Basic Information

Reference Number

0000236200

Issuing Organization

Infrastructure Ontario

Owner Organization

IO/MX

Project Type

RFQ - Request for Qualifications (Formal)

Project Number

22-291

Title

RFQ PDB - North Civil Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations for the Ontario Line

Source ID

PP.CO.ON.591493.C110528

Details

Location

Canada, All of Canada, All of Canada

Description

Subway Program – Overview

The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is experiencing unprecedented growth calling for corresponding expansion of its transportation network. Expanding the transit system is essential. Increasing the transit network’s capacity into downtown Toronto, other major employment areas and neighbourhoods throughout the City is critical to unlocking the GTHA’s potential as a leading international metropolitan region and maintaining the GTHA’s appeal to people and major employers.
The Province of Ontario’s New Subway Transit Plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area contemplates $28.5 billion in new subway construction in the Toronto area along four priority subway projects, which include:

Ontario Line.
Scarborough Subway Extension
Yonge North Subway Extension
Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

As part of the plan to deliver these priority subway projects, the Sponsors will also be contracting with private developers to implement the TOC development program on transit lands and integrate with this program. The focus of the “TOC” development program is to help build communities that are centered around transit stations in order to increase transit ridership and reduce traffic congestion; increase housing supply and jobs; and incentivize the creation of complete communities based on good planning principles.
The implementation of the TOC program on designated transit lands will require seamless integration with the Ontario Line program and project scope.
This RFQ covers the Ontario Line only.

Ontario Line – Overview

The Ontario Line is a fully integrated, stand-alone, rapid transit system that connects Ontario Science Centre to the Exhibition and Ontario Place grounds. The initial business case proposes Ontario Line as approximately 16km in length with 15 potential stations. Over half of the route is in tunnel and served by 8 underground stations. There are six interchange/intermodal stations, connecting to GO train services at Exhibition/Ontario Place and East Harbour, and to the Toronto Transit Commission (“TTC”) subway network on Line 1 at both Queen and Osgoode stations, on Line 2 at Pape station, and to the future Eglinton Crosstown LRT (Line 5) at the Ontario Science Centre. Stations will also provide connections to surface bus and streetcar routes.
A key feature of the Ontario Line is the proposed service level, with trains operating at 90 second headways. This will involve the operation of rolling stock with driverless technology.
An Operations, Maintenance and Storage Facility (“OMSF”) will to be located in the area of Beth Nealson Drive and Thorncliffe Park Drive in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood. This will provide for a conceptual fleet size of approximately 44 trains, each up to 100m in length.

North Civil – Overview

The North Civil (“NC”) projects are geographically located within the Northern segment of the Ontario Line alignment. The NC projects connect to the Southern segment of the Ontario Line alignment via the joint corridor and to the future Eglinton Crosstown LRT (Line 5) at the Ontario Science Centre. The NC segment consists of approximately 7 kms of underground subway and elevated guideway, from the future Leslieville Station, through Gerrard, Pape, Cosburn, Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park and terminating at the Science Centre with stations along the segment providing connections to surface bus and streetcar routes. The NC segment includes 3 km of twin running tunnels with 2 underground stations, high-level bridges over the Don Valley and 3 km of elevated guideway with 5 elevated stations (including 2 joint corridor elevated stations).

The NC contract has been divided into two main PDB contracts – the North Civil - EGS Contract and the North Civil - PTUS Contract, with supporting Early Works.

Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations – Detailed Description

The Project will include the design, construction, supply, integration, commissioning and handover of the following key elements, including but not limited to:

3 km of twin running tunnels, associated portals, and cavern for the track double crossover turnouts;
two underground stations;
Station Underpinning;
line 2 TTC interface;
Emergency exit buildings.

The Development Partner will also carry out early works, during the Development Phase, which will include scope identified by the Sponsors, as well as any suitable work proposed as early works by the Development Partner and agreed to by the Sponsors (“Development Phase Works”). Development Phase Works may include, but are not limited to the following:

wet and dry utility relocations and connections;
permits, licences, approvals and agreements (e.g. preliminary site plan application, preliminary (stage 1) permit to take water, or preliminary (stage 1) sewer discharge permit);
demolition of buildings;
due diligence investigation (e.g. geo-environmental investigations, Subsurface Utility Engineering (“SUE”) investigation, topographic surveys, pre-construction condition surveys); and
design acceleration of critical elements including temporary works (e.g. support of excavation (“SOE”)).

Dates

Publication

2022/11/17 11:40:35 AM EST

Bid Intent

Optional

Bid Intent Deadline

2022/12/16 12:00:00 AM EST

Question Acceptance DeadlineA - Previous Amendment

2023/01/09 11:59:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

2023/01/26 02:00:00 PM EST

Other

2022/11/22 01:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Nancy Ly

nancy.ly@infrastructureontario.ca

Pre-Bidding Events

Event Type

Applicants' Meeting

Attendance

Recommended

Event date

2022/11/22 01:00:00 PM EST

Location

Live Remote Webinar – Microsoft Teams

Event Note

The “Applicants’ Meeting(s)” shall be held at the following time on November 22, 2022:

Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Location: Live Remote Webinar

Further details regarding the Applicants’ Meeting can be found in the OL (North Civil) - Applicants Webinar Logistics document, uploaded as part of the Background Information Documents on MERX.
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Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

Additional Bidding Instructions

Applicants shall submit their Prequalification Submissions to the Sponsors using the Electronic Submission and Evaluation System.

Applicants are reminded that pre-registration for the Electronic Submission and Evaluation System (AWARD) is required. Please see the User Guide uploaded as part of the Background Information Documents on MERX.

Applicants are requested to register in AWARD under their Applicant name for the purpose of submitting a Prequalification Submission via the Prequalification Submission - Portal.

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