The city of Calgary is searching for private developers to lead the first phase of a 20-kilometer (12.4-mile), C$4.9 billion ($3.7 billion) rail transit project in Canada.
The project will include 14 stations, a Centre City tunnel, a light-rail vehicle maintenance facility and approximately 70 low-floor LRT vehicles.
According to the city council, Stage 1 will be split into two contracts: Segment 1, which includes work from 4th Street S.E. and 126th Avenue S.E. (Shepard), and Segment 2, which covers 16th Avenue N. (Crescent Heights) and Fourth Street S.E. (Beltline).
On Aug. 12, the city released a request for qualifications for the first segment of the contract, which includes a 16-kilometer (9.9-mile) area ready for construction, and the Shepard Maintenance & Storage Facility.
The project will be carried out using a design-build-finance model.
On Jan. 30, the Government of Canada, Government of Alberta and The City of Calgary signed a funding agreement for stage 1 of construction of the Green Line LRT, finalizing a joint investment of nearly $5 billion by all three levels of government.
“The Green Line is a multibillion-dollar investment in Calgary's future that will provide more options for Calgarians to move around the city,” according to the city. “The Green Line will be essential to managing Calgary's growth and transportation needs in a sustainable manner that maintains the city's livability and economic attraction.”
Calgary expects work to begin on the first contract in 2020 and open in 2026. The second half of the contract is expected to be released in early 2021, with construction to start in 2022. It is scheduled to open in 2027.
The deadline to submit a response to the RFQ is Oct. 24.
