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CDPQ Infra
Live now: 1 tender, largest REM two additional stations design-build (value not published); holds relationships with AtkinsRéalis, Dragados, Aecon.
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- Type
- PPP concessionaire — infrastructure subsidiary of La Caisse; developer-owner of the REM
- Market · Region
- Canada · Québec
- Open tenders
- 1
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Track & civil
Principal contractor developing 67 km REM automated transit (C$8.34bn) and 19 km TramCité Québec City tramway.
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Develops, owns and delivers the REM as principal contractor — 67 km of automated electrified lines and 26 stations at a total construction cost of C$8.34bn — and is the principal contractor for TramCité, the 19 km, 29-station Québec City tramway with about 2 km of tunnel whose civil and systems consortia were selected in March 2026; it is also a member of Cadence, Alto's private partner.
- Type
- PPP concessionaire — infrastructure subsidiary of La Caisse; developer-owner of the REM
- Where
- Québec · Montréal
- Programmes
- Alto high-speed rail
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Track & civil
Structure
- funded by CIB — 15-year loan for the REM (active)
- member of Cadence — CDPQ Infra is a member of Cadence alongside AtkinsRéalis, SYSTRA Canada, Keolis Canada, SNCF Voyageurs and Air Canada (active)
- operated by Ville de Québec — The Ville de Québec is a TramCité partner with the Government of Québec and the RTC; CDPQ Infra is principal contractor (active)
- operated by RTC — The RTC is a TramCité partner and the intended operator of the tramway (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Kiewit — TramCité civil contract — consortium Tram Alliance (Construction Kiewit Cie with EBC Inc.), preferred consortium 26 March 2026 (active · since 2026-03)
- awarded EBC — TramCité civil contract — consortium Tram Alliance (EBC Inc. with Construction Kiewit Cie) (active · since 2026-03)
- awarded WSP — TramCité civil contract — WSP supporting Kiewit Conception on engineering within Tram Alliance (active · since 2026-03)
- awarded Artelia — TramCité civil contract — Artelia supporting Kiewit Conception on engineering within Tram Alliance (active · since 2026-03)
- awarded AtkinsRéalis — TramCité systems contract — consortium Québec connexion capitale (AtkinsRéalis Grands Projets with Siemens Mobilité) (active · since 2026-03)
- awarded Siemens Mobility — TramCité systems contract — consortium Québec connexion capitale (Siemens Mobilité Ltée with AtkinsRéalis Grands Projets) (active · since 2026-03)
- awarded Alstom — TramCité tramway rolling stock — contract originally signed by the Ville de Québec and assigned to CDPQ Infra in September 2025 (active · since 2025-09)
- awarded by Alto — Cadence consortium — co-development partner for Alto (development contract 21 March 2025) (active · since 2025-03-21)
- awarded AtkinsRéalis — REM design-build — NouvLR consortium (with EBC) (active · since 2018)
- awarded Dragados — REM design-build — NouvLR consortium (with EBC) (active · since 2018)
- awarded Aecon — REM design-build — NouvLR consortium (with EBC) (active · since 2018)
- awarded Pomerleau — REM design-build — NouvLR consortium (with EBC) (active · since 2018)
- awarded Alstom — REM operations and maintenance — Pulsar (Alstom, AtkinsRéalis) (active)
- awarded AtkinsRéalis — REM operations and maintenance — Pulsar (Alstom, AtkinsRéalis) (active)
- awarded EBC — REM design-build — NouvLR consortium (active)
- awarded Alstom — REM automated light metro — Alstom (active)
- awarded AtkinsRéalis — REM automated light metro — SNC-Lavalin (active)
- Contract detail and values (1)$500m–1bnIn the Canada edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (12)
- ● Cadence · About us (CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, Keolis, SYSTRA, SNCF Voyageurs, Air Canada) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Cadence · Approvisionnement — avis préalable au marché, registre des fournisseurs, contrats octroyés (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● CDPQ Infra · REM — fact sheet (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● CDPQ Infra · Début de la phase de planification pour deux stations additionnelles du REM (published 2026-06-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● CDPQ Infra · TramCité annonce les consortiums privilégiés pour les contrats civil et système (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● CDPQ Infra · TramCité (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Canada Infrastructure Bank · Réseau express métropolitain — C$1.28bn, 15-year loan (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● EBC · Réseau express métropolitain (NouvLR member) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Pomerleau · The Réseau express métropolitain (NouvLR: AtkinsRéalis, Dragados Canada, Aecon Québec, EBC, Pomerleau) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● REM (CDPQ Infra) · Main partners (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● REM (CDPQ Infra) · Réseau express métropolitain — le réseau (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● TramCité (CDPQ Infra) · TramCité en bref (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| REM two additional stations design-build | Open | value not published | Closes November 2026 |
| CDPQ Infra general contractor qualification | Bids closed | $5–25m | Bids closed August 2026 · award expected |
| REM automated light metro | Awarded | over $1bn | |
| TramCité civil contract, 19 km Québec City tramway | Awarded | value not published | |
| TramCité systems integration and commissioning contract | Awarded | value not published | |
| TramCité rolling stock, Alstom, assigned CDPQ Infra | In execution | value not published |
Withheld in the free surface
- Procurement structure
- Award history (5)
- Entry path
- Portals (4)
- Published contacts (3)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the Canada edition · See a fully open example
10 sources · all primary
- ● CDPQ Infra · REM — fact sheet (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● CDPQ Infra · Approvisionnement (appels d'offres ouverts, registre des fournisseurs) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● CDPQ Infra · Procurement (open calls for tenders, supplier register) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● CDPQ Infra · Registre des fournisseurs (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● CDPQ Infra · TramCité annonce les consortiums privilégiés pour les contrats civil et système (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● CDPQ Infra · Début de la phase de planification pour deux stations additionnelles du REM (published 2026-06-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● CDPQ Infra · TramCité (project page) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● TramCité (CDPQ Infra) · TramCité en bref (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● TramCité (CDPQ Infra) · Les grandes étapes (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● REM (CDPQ Infra) · Réseau express métropolitain — le réseau (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
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