1. Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Program “In the ground ready”
National Capital Heavy Construction Association
January 12, 2017
John Manconi
General Manager City of Ottawa
Transportation Services Department

2. Agenda Background Project overview Bundled Projects Funding Status
Procurement overview
Next Steps
Questions

3. 2013 Transportation Master Plan
The Vision
City of Ottawa
2013 Transportation Master Plan
2031 Affordable Network
Existing/Committed Rail
Future Rail

4. 24,000 person-years of employment
Benefits
$10.8B less in commuting costs
14,000 less vehicles
$3.8B Economic Impact
24,000 person-years of employment
GHG Reductions:
155,000 tonnes
70% of City’s population within 5 km of rail

5. Background December 2012 – Confederation Line Contract Awarded
November 2013 – Transportation Master Plan
February 2014 – Statements of work for Stage 2 Environmental Assessment studies
July 2015 – Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) Environmental Assessment and Functional Design

6. The Confederation Line

7. Stage 2 LRT Project

8. Project Scope Budget: $3 billion Schedule: Scope:
Construction begins in 2018
Service operation begins in 2023
Scope:
36 kms of new track and 22 new stations, including:
Trim Extension ($165M)
Airport Rail Link ($155M)
Maintenance and Storage Facilities
Vehicles

9. Confederation Line West

10. Confederation Line West Dominion Station

11. Confederation Line West New Orchard Station

12. Confederation Line West Queensview Station

13. Confederation Line East

14. Confederation Line East Place D’Orléans Station

15. Trillium Line South

16. Bundled Projects City infrastructure projects
Road, sewer, structure (bridges, culverts) works
Province’s Hwy 417 Expansion project
Benefits:
Capitalizes on economies of scale
Eliminates risks
Lessons learned from Confederation Line
Bundle during procurement period

17. Funding Status 1/3 funding – City/Province/Feds
June 2016 – Ontario Government announced 1/3 funding, plus 50% funding for Trim and Airport
Federal Government supported Stage 2 in 2016 Budget
$45 million from Public Transit Infrastructure Fund for Stage 2 preliminary engineering activities

18. Procurement Overview
Seeking Public Private Partnership (P3) model used for Confederation Line
Market survey and analysis on procurement options
Procurement model to City Council early 2018

19. Next Steps Q1 2017 – Stage 2 LRT Implementation Report to Council
Q – Release Request for Qualification (RFQ)
Q – Release Request for Proposal (RFP)
Q – Stage 2 LRT Contract Approval by Council
Q – Construction
Q – Revenue Service

20. Questions? www.stage2lrt.ca