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Express has been tendered as an Alternative Finance and Procurement (AFP), a public-private partnership procurement model which is also being used for the light rail projects. Under this system, Metrolinx owns and controls the assets, and is responsible for specifying and tendering the project, property acquisition, overseeing construction, testing and commissioning, and safety certification. The projects are tendered as design- build-finance-maintain contracts. Infrastructure Ontario has already
tendered more than 50 projects as AFPs, including Ottawa’s new light rail line. According to Province of Ontario and federal government requirements, all large transit capital project proposals must be submitted for AFP evaluation. However, not everyone is happy
about AFP. In July the Construction Design Alliance of Ontario (CDAO) criticised Metrolinx procurement strategy, claiming that $C 500m could be cut from the cost of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT line by tendering the project in smaller packages. The CDAO suggests that the scheme has attracted only two bidders because the size and scope of the contract has deterred potential bidders. Metrolinx argues that it is tendering
capital projects cost-effectively. “People have differing views on AFP, but the reality is that there are many good examples of it working well and to date it’s been a successful model,” says Robinson. “We feel it’s important to deal with a single consortium because it helps us to work cost effectively and keep everything on time and on budget. There are lots of opportunities for
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smaller companies to play a role within that structure.” The largest of the four light rail
projects is the $C 4.9bn Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The 19km line will follow Eglinton Avenue from Jane Street/Black Creek Drive in the west to Kennedy station in the east, with a 10km underground section between Keele Street and Laird Drive and a segregated surface alignment between the eastern portal of the tunnel and Kennedy, where it will join the Scarborough RT on an elevated section.
“People have differing views on AFP, but the reality is that there are many good examples of it working well.” Jamie Robinson
The line will have 25 stations, 12 of which will be underground. An invitation to prequalify was
issued in January for the contract to design, build, finance, and maintain the line, and a request for proposals will be issued to shortlisted bidders in the autumn. Preparatory works are already underway and major construction is due to begin in autumn 2014, with the line set to open in 2020. Public consultation is currently
underway on the updated official plan for the 11km Finch West LRT, which will link the planned Finch West subway station with Humber College. Construction is due to begin in 2015 and the $C 1bn project will be
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completed by 2020. The Sheppard East light rail line will
run for 13km along Sheppard Avenue from Don Mills station to East Morningside Avenue. The $C 1bn project is fully-funded and construction is due to begin in 2017, although the grade separation at Agincourt Go station, a key component of the project, has already been completed. Commercial services are expected to start in 2021, and peak ridership is forecast to reach 3000 passengers per hour by 2031. While there is consensus on these
projects, recent events have demonstrated that political tensions remain. Last month Metrolinx suspended work on the 10km Scarborough Rapid Transit (RT) extension from McCowan to Sheppard Avenue after Toronto City Council voted to extend the Bloor-Danforth subway line into Scarborough. “There is a significant funding gap for the subway option, and the city is working with the provincial government to identify possible options,” says Robinson. While the $C 1.8bn RT project is
fully-funded, only $C 1.4bn would be available from the province for a subway extension, leaving the city with a shortfall of around $C 900m. Metrolinx stresses it is ready to continue with the RT project if the city abandons the subway proposal. Under Metrolinx’ existing plans, the
RT will be converted to conventional LRT and will share a common LRV fleet with the other three lines currently under construction. The line would share the planned $C 333m maintenance depot at Sheppard East with the Eglinton Crosstown Line. At present the only fully-funded
subway project in the first phase of the Big Move is the 8.6km northern extension of the Yonge-Spadina line from Downsview to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. This six-station extension will be the first Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) line to cross the city’s municipal boundary and will interchange with the bus network in the neighbouring York Region. The $C 2.6bn project will be completed in 2016. On Go Transit’s Kitchener Line, the
$C 1.2bn Georgetown South project will allow commuter rail services to be increased from 19 to 29 trains per day from 2015, while also providing capacity for UP Express services. The project involves the construction of two additional tracks in the northern half of the Go Georgetown South Corridor, and
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