AtkinsRéalis, formerly known as SNC-Lavalin, is facing multiple lawsuits alleging mismanagement and delays on the newly opened Trillium Line commuter rail project in Ottawa. Contractors claim the company's poor design, change management, and contract administration led to costly overruns and legal disputes.
The City of Ottawa’s private partner in building its newly opened north-south commuter rail line is facing more than $100 million in legal claims alleging its inability to proper manage the project led to costly delays.A Trillium Line train runs along the track between Limebank and Bowesville stations in south Ottawa during trial runs on Oct. 7, 2024. The contractors involved in constructing the line are working through legal disputes.
Expert evaluators warned the plans lacked detail and said resolving them would be a "long and lengthy process." They also noted concerns about the level of relevant experience among the bid's key players.The city's technical evaluation team said SNC-Lavalin's bid was "a poor technical submission" and should be thrown out. So how did the company win the $1.6-billion contract anyway? City affairs analyst Joanne Chianello explains.
Every time the lack of detail became a problem, the company would ask for clarity. These "requests for information" eventually totalled over 4,700, it alleges, with each taking an average of 17.5 days to resolve. The newly expanded Trillium Line travels between Bayview and Limebank stations. A short Line 4 services the EY Centre and Ottawa's airport.
The city solicitor has declined to comment on whether those talks relate to AtkinsRéalis, including whether an agreement could help resolve the chain of suits.One contractor, OWS Railroad Construction and Maintenance, argues in its $6.6-million lawsuit against AtkinsRéalis that it's owed — among other things — hourly wages for employees who could not work when the required track wasn't delivered.
At least two other companies allege their contracts were inappropriately terminated by AtkinsRéalis or one of its subcontractors well into the project.
ATKINSREÁLIS SNC-LAVALIN TRILLIUM LINE LEGAL DISPUTES COMMUTER RAIL CONSTRUCTION DELAYS
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