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British Columbia

6 buyers · 37 tenders · checked 2026-10-03

Surrey Langley SkyTrain 50% complete for 2029 service; Broadway Subway opening autumn 2027; TransLink procuring 235 trains and infrastructure within C$10.1bn capital programme.

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1Metro systems operating
6Buyers tracked
31Tenders tracked
Live pipeline
C$5.996bn Surrey Langley SkyTrain · C$2.954bn Broadway Subway · C$10.1bn TransLink approved capital programme
Technology areas
Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Electrification

Key figures

Surrey Langley SkyTrainC$4.4bn + C$1.3bnSurrey Langley SkyTrain — provincial and federal contributions (Aug 2026)
1 source · primary
Surrey Langley SkyTrain approve…C$5.996 billionSurrey Langley SkyTrain approved project budget; C$2.800bn spent to the end of July 2026, with 50% of the guideway complete (TI Corp monthly status report)
1 source · primary
Broadway Subway approved projec…C$2.954 billionBroadway Subway approved project budget; C$2.258bn spent to the end of July 2026, in service autumn 2027 (TI Corp monthly status report)
1 source · primary
TransLink's approved and approv…C$10,062.1 million grossTransLink's approved and approved-in-principle capital programme already underway — C$3,740.0m of anticipated senior-government contributions leaving C$6,322.1m net; total forecast capital cash flow in 2026 is C$1,767.9m, of which C$1,453.0m relates to capital programmes of previous years, C$174.7m to the 2026 new capital programme and C$140.2m to capital infrastructure contributions
1 source · primary
  • ● TransLink · 2026 Business Plan, Operating and Capital Budget — Active and Approved in Principle Projects Underway (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
TransLink journeys in 2025 (202…237.6 million journeysTransLink journeys in 2025 (2024: 240.9 million); 396.4 million boardings (2024: 404.2 million)
1 source · primary
  • ● TransLink · Accountability Report 2025 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
Mark V SkyTrain cars on order f…235 carsMark V SkyTrain cars on order from Alstom for the Expo and Millennium Lines, replacing 150 Mark I vehicles — the largest SkyTrain car order in TransLink's history
2 sources · all primary
  • ● TransLink · 2026 Business Plan, Operating and Capital Budget — Active and Approved in Principle Projects Underway (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● TransLink · Accountability Report 2025 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
Projects whose procurement Infr…84 projects · C$32.5 billionProjects whose procurement Infrastructure BC has led to completion across Canada since 2002
1 source · primary
  • ● Infrastructure BC · Projects — procurement record (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)

Buyers

BuyerTypeTendersContracts awarded
British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd.Metro corporation242
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and TransitTransit authority513
South Coast British Columbia Transportation AuthorityTransit authority83
Broadway Subway Project CorporationPPP concessionaire00
Infrastructure BCOther00
Transportation Investment CorporationState SPV00

Tenders

TenderBuyerStatusValue bandNext key date
West Coast Express 37 bi-level car refurbishmentTransLinkBids closedvalue not publishedBids closed September 2026 · award expected
Surrey Langley SkyTrain 16 km extensionBC MoTTAwardedover $1bn
Broadway Subway Millennium Line extension 2027BC MoTTIn executionover $1bnAwarded September 2020
Expo Millennium Line 235 Mark V carsTransLinkIn execution$500m–1bn
Expo Millennium Line Upgrades Program ManagementTransLinkIn execution$500m–1bn
Operations Maintenance Centre 4 CoquitlamBCRTCIn execution$500m–1bn
Broadway Subway TransLink BCRTC support worksTransLinkIn execution$100–500m
Compass modernisation fare revenue collection systemTransLinkIn execution$100–500m
Expo Millennium Line propulsion power upgradesBCRTCIn execution$100–500m
Second SkyTrain Operation Control Centre OCC2BCRTCIn execution$100–500m
Station Access Safety Project five-car readinessBCRTCIn execution$100–500m
Surrey Langley SkyTrain TransLink project developmentTransLinkIn execution$100–500m
Automatic train control equipment replacement programmeBCRTCIn execution$25–100m
BCRTC elevators asset renewalBCRTCIn execution$25–100m
BCRTC escalators asset renewalBCRTCIn execution$25–100m
Canada Line Capstan Station RichmondTransLinkIn execution$25–100m
Expo Line traction power 19 substationsBCRTCIn execution$25–100m
OMC 1 Edmonds capacity upgradeBCRTCIn execution$25–100m
Onboard Technology Assets Program OTAPTransLinkIn execution$25–100m
Running rail replacement programmeBCRTCIn execution$25–100m
SkyTrain advanced radio system phases 1-3BCRTCIn execution$25–100m
BCRTC distributed maintenance sitesBCRTCIn execution$5–25m
BCRTC rail switch machines turnout replacementBCRTCIn execution$5–25m
BCRTC roofing replacement programmeBCRTCIn execution$5–25m
Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain upgradesBCRTCIn execution$5–25m
Expo Line Surrey power rail replacementBCRTCIn execution$5–25m
Millennium Line fire safety system installationBCRTCIn execution$5–25m
Rail-borne equipment replacementBCRTCIn execution$5–25m
SCADA remote terminal units replacementBCRTCIn execution$5–25m
SCOT upgrade phases 1–4BCRTCIn execution$5–25m
SkyTrain station power capacity phase 3BCRTCIn execution$5–25m
Tunnel ventilation Dunsmuir fans dampers upgradesBCRTCIn execution$5–25m
Surrey Langley SkyTrain eight stations three exchangesBC MoTTIn executionvalue not publishedAwarded 2024
Surrey Langley SkyTrain elevated guideway roadworksBC MoTTIn executionvalue not publishedAwarded 2024
Surrey Langley SkyTrain systems trackworkBC MoTTIn executionvalue not publishedAwarded 2024
West Coast Express locomotive Tier 3 overhaulBCRTCIn executionvalue not published
South of Fraser Maintenance Storage FacilityBCRTCPlannedC$777.7m to C$820.0m (three published budget figures, which disagree)

Cities

CityNetwork statusNetworks
Vancouveroperational — SkyTrain (Expo, Millennium, Canada lines); Surrey Langley extension under construction (2029)SkyTrain (TransLink); West Coast Express

Players with a footprint here

PlayerKindFootprint
AeconCivil contractorHeadquarters
AtkinsRéalisEngineering consultantHeadquarters
DragadosCivil contractorProject presence
SYSTRAEngineering consultantProject presence
LedcorCivil contractorHeadquarters
AccionaCivil contractorJoint venture
PomerleauCivil contractorHeadquarters
GhellaCivil contractorProject presence
GrahamCivil contractorHeadquarters

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Sources

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