Alberta Transportation has launched a request for qualification (RFQ) to develop the Southwest Calgary Ring Road PPP project in Canada.

The project will be procured through a design, build, finance, operate (DBFO) process. The infrastructure components to be undertaken by the contractor include, among others, the design and construction of:

• Approximately 31 km of new six lane and eight lane divided freeway;
• 14 Interchanges;
• 1 Flyover;
• 1 Grade-separated railway crossing;
• River crossings

The project will also includes a 30 year operating, maintenance, and rehabilitation agreement.

Alberta Transportation will provide partial funding for the project in an amount currently anticipated to be between 50% and 70% of the successful bidder's capital cost of the project. The successful bidder will be required to supply private financing for the balance of the capital cost of the project.

Interested parties must submit their qualification documents on or before 12 August 2015.

See RFQ announcement:

http://www.merx.com/English/SUPPLIER_Menu.aspWCE=Show&TAB=1&PORTAL=MERX&StatAB-2015NNA