TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have the Connect 6ix Consortium as their preferred advocate for the design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance of the Ontario Line Rolling Stock, Systems and Operations and Maintenance (RSSOM). Contract. IBI Group is part of the design team led by Hitachi Rail STS Canada, Inc.

The RSSOM contract is one of several contracts to supply the Ontario Line, a 15.6 kilometer standalone rapid transit line that will connect the Ontario Science Center to Exhibition/Ontario Place.

“We are proud to expand our working relationship with members of the Connect 6ix Consortium, Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx in providing transportation solutions to the citizens of Toronto,” said the CEO of IBI Group. Scott Stewart.

That Connect 6ix Team includes:

• Applicant management: Plenary Americas, Hitachi Rail, Webuild Group (Salini Impregilo Canada Holding Inc.), Transdev Canada Inc.
• Design team: Hitachi Rail, IBI Group Professional Services (Canada) Inc.
• construction team: Hitachi Rail, Webuild Group (Astaldi Canada Design & Construction Inc. and Salini Impregilo Civil Works Inc.), NGE Contracting Inc.
• Operations, Maintenance and Rehabilitation Team: Hitachi Rail, Transdev Canada Inc.
• Financial Advisor: National Bank Financial Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  

The Connect 6ix team took first place after evaluating the tender submitted in June 2022. The team will now continue negotiations with Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx, and a final contract is expected to be awarded later this year.

With extensive experience in transportation engineering and planning, transportation and high-rise architecture, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and smart cities, IBI Group has helped shape the built environment in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) for more than 40 years . IBI has been involved in outstanding and award-winning regional projects, including the Eglinton Crosstown…