Team selected for Ontario Line’s Pape Tunnel

The consortium has signed a Development and Master Construction Agreement (DMCA) with Metrolinx, under a progressive design-build contract. It is valued at C$1-2bn.

The Pape North Connect team includes the construction team of Webuild Civil Work and Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas Canada Ltd; and the design team of Arcadis Professional Services (Canada) Inc and Aecom Canada Ltd.

The DMCA incorporates a multi-stage design process called a development phase, according to the progressive design-build model.

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The development phase, which allows for a collaborative approach between Metrolinx and Pape North Connect to finalise the scope, risk allocation and pricing of various elements of the contract, is expected to take approximately 24 months, though early works construction can commence during this phase. Once the development phase has concluded, Metrolinx will have the option to sign a final target-price agreement with Pape North Connect, which would include final agreements on detailed designs and a negotiated price.

The scope of work includes 3km of twin tunnels under Pape Avenue from the Gerrard portal to the Don Valley bridge; two tunnel portals at Gerrard Avenue and Minton Place; one underground station at Pape Avenue and Danforth Avenue (interchange with the TTC’s existing Pape Station on Line 2) and another underground station at Cosburn Avenue and Pape Avenue; three emergency exit/service buildings; ?underpinning of the existing TTC Pape Station; and a rail switch/crossover in the tunnel near Sammon Avenue.  

The 15.6km, 15 station Ontario Line project is being delivered through various public-private partnership, progressive design-build and traditional procurement contracts.