Metrolinx have issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Form an Alliance for Civil and Utilities Works for Hamilton Light Rail Project Tender No. SQ-2024-HAML-163
This work will be procured through a progressive Alliance contract model. Under the Alliance, the Owner will collaborate with the Successful Proponent’s Prime Team Members to deliver the Project and share the risks and rewards associated with delivering the Project. A commercial and legal framework will be developed and included in the Project Alliance Agreement which seeks to align the commercial interests of all Alliance participants.
The procurement of the Project is expected to take place in the following stages;
Stage 1 RFQ Process: The prequalification stage is intended to identify the prequalified parties that are eligible to participate in the Request for Proposal (RFP) Process
Stage 2 RFP Process: The RFP Process is the competitive procurement process that immediately follows the RFQ Process, and is intended to result in the identification of the proponent whose Prime Team Members will proceed to enter into the Alliance Development Agreement.
Alliance Development Phase: During the Alliance Development Phase, the Successful Proponent will work collaboratively with the Owner to progress the design solution for the Project, and to develop a final, fully costed, detailed and binding project proposal.
The scope of work includes: The major components of the civil infrastructure scope for Package 1 include the following:
• design, construction and commissioning of third-party infrastructure which will include the relocation of all underground utilities, both public and private.
• reconstruction of all roads, curbs, sidewalks, and hard/soft landscape areas disturbed by the Project,
• construction, replacement and rehabilitation of all structures and retaining walls necessary for the Project.
• reconstruction of Frid Street to accommodate the proposed run-in track, spanning from Main Street West to the Operations, Maintenance, and Storage Facility (OMSF) located at Chatham Street.
• conversion of existing one-way traffic on Main Street to future bi-directional configuration and changes to the relevant traffic pattern;
• interface with enabling works contractors engaged by the Owner, if any, for work including utility design and relocations;
• work affecting Ministry of Transportation (MTO) infrastructure will require the service provider(s) to be registered in MTO’s Registry Appraisal and Qualification System (RAQS) for engineering and construction contract administration, before undertaking the works; and
• additional works agreed during the Alliance Development Phase which provides value for money for the whole project
OBTAINING THE RFQ DOCUMENTS: Interested companies must download the RFQ from Metrolinx MERX Portal.
ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION will be accepted no later than 2:00 p.m. on Feb 5, 2025, local time in Toronto, Ontario.
***NOTE: ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION
Your Submission for this opportunity shall be sent to Metrolinx in writing electronically via the Metrolinx MERX Portal. Applicants shall be solely responsible for the delivery of their Submission via the Metrolinx MERX Portal, by the Closing time, in accordance with the Request for Qualifications.
Applicants Meeting
November 14, 2024 held virtually, webinar details to be issued separately as a notice in Metrolinx MERX.
Applicants should notify the Contact Person at least 1 day before the date of the meeting of their intention to attend and the number of attendees. Applicants will be limited to a maximum of 10 participants.
Contact Person:
Sunita Balkissoon, Senior Procurement Officer
Email: Sunita.balkissoon@metrolinx.com
Phone: 416-409-1488
Metrolinx reserves the right to reject any or all Submissions at its sole discretion.
