxpress Operations Inc. (OOI) is a member of a broader consortium called ONxpress Transportation Partners.
Through OOI, ONxpress will operate and maintain the trains, work with Metrolinx on train service planning and in the network operation centre, introduce new operational technology and process solutions, and provide maintenance services for new assets such as electrification and signaling. The arrangement is for a 23-year period that begins in January 2025.
ONxpress is composed of Aecon, FCC Construcción S.A. (FCC), Deutsche Bahn International Operations and Alstom. Each partner holds a 25% interest in ONxpress and Aecon Concessions holds a 28% interest in OOI, a partnership with Deutsche Bahn International Operations.
"We are pleased to reach this important milestone and look forward to playing a key role in providing improved and expanded train service across the GO Transit network," said Jean-Louis Servranckx, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aecon Group Inc. "Aecon's role in building, operating and maintaining this project demonstrates our multidisciplinary expertise in delivering complex infrastructure solutions."
Aecon says the contract announcement is an important milestone for ONxpress as part of the ongoing collaborative development phase for the GO Expansion On-Corridor (OnCorr) Works project.
The company also holds a 50% interest in the project's civil construction partnership with FCC, which is advancing work to finalize another contract by the end of 2024 for the design and construction scope of the OnCorr project.
Early construction activities are ongoing and the development phase will conclude upon finalizing this contract.