Canada’s High Frequency Rail project, which will provide electrified passenger rail between Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City, is expected to be the largest infrastructure project in the nation’s history. It will also be a major test of the progressive P3 model, which has remained fairly nascent in Canada despite becoming much more prevalent in the United States.
As of the end of July, the project’s public sponsor was also wrapping up the proposal phase of the procurement, and intends to select a preferred partner and begin a collaborative “Co-development” phase later this year. Proposals for the project will include multiple options for various levels of service, and, quite likely, completely different alignments between each of the three bid teams.
