The Sponsors (Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx) anticipate that the Project will include on-corridor works necessary to deliver Regional Express Rail committed train service plus the fleet required to run the service. The Project also includes the operation and maintenance of the on-corridor infrastructure and the fleet for a 30 year period. The maintenance and operation requirements are for the GO-owned network serving Burlington, Bramalea, Barrie, Lincolnville and Oshawa, as well as the operation of GO services over CN and CP lines serving Hamilton, Niagara, Kitchener, Milton and Richmond Hill. During the course of the maintenance and operation periods additional extensions are contemplated between Hamilton and Niagara and between Oshawa and Bowmanville, which will operate within existing freight corridors. The Project will also include provision for the operation of these services to be added to the Project Co’s scope. Table 1 of the RFQ outlines the scope included in the Project at a high level.
