West LRT Project in Review Preconstruction - Approval, Design and Contract Award 2007-2009

The West LRT Office chronicled the first two years of the West LRT Project from November 2007 to October 2009. Download the first Project in Review (3.8MB) and have a look at the challenges and successes The City of Calgary and its partners and stakeholders overcame and experienced through the planning and procurement phases of the project.

Mayor Bronconnier Announces Design-Build Award

On Oct. 29, 2009, Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier kicked off construction of the West LRT Project when he announced SNC Lavalin and its partners were awarded the design-build contract. The joint venture team also includes Graham Infrastructure, Cana Construction Ltd. and Enmax Power Services Corporation. Moving forward, the design-build team will begin preparing the construction sites and lay down areas over the next few months with construction beginning in early 2010.

SNC Lavalin brings a wealth of design-build experience to the project as they just completed the construction of Vancouver's Canada Line.

Design-Build Proponents Short-list

On February 13, 2009, the following Respondents to the West LRT's Design-Build Request for Qualification (RFQ) were short-listed to participate in the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage (listed alphabetically):

Calwest LRT Constructors Joint Venture
Acciona Infrastructures Canada Inc.
Aecon Construction Management Incorporated
Dragados Canada Incorporated

PCL/KMC West LRT Joint Venture
PCL Construction Management Inc.
Kiewit Management Co.
Mass Electric Construction Co.

SNC Lavalin
Graham Infrastructure, a JV
Cana Construction Ltd.
Enmax Power Services Corporation