Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to three prequalified teams to design, build and finance the Kipling Bus Terminal project.

This station, located along the Milton Corridor in the City of Toronto, requires upgrades to accommodate the province's planned expansion to the GO network, the largest commuter rail project in Canada.

Teams were selected based on criteria identified in the Request for Qualifications process that began in November 2016. Selection criteria included applicable design and construction experience and capacity to finance a project of this size and complexity. 

The prequalified teams are:

Bird/Kiewit JV

• Developer: Bird Design-Build Construction Inc. and Peter Kiewit Sons ULC
• Constructor: Bird Design-Build Construction Inc. and Peter Kiewit Sons ULC
• Designer: Stantec
• Financial Advisor: Kiewit Development Bird Capital 

EllisDon Infrastructure Transit

• Developer: EllisDon Capital Inc.
• Constructor: EllisDon Design-Build Inc.
• Designer: Strasman Architects, NAK Design Strategies and WSP Canada Inc.
• Financial Advisor: EllisDon Capital Inc.

Kipling Infrastructure Partnership

• Developer: Buttcon Ltd. and OHL Canada
• Constructor: Buttcon Ltd., OHL Canada and Grascan Construction Ltd.
• Designer: Reinders + Rieder Ltd.
• Financial Advisor: Stonebridge Financial Corporation

Teams invited to respond to the RFP will begin preparing proposals that detail how they will design, build and finance the project. Once submissions are received, IO and Metrolinx will evaluate the proposals, select a preferred bidder and then negotiate a final contract. A successful bidder is expected to be announced in fall 2017.

The scope of work for the Kipling Bus Terminal project includes:

• an elevated pedestrian bridge to connect the pedestrian entrance/ancillary building to the new bus terminal building to the new entrance/ancillary building and to the existing rail platform
• a new pedestrian underground tunnel from the new bus terminal to the existing TTC pedestrian pick-up and drop off building and to the new entrance/ancillary building
• a new entrance/ancillary building incorporating the main public entrance to the station with electrical and mechanical service rooms for the site
• renovations to the existing Kipling GO station building and existing TTC pedestrian pick-up and drop off building
• a new bus terminal building for MiWay and GO Transit
• complete site infrastructure including parking upgrades, and improved vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian accesses
• the construction of a new extension of Acorn Ave south of Dundas Street West with vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian accesses, including a new signalized intersection

This work on the Milton corridor is part of a larger, system-wide plan to improve overall GO Transit service, including the delivery of GO Regional Express Rail by 2024-25. To support transit improvements, Ontario will be undertaking major infrastructure upgrades, including additional track, GO station modifications, improved rail crossings, required systems for electrification, and new locomotives and train control systems to enable more frequent service.