City of Calgary - Request for Proposal - RFP26-1528 Airport Transit Connection (East Leg) – Blue Line LRT to Calgary Airport

This RFP is open to all interested parties. The City of Calgary requires the services of a qualified firm to provide functional planning, preliminary and detailed design engineering and architectural services for the Airport Transit Connection (East Leg) – Blue Line LRT to Calgary Airport project. This project anticipates the project phases and requirements as described below: Phase 1 – Assessment of the connection to the Blue Line LRT System; Phase 2 – Train technology re-assessment and recommendation; Phase 3 – Re-assessment of rail access to a maintenance and storage facility; Phase 4 – Maintenance and storage facility functional planning study; Phase 5 – Updates to all the Airport Trail functional planning studies to reflect the proposed Airport Transit Line; Phase 6 – Airport Transit Line operation in Airport Tunnel; Phase 7 – Airport terminal station jurisdictional scan and scoping studies; Phase 8 – Complete preliminary design for all the above-mentioned work phases; Phase 9 – Project delivery model assessment (by The City); Phase 10 – Owner’s engineer’s role in case of a P3 project delivery method; Phase 11 – Complete the detailed design based on the preliminary design; Phase 12 – Provide construction contract administration services (currently unfunded); and Phase 13 – Post construction administration services (currently unfunded). This procurement process is not intended to create, and, will not create, a formal, legally binding bidding process. It will instead be governed by the law applicable to direct commercial negotiations.