Ontario government releases RFP to advance Eglinton extension tunneling

The province of Ontario has invited selected teams from a request for qualifications process to respond to a request for proposals that will detail how they plan to design and deliver the tunneling work for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. 

Selected teams include:

• East End Connectors, led by Dragados Canada Inc., Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc. and Ghella Canada Ltd.;
• Fast Eglinton Group, led by FCC Construccion SA, Astaldi Canada Enterprises Inc. and Salini-Impregilo SpA; and 
• North American Tunnel Partners, led by EllisDon Capital Inc. and Barnard LP.



Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx expect to award the tunneling contract in mid-2021.

The CA$4.7 billion project is designed to extend Metrolinx's Eglinton Crosstown light-rail line 5.7 miles to the west, mostly underground. The extension will create connections between Union Pearson Express trains and the Kitchener GO Transit line.