BC Highway Reinstatement Program
The extreme rainfall events of November 14 and 15, 2021 have had major impacts on highways and highway structures throughout the Southern Interior and Lower Mainland, and highway infrastructure on Vancouver Island.
BC Highway Reinstatement Program
Program Details
Program Description: The extreme rainfall events of November 14 and 15, 2021 have had major impacts on highways and highway structures throughout the Southern Interior and Lower Mainland, and highway infrastructure on Vancouver Island.
The events caused closures on Highway 1, Highway 3, Highway 5 (Merritt to Hope), Highway 8 (Merritt to Spences Bridge), Highway 12, and Highway 99 (30 km west of Lillooet).
This Program covers highway reinstatement work in the following highway corridors:
- Highway 1 between Highway 11 and Spences Bridge
- Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt
- Highway 8 between Spences Bridge and Merritt
Two RFQ’s were issued to identify Engineering and Design Firms and Construction Firms to be qualified and become Candidates for future highway reinstatement projects. The RFQ for Construction Firms further delineated qualified Candidates for projects between $20-50 million, and greater than $50 million.
Multiple projects are anticipated to be expedited through this qualification program.
| Client: | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Program Website: | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/bc-highway-flood-recovery |
| Program Status: | In procurement |
Procurement Documents
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program Qualified Candidate List – November 1, 2022
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program – First Interim Report of the Fairness Reviewer – RFQ
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program – Second Interim Report of the Fairness Reviewer – RFQ
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program – Third Interim Report of the Fairness Reviewer – RFQ
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program – RFQ
Projects
Highway 8
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program Hwy 8 CatB RFP
- Repairs to section of Highway 8 advance to next step – March 19, 2024
Highway 5 Category B
- BCHRP – Development Phase Agreement – HW5 – Execution Redacted
- Permanent repairs coming for flood-damaged sections of Coquihalla Highway – March 24, 2022
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program – Highway 5 Category B Request For Proposals – March 21, 2022
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program – Report of the Fairness Reviewer – RFP – May 10, 2022
- Relationship Review Document
- Pre-RFP Introductory Meeting Videos – February 25, 2022
- Pre-RFP Introductory Meeting Presentation – February 25, 2022
- Pre-RFP Introductory Meeting Questions and Answers – February 25, 2022
Highway 1 Category B
- Nicomen River Bridge on Highway 1 opens to two lanes – December 12, 2024
- Report of the Fairness Reviewer – RFP, September 24, 2022_
- Permanent repairs to Highway 1underway soon – October 6, 2022
- Permanent repairs begin soon to Coquihalla and Highway 1 – June 16, 2022
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program – Highway 1 Category B RFP – June 3, 2022
- BC Highway Reinstatement Program Pre-RFP Introductory Webinar Questions & Answers – May 19, 2022
- Pre-RFP Introductory Meeting Videos – May 19, 2022
Program Map
Program Contact
Joel Weiss
Infrastructure BC
Email: joel.weiss@infrastructurebc.com