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SURREY– A Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued today to three prequalified bidding teams, in order to select one proponent to design, build, finance and operate the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR), as part of the Province’s Gateway Program.
The RFP evaluation will be undertaken by an evaluation team including leading experts in highway safety, construction traffic management, highway design and construction, finance, environment, engineering and other technical areas.
The three prequalified bidding teams are:
Fraser Transportation Group - includes Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras, S.A. of Spain and Zachry American Infrastructure of Texas as equity partners and Dragados S.A. as the lead design build contractor.
South River Connector - includes Babcock & Brown Public Partnerships Limited Partnership and Bilfinger Berger Project Investments SCA SICAR as equity partners, with Peter Kiewit Sons Co. and PCL Westcoast Constructors as the design build contractors.
The Riverway Partnership - includes the Spanish firm of Cintra Concesiones de
Infraestructuras de Transporte, S.A. and the Canadian firm of SNC-Lavalin Inc. as equity
partners, with Ferrovial Agromŕn, S.A. of Spain and locally based SNC-Lavalin Constructors (Pacific) Inc. as design build contractors.
RFP submissions are due early in 2010, with the contract award expected in the spring of 2010. Early construction work has already begun along the entire corridor, which the successful contractor will take over following contract award. The project is scheduled for completion in 2012.
A fairness advisor, Jane Shackell, has been appointed to monitor the procurement process. The fairness advisor’s report will be available at the completion of the process.
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Communications Director Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure 250 387-7787 |
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