Client
Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
Industry
Infrastructure, Real estate, Transportation
Services
Decision support, Project governance, Risk and opportunity management
Period
2019 – Present
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Extension of the blue line of the Montreal metro

The Blue Line extension project of the Montreal metro aims to transform mobility in the city's east end by enhancing public transit connectivity and appeal. Estimated at nearly $7 billion, this large-scale project involves the addition of five new stations and the excavation of a 6-kilometre tunnel, connecting Saint-Michel station to the borough of Anjou. Delivering the project requires navigating numerous challenges, including technical complexity, urban integration, market conditions, political sensitivity, and multi-stakeholder governance.

BFS contribution

  • Support to the project office for over five years with an integrated approach to risk analysis, management, and control, based on a multi-level approach.
  • Development of a centralized risk register using a database that enables real-time updates of key risk indicators.
  • Determination of a risk reserve specific to market conditions.
  • Development of a probabilistic schedule simulating risk impacts on the project timeline to forecast sufficient time reserve covering affecting the project's critical path.
  • Analysis of contractual clauses to balance risk allocation with contractors, considering liability limitations, extraordinary events, and penalties.
  • Drafting of the risk management plan and the risk section of the business case, in compliance with the Directive on the Management of Major Public Infrastructure Projects.
1255 Robert-Bourassa Blvd.
Suite 1204
Montreal, QC, Canada
H3B 3W9
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