Project Management Award of Excellence
Southwest Rapid Transitway Stage 2 and Pembina Highway Underpass Dillon Consulting
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Achieving value for money The City of Winnipeg retained Dillon as subject matter experts (SMEs) and representatives throughout three project stages: (1) project planning, including the functional design report, P3 business case and value for money (VFM) assessment; (2) contract development and procurement; and (3) owner’s advocate during design and construction. With an initial budget of $587 million, SWT2 includes 7.6 km of transitway, nine stations, nine other 56
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structures, a Canadian National Rail (CN) underpass, the widening of the Pembina Highway Underpass and active transportation facilities. A comprehensive VFM assessment by sub-consultant Deloitte TTL compared the net present value of the risk-adjusted costs of different procurement options. It found a P3 delivery model would provide positive VFM through appropriate risk transfer to a private partner. The $90-million Pembina Highway Underpass project was bundled with SWT2 to benefit from econ-
omies of scale, attract larger international consortiums and mitigate many of the risks had these two projects proceeded independently. Some of the key project delivery challenges included: • extensive relocation of power and gas utility infrastructure. • construction of a new underpass, associated rail bridges and extensive infrastructure immediately adjacent to—and while maintaining—CN Rail operations. • widening of a major arterial underpass without impacting
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he City of Winnipeg identified the need for rapid transit to support long-term growth and connecting the rapidly growing southwest quadrant (which includes the University of Manitoba) with the downtown area. Dillon Consulting provided services to deliver the project under a public-private partnership (P3) model. This is the largest capital infrastructure project undertaken by the city to date. Riders can now travel on an exclusive, bus-only right-of-way, providing frequent, reliable and high-speed service.
September/October 2021
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