Project Description

In partnership with the City of Burnaby and CN Rail–and with collaboration from the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum–the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) is leading the Holdom Overpass endeavour as part of the Burnaby Rail Corridor Improvements Project.

The new Holdom Overpass features a four-lane overpass with pedestrian and cycling pathways, public art installations, and photogenic lookout areas.  It will elevate and extend Holdom Avenue south above the CN Rail corridor and Still Creek, connecting with Douglas Road at Norland Avenue.  Construction is expected to be completed by 2027.

Our Role

As owner’s representative, RAM’s project management team holds many responsibilities, including:

• Serving as the single-point-of-contact for the City including all external consultants, contractors and vendors;
• Defining the requirements of the Project, including scope, quality, sustainability, as well as overall budget and schedule of work;
• Structuring the project into manageable sub-entities as appropriate;
• Working with the City to implement an appropriate governance structure for the project;
• Working with and providing information to the City’s communications staff for project communications, both internal to the City and external to the community or other stakeholders;
• Responding to and address all stakeholder inquiries regarding the Project, and act as the City’s first line of response for any issues, complaints or problems that arise over the course of construction;
• Providing advice and recommendations to the City with respect to all decisions possibly affecting budget, scope, schedule, sustainability, and quality;
• Chairing and overseeing regular project meetings with select stakeholders;
• Assisting the City with pre-qualifications, recommendations, selections, tenders, and negotiations as may be applicable with all consultants, contractors and suppliers, leading into legal contracts.