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VICTORIA – The Surrey Langley SkyTrain Project is launching its second procurement with companies being invited to submit their qualifications.

The project is a 16-kilometre extension of the Expo Line from King George Station to Langley City Centre that will provide transportation for people in Surrey, Langley and Metro Vancouver. It is the first rapid transit expansion south of the Fraser River in 30 years, states a release.

A request for qualifications (RFQ) has been issued to identify a contractor for the construction of eight new SkyTrain stations, including active transportation elements, such as cycling and walking paths.

Following the RFQ evaluation, as many as three teams will be selected to participate in the request for proposal stage.

Responses to the second RFQ are due by Jan. 5, 2023.

The Surrey Langley SkyTrain Project will be built through three different contracts.

The first RFQ, to build the elevated guideway, was issued on Aug 2.

According to the Province of B.C., the multi-contract approach will “increase competition and will enable a broader range of companies to bid on different elements of the project.”

The third contract, for the design and installation of SkyTrain trackwork, as well as the design, installation and integration of electrical systems, will be issued later this fall.

Major construction is expected to begin in 2024 and anticipated to be in operation in late 2028.