Connect 6ix team selected as preferred proponent for RSSOM transit project in Ontario

Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected Plenary’s Connect 6ix consortium to deliver the Ontario Line Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations and Maintenance (RSSOM) project. The RSSOM project is one of several contracts to deliver the Ontario Line, a 15.6-kilometre-long standalone rapid transit line that will connect the Ontario Science Centre to Exhibition/Ontario Place with more than 40 connections to existing transit options along the route.

The Connect 6ix team includes:

• Applicant Lead: Plenary Americas, Hitachi Rail, Webuild Group (Salini Impregilo Canada Holding Inc.), Transdev Canada Inc.
• Design Team: Hitachi Rail, IBI Group Professional Services (Canada) Inc.
• Construction Team: Hitachi Rail, Webuild Group (Astaldi Canada Design & Construction Inc. and Salini Impregilo Civil Works Inc.), NGE Contracting Inc.
• Operations, Maintenance and Rehabilitation Team: Hitachi Rail, Transdev Canada Inc.
• Financial Advisor: National Bank Financial Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

The Connect 6ix team ranked first after the evaluation of the RFP which was submitted in June 2022. The team will now continue negotiations with Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx with a final contract expected to be awarded later this year.

Learn more about the Ontario Line RSSOM project.