The two companies have been working together on the project since 2012. WSP bought former Balfour Beatty subsidiary Parsons Brinckerhoff last year and the two businesses are now combined.
The CA$818m (拢433m), two-stage project will bring light rail to the Waterloo region, which includes the cities of Cambridge, Waterloo and Kitchener. Stage 1 is a 36km corridor that features a 19km LRT system, called Ion, linking the urban cores of Kitchener and Waterloo, plus 17km of adapted bus rapid transit (aBRT) connecting the southern terminus of the LRT system in Kitchener to Cambridge. In Stage 2, the aBRT service will be converted to LRT.
As the Region鈥檚 general engineering consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff and WSP are responsible for developing the output specifications for procurement, supporting the public-private partnership procurement process, and for managing the overall programme, including construction management services for the client.
鈥淭his continues to be an important project for Parsons Brinckerhoff,鈥� said Kevin George, senior vice president for Parsons Brinckerhoff. 鈥淭he Council鈥檚 decision to extend our agreement demonstrates the confidence that the Region has in our team in Waterloo and the joint success that we have so far achieved.
鈥淚t is a terrific example of the complementary skills that exist between Parsons Brinckerhoff and WSP,鈥� he added noting that 鈥渙ur partnership began on this project in early 2012 and now we have merged into one tremendous business.鈥�
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