The rail spur will branch off the Weston Subdivision (from the GO Georgetown South Corridor) and connect to Toronto Pearson International Airport at Terminal 1 (T1).

Beginning in 2015, in time for the Pan/Parapan American Games, the Air Rail Link will provide a premium passenger rail service between Canada's two busiest transportation hubs - Union Station and Toronto Pearson. The ARL will be owned and operated by Metrolinx.

Trains will depart to and from Union Station and Toronto Pearson every 15 minutes with stops at the Bloor and Weston GO stations. The service is expected to eliminate 1.2 million car trips in the first year of operation.

The RFQ, available at www.merx.com, is the first step in a competitive process to select a team to deliver the ARL rail spur and new T1 station. RFQ submissions will be evaluated by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx. Together, they will pre-qualify and short-list project teams with design and construction experience, as well as the financial strength and capacity to deliver the project. Short-listed teams will be invited to respond to a request for proposal (RFP) in early 2011.

Infrastructure Ontario is working with Metrolinx on procurement and delivery of the ARL spur line and T1 station components under Infrastructure Ontario's Alternative Financing and Procurement Model, which transfers risks associated with designing, constructing, and financing infrastructure projects to the private sector.

Infrastructure Ontario is a Crown corporation dedicated to delivering some of the province's larger and more complex infrastructure renewal projects - ensuring they are built on time and on budget. As well, it is dedicated to providing the public sector and not-for-profit organizations with long-term financing to renew their infrastructure.

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