The Government of Canada has received proposals for the new St. Lawrence bridge public private partnership (P3) project in Montreal, Ontario. 

The new bridge for the St. Lawrence corridor project (NBSLC) is one of the largest infrastructure projects in North America. The three shortlisted teams that have bid for the project are the following:

Signature on the St. Lawrence Group:

• SNC-Lavalin Capital Inc.,
• ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc.,
• Hochief PPP Solutions North America, Inc.,
• SNC-Lavalin Major Projects Inc.,
• Dragados Canada, Inc.,
• Flatiron Construction Canada Limited,
• SNC-Lavalin Inc., MMM Group Limited,
• TY Lin International, and
• International Bridge Technologies Canada Inc.

Saint-Laurent Alliance (SLA):

• Kiewit Canada Development Corp.,
• Macquarie Capital Group Limited,
• Skanska Infrastructure Development Inc.,
• Aecon Concession,
• Construction Kiewit Cie,
• Skanska Canadian Construction Services Inc.,
• WSP Canada Inc.,
• Buckland & Taylor, Ltd., and
• Parsons Brinckerhoff Halsall, Inc.

St. Lawrence New Bridge Partnership: 

• OHL Infrastructure, Inc.,
• DIF Infra 3 Canada Ltd.,
• Acciona Concessions Canada Inc.,
• Samsung E&C America Inc.,
• Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc.,
• OHL Construction Canada Inc.,
• Hatch Mott MacDonald Ltd, Dessau Inc.,
• Ramboll Denmark A/S, and
• Mainroad Holdings Ltd.

The project involves the design, build, finance, operate and maintain the new Île des Soeurs Bridge, reconstruction and widening of Autoroute 15 on Montreal island,• reconstruction of Autoroute 15 on Île des Soeurs Bridge, tolling infrastructure and intelligent transportation systems  and the operation and maintenance of the Clement Bridge.

The contract is for a period of 35 years after the financial close. It includes a construction period of approximately five years and a fixed operating period of 30 years. The operating period could be extended in the case of early completion of construction but will not be less than 30 years.

Construction works are set to begin in the summer of 2015. The new bridge is expected to be operational in 2018 and to having the remainder of the corridor project, including the reconstruction of Autoroute 15 and the new Île des SÅ“urs Bridge, completed by 2020.

During last month we reported about several transport PPP project in Canada:

• Winnipeg city Capital Integration
• GO Transit East Rail Maintenance Facility P3 in Canada
• Phase 2 of Highway 407 East
• Windsor-Essex Parkway
• Mississauga Port Credit GO Station