(A city rendering of the Valley Line West LRT street-level stop at Glenora. (City of Edmonton)
Embattled Quebec engineering giant among teams on construction short list
Quebec engineering giant SNC-Lavalin, embroiled in a major Canadian political scandal, is on a shortlist of companies bidding to build Edmonton’s Valley Line West LRT.
In a news release Wednesday, the City of Edmonton announced it has shortlisted three teams to take part in the next stage of the procurement process to design, build, supply light rail vehicles and partially finance the 14-kilometre LRT link between downtown and Lewis Farms.
The federal and Alberta governments have each pledged to help fund the project, which is estimated to cost $2.7 billion. Last November, Alberta pledged $1.04 billion. In March of this year, the federal government pledged $948 million.
The teams shortlisted to take part in the request for proposals stage of the process are:
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