THE Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has announced its partnership agreement with Contrecoeur Terminal Constructors General Partnership (CTCGP), which consists of Pomerleau and Aecon, reports Greece's Container News.

This collaboration will support the MPA in designing the in-water works for its Contrecoeur expansion project using a progressive design-build (progressive DB) approach.

Adopting the collaborative design-build approach, CTCGP as the contractor and MPA as the master builder will collaborate closely during the project's development phase. Their joint efforts aim to finalise the design, establish an estimated schedule, and determine project costs.

"We are very pleased to announce this partnership with Pomerleau and Aecon through CTCGP for planning the in-water works for our Contrecoeur expansion project," said port CEO Julie Gascon.

"The close working relationship between these two renowned companies, combined with our innovative progressive design-build approach, strengthens our commitment to the efficiency, coordination and success of this future-oriented project," she said.

With convenient access to major rail and road networks, the terminal will eventually augment Montreal's annual container handling capacity by 60 per cent, she said.