Ontario Announces RFP For 15.6km Highway 3 Widening Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to the three prequalified teams to design, build and finance the Highway 3 Widening Project – Essex to Leamington. The project extends 15.6 kilometres, widening the highway from two to four lanes from the Town of Essex to the Town of Leamington (1.2 km east of Arner Townline (Essex Road 23) easterly to 1.1 km east of Union Avenue (Essex Road 34).
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process, which began in June 2021, included criteria relevant to design, construction and financing experience needed to deliver the Project. Following the RFQ, the prequalified teams and their prime team members are: