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VICTORIA – Three qualified proponent teams have been short-listed to participate in the request for proposal (RFP) stage of the competitive selection process to design, build, finance, and operate (DBFO) the improvements to Sea-to-Sky Highway. The three short-listed teams are: · Black Tusk Highway Group · S2S Transportation Group · Sound Highway Development Consortium
Five proponent teams responded to a request for qualifications (RFQ). The objective of the RFQ stage was to create a short-list of not more than three respondents who have successfully demonstrated their experience, capability and capacity to complete the design-build component of the project on time and on budget and to operate, maintain and rehabilitate the highway over the term of the DBFO agreement. The three short-listed proponents will be invited to respond to the RFP that will be issued in mid August, 2004
The Fairness Reviewer, Hon. W.J. Wallace Q.C., has reviewed the RFQ process and found that the evaluation was fair and unbiased. The Fairness Reviewer’s report will be available at www.seatoskyimprovements.ca and www.partnershipsbc.ca.
The project will be completed by 2009 and will meet population growth and travel demands until approximately 2020, with additional improvements phased in as required over approximately 20 years.
The capital cost of the DBFO component of the highway improvement project is approximately $400 million of a total capital cost of $600 million. The Ministry of Transportation is directly undertaking approximately $200 million in capital improvements to meet schedule requirements.
The total project will create 6,000 new jobs throughout the province as a result of economic activity generated along the corridor and will increase provincial gross domestic product by $300 million over the period of 2010 to 2025. -30-
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