The Government of Nunavut announced today that Arctic Infrastructure Partners has been selected as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Iqaluit International Airport Improvement Project.

Arctic Infrastructure Partnership was formed by InfraRed Capital Partners Limited, Bouygues Building Canada Inc., Colas Canada Inc. and Winnipeg Airports Authority. Bouygues-Colas form the Design-Build joint venture and Winnipeg Airports Authority will provide the airport services.

Following the Request for Proposals (RFP) submission and evaluation phase of the competitive selection process, Arctic Infrastructure Partners was selected to continue discussion with the Government of Nunavut towards reaching a contract later this summer. It is anticipated that materials and equipment will be delivered during the 2013 sealift season and that construction will begin in the spring of 2014. The project is expected to be completed at the end of 2017.

The Iqaluit International Airport Improvement Project includes a new airport building; expanded aprons for planes to park; new lighting systems; an upgraded runway; and a new combined services building that will house the fire-fighting vehicles/support equipment and the heavy equipment that maintain the runways and aprons. The project is partially funded by PPP Canada Inc, a federal crown corporation.A fairness advisor, Jane Shackell QC, was appointed to monitor the entire competitive selection process-including the evaluation of the RFQ responses-and found the evaluation to be fair and unbiased. The fairness advisor's report will be made available on this web page as soon as it is completed.

The other two teams competing for the project were the following:

Team: Mittarvik

• Bilfinger Berger Project Investments Inc.
• Kiewit Canada Development Corp.
• Bird Capital Limited
• Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co
• Bird Design-Build Construction Limited
• Black & McDonald Ltd
• Canadian Base Operators
• Halifax International Airport Authority
• NORR Limited
• Associated Engineering

Team: Plenary

• Plenary Infrastructure.
• Edmonton Airports
• PCL Constructors Northern Inc.
• Dexter Construction Company Ltd.
• Honeywell Limited (Canada)
• MMM Group Limited

Source: Nunavut Government