Metrolinx awards CH2M HILL five-year contract extension to support Canadas largest public transit investment

Denver — CH2M HILL was awarded a five-year contract extension by Metrolinx in support of the $9.6 billion Rapid Transit Implementation (RTI) program. With this extension, CH2M HILL’s Transit & Rail team will continue to provide Program Management Services and additional contract administration support during implementation of the rapid transit projects.

“The opportunity to be involved with the development of both the Metrolinx Rapid Transit Program and the development of the Metrolinx Rapid Transit organization has provided us with the opportunity to be associated with a fantastic success story,” stated CH2M HILL’s Project Manager Richard Moore. “We are honored to support the largest public transit investment in Canadian history, alongside our valued client — Metrolinx.”

One of the most ambitious transit expansion programs in North America, the RTI program includes the York Viva Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Sheppard East Light Rail Transit (LRT), Finch LRT, and the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. CH2M HILL’s scope of services on the Metrolinx RTI program includes, but is not limited to:

• Program management
• Owner’s engineer
• Technical compliance services
• Safety and quality control
• Light Rail Vehicle procurement
• Program controls
• Cost estimating and cost control
• Change control
• Contract management
• Risk management

The company’s Toronto-based Transit & Rail team has been supporting and providing services to Metrolinx since 2010.