MONTREAL, March 29, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:
SNC) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary
TransitNEXT, has reached financial close on the Trillium Line
Extension project. As the sole proponent in the TransitNEXT team,
SNC-Lavalin will design, build, finance and maintain the new
extension, and will also assume responsibility for the long-term
maintenance of the existing Trillium Line.
The agreement with the City of
Ottawa for the Trillium Line Extension marks the beginning
of a fixed-price contract worth $663
million, with SNC-Lavalin providing $136 million in an upfront private deferred
contribution. When factored to include the long-term cost to
maintain and rehabilitate both the existing Trillium Line and its
new extension, the total project is valued at $1.6 billion.
The TransitNEXT team will begin to mobilize on-site and start
early investigations and site preparatory work in the coming weeks.
Construction will be complete in 2022, with testing, commissioning
and training carried out as segments are complete in order to meet
the scheduled in-service date.
Approximately 12 kilometres of single and double track will be
built, extending the Trillium Line from Greenboro Station to a new
terminus station west of Limebank Road, as well as a 4-kilometre
Airport Link, a section of which, will be elevated guideway
offering quick, convenient connections to the Ottawa
Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. The project also
includes:
- Construction of two new stations on the existing Trillium Line
at Gladstone and Walkley.
- Four new stations along the extension at: South Keys (also
offering connections to the Southeast Transit way and the Airport
link), Leitrim, Bowesville and Limebank.
- Two new stations along the new Airport link at Uplands and
Airport Terminal.
- Supplying seven new Stadler vehicles and overhauling six
existing Alstom trains.
- Construction of a new Walkley Yard Maintenance and Storage
Facility (MSF).
- Extension of five station platforms on the existing Trillium
line (Bayview, Carling, Mooney's Bay, Carleton and Greenboro) to accommodate longer
trains.
- Delivery of new municipal infrastructure, including two new
pedestrian bridges to improve connectivity along the
alignment.
- Maintenance of the entire system for 27 years.
"We are thrilled to have this opportunity to bring to the
National Capital our well-established experience in designing and
building, as well as operating and maintaining light-rail systems,"
said Jonathan Wilkinson, President,
Infrastructure, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "A truly transformative
project for Ottawa's O-Train
system, the Trillium Line Extension will reduce environmental
impacts, shorten daily commutes and accelerate economic growth in
the Nation's Capital."
"The Trillium Line Extension Project is meaningful to us as it
is a continuation of our involvement in providing strong,
knowledgeable, experienced designers and engineers who contribute
to the development of Canada's
National Capital Region," said Neil
Bruce, President and Chief Executive Officer, SNC-Lavalin
Group Inc. "It is an opportunity to share with the region our
digital design and state of the art project management systems that
we've used on other similar light rail transit (LRT) projects to
enhance our engineering and construction performance and offer a
value-added outcome for the end-users."
"The Trillium Line Extension project is an important part of
expanding and enhancing transit services in Ottawa and we are very proud to be partnered
with the City," said Stéphanie Vaillancourt, Executive
Vice-President, Capital at SNC-Lavalin.
The Trillium Line Extension project is the latest in a series of
signature LRT infrastructure projects in which SNC-Lavalin has been
involved in Canada, including the
Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, Confederation Line project, the
Evergreen Line and the Canada Line.
About SNC-Lavalin
Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global fully integrated
professional services and project management company and a major
player in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices around the
world, SNC-Lavalin's employees are proud to build what matters. Our
teams provide comprehensive end-to-end project solutions –
including capital investment, consulting, design, engineering,
construction, sustaining capital and operations and maintenance –
to clients across oil and gas, mining and metallurgy,
infrastructure, clean power, nuclear and EDPM (engineering design
and project management). On July 3,
2017, SNC-Lavalin acquired Atkins, one of the world's most
respected design, engineering and project management consultancies,
which has been integrated into our sectors.
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