Consortium selected for Ontario Line Pape Tunnel contract
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected the Pape North Connect consortium to deliver the Ontario Line Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations contract.
The scope of work calls for the construction of three kilometres of twin tunnels under Pape Avenue from the Gerrard portal to the Don Valley bridge; two tunnel portals at Gerrard Avenue and Minton Place; one underground station at Pape Avenue and Danforth Avenue (interchange with the TTC’s existing Pape Station on Line 2) and another underground station at Cosburn Avenue and Pape Avenue; three emergency exit/ service buildings; underpinning of the existing TTC Pape Station; and a rail switch/crossover in the tunnel near Sammon Avenue.
The project is one of many contracts under the Ontario Line project, a 15.6-kilometre stand-alone rapid transit line that will connect the Ontario Science Centre to Exhibition/Ontario Place.
The Pape North Connect team includes constructors and applicant Leads Webuild Civil Work Inc. and Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) Canada Ltd., with design support from Arcadis Professional Services (Canada) Inc. and AECOM Canada Ltd.
The team has signed a development and master construction agreement with Metrolinx, under a progressive design-build contract.
The agreement incorporates a multi-stage design process called a development phase, according to the progressive design-build model. This phase allows for a collaborative approach between Metrolinx and Pape North Connect to finalize the scope, risk allocation and pricing of various elements of this contract.
The development phase is anticipated to take approximately 24 months, although early works construction can commence during this phase. Once the development phase has concluded, Metrolinx will have the option to sign a final target-price agreement with Pape North Connect, which would include final agreements on detailed designs and a negotiated price.OIntK