Regional Express Rail (RER) Procurement Update
John Jensen, Chief Capital Officer December 8, 2016 RER Procurement Strategy
June 2016: Board approved RER Procurement Plan including: • Package 1 Enabling Works – Series of Design-Bid-Build, Build-Finance, and Design-Build-Finance contracts – Both on-corridor and off-corridor construction – Target completion by 2020 • Package 2 and 3 procurements using the AFP process (to be awarded in 2019) – Off-corridor (stations and parking) – On-corridor (track, signals, electrification, vehicles)
2 Package 1 Enabling Works
• Working with Infrastructure Ontario, thirteen large contracts are being developed – Total value of $3.4B – Four are in procurement – Remaining nine will be issued in the next fifteen months • Also a number of smaller enabling works contracts are either under construction or going into procurement
3 Stouffville Stations
• Agincourt, Milliken and Unionville station modifications which includes new second track/platform/tunnels/elevators, track enclosure or canopy, site rework (parking, kiss and ride, etc), and pedestrian connections
• Steeles Avenue grade separation (adjacent to Milliken)
• RFQ completed and in the RFP stage
4 401 Tunnel
• A second tunnel under Highway 401 to accommodate the 3rd and 4th Kitchener corridor tracks • In the RFQ stage
401 Tunnel
5 Cooksville Station
• Station improvements and 1,900 space parking structure • Coordinated with the Hurontario LRT • In the RFQ stage
Cooksville Parking Garage
6 Kipling Station
• New bus terminal integrated into the TTC subway station • GO station accessibility • In the RFQ stage
Kipling Station
• New south platform, and improvements to existing platforms • RFQ issue is anticipated 2017
Union Station: concept rendering of proposed new south platform
8 Upcoming and Underway Enabling Works Contracts Environmental Assessments
Barrie • An additional track, wayside tracks and storm water management from approximately the Lansdowne area to Allandale Waterfront, plus a six- train layover in Bradford • Electrification EA is proceeding to obtain approval for electrification, noise mitigation and tree management
Lakeshore East • A new 4th track between Don River and Scarborough GO Station • Corridor construction (grading, bridges, drainage, track)
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Upcoming and Underway Enabling Works Contracts Environmental Assessments
Grade Separations • EAs for six grade separation projects have recently been completed or are underway • Rutherford Road (York Region) • Burloak Drive (Burlington) • Steeles Avenue East( Toronto) • Morningside Avenue (Toronto) • Scarborough Golf Club Road (Toronto) • Galloway Road (Toronto)
10 Upcoming and Underway Enabling Works Contracts Enabling Works
Stations Barrie Stations enabling works • Barrie corridor is currently under construction at Aurora and Maple for the placement of pedestrian tunnel segments under the existing track • Rutherford tunnel work will commence in the spring of 2017 • These projects scheduled for completion in 2017
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Bridges and Grade Separations
Davenport Diamond Grade Separation Rouge River Bridge Expansion
12 Stations
Downsview Park GO Station Caledonia Station
Bloomington GO Station
13 Future Procurements
• Package 2 - Off-corridor AFP • Package 3 - On-corridor AFP • Evaluating how to best incorporate new initiatives into the procurement plan – Bowmanville extension – Niagara extension – Kitchener expansion and freight by-pass
14 Package 2 Off-Corridor AFP
• Scope to include three categories of work – New Stations (including Smart Track stations) – State of Good Repair – Corporate initiatives (i.e., accessibility, digital signage, self serve fare strategy) • Establishing interface coordination with Package 3 On-Corridor AFP • Validating scope in preparation for Reference Concept Design and RFP
15 Package 3 On-Corridor AFP
Scope to include • Track not constructed in Package 1 • Signals to accommodate new infrastructure, electrification and enhanced train control • Communications (fibre optic network) • Electrification of core Metrolinx owned network • Corridor maintenance (track, signals, right of way maintenance and electrification) • Vehicles
Package 3 could include more than one procurement
16 Building Industry Capacity
• Investment in infrastructure is unprecedented • RER construction requires industry to prepare • Short term: Enabling works • Longer term: On and off-corridor AFPs • Design-build capacity is needed – Engineering, architecture and associated fields – Contractor growth (hiring, training and equipment investment) – Attract experienced companies to the region
17 Seeking Industry Input
Outreach to the industry • Current enabling works opportunities (design and construction) • Upcoming opportunities (design, construction, electrification, systems, vehicles, operations, maintenance, finance)
18 Engaging the Industry
• High profile Provincial announcements • Leveraging industry conference in Toronto • Meetings with companies • Market soundings
19 Next Steps
• Expect that seven large contract awards (over $100M) will be before the Board in 2017 • Confirmation of the procurement plan for new initiatives • Staff will continue to report on RER procurement progress
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