Project Description

In 2022, the government of B.C. initiated the replacement of the existing George Massey tunnel with a considerable undertaking: a new ten-lane-wide, high-level bridge over the South Arm of the Fraser River, linking Delta with Richmond.

The project scope was to include the significant widening of Highway 99, the replacement of existing interchanges and overpasses, and the decommissioning of the Tunnel at an initial estimated cost of $3.5 billion. The Ministry of Transportation issued an RFP for a design-build solutions at the time.

Our Role

RAM was retained by Hall Constructors as part of the SNC-Lavalin Design Build team to derive budgets for the relocations of third-party utilities. Our team’s responsibilities were numerous, and they included:

• Conducting desktop reviews of the third-party information, and investigating the potential conflicts and relocations;
• Coordinating with the utility’s owners–such as Metro Vancouver, Telus, Shaw, FortisBC, and BC Hydro–to devise preliminary solutions for their utility’s protection and relocations;
• Completing the quantities take-off, and working with the team’s electrical and communications contractors to estimate the budget associated with the work.