December 2, 2009

Project team announced for Toronto’s Union Station revitalization

TORONTO

The City of Toronto has announced the head lessee, construction manager and finalization of sale agreements with Metrolinx for the Union Station revitalization, a $640 million city initiative to improve Canada’s busiest rail passenger facility.

Funding support for the project includes $133 million from the federal government and $172 million from the province.

As part of keeping revitalization on track, city council has approved the selection of Vanbots, a division of Carillion Construction Inc. as the construction manager who will be responsible for the station’s revitalization to be completed by 2015.

“We at Carillion/Vanbots are excited about joining the revitalization team on this iconic building which is the busiest gateway of the city’s commuter and visitor traffic,” said Graham Brown, president and CEO Carillion Canada Inc.

Vanbots will provide the specialized construction services and leadership to manage contracts, co-ordination and control of the construction work to deliver the $640-million project.

Osmington Inc., through its subsidiary Redcliff (Union Station) Inc., is the approved head lessee that will develop the new retail space.

Osmington's subsidiary, Redcliff Realty Group, will also be responsible for the leasing, management and operations of the retail premises.

Selection of the head lessee was conducted under a council-directed process where a call for expressions of interest resulted in a selection of qualified potential candidates.

Included in the Union Station Revitalization is a new 160,000 square-foot lower retail level, a new upper level transportation concourse area of about 126,000 square-feet for GO Transit passengers and a new northwest passage connecting Union Station to the underground PATH system at Wellington Street.

A sale agreement between the city and Metrolinx has also been reached for the future east and west concourses for GO Transit passengers, and a portion of Union Station’s west wing to house its main offices.

“The renewal of Union Station is a key objective of The Big Move, our transportation plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area,” said Rob Pritchard, president and CEO of Metrolinx.

-RCD Digital Media

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