Ontario Construction News
Robin MacLennan
12 August 2025

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority has selected a Canadian-led consortium to deliver the first construction package in Toronto Pearson International Airport’s multi-billion-dollar LIFT redevelopment, while opening bidding for a sweeping makeover of Terminals 1 and 3.

The Pearson Accelerator Construction Team — a general partnership of Kenaidan Contracting Ltd., Alberici Constructors Ltd., Amico Major Projects Inc. and Obayashi Canada Ltd. — will handle the “Accelerator” phase, which includes early air-side, utility and building-systems upgrades.

The four firms, which together have worked on more than 170 airport projects worldwide, will be supported by a design joint venture of Egis Canada and Mott MacDonald, with architectural and engineering input from Weston Williamson + Partners, WSP Canada and Woods Bagot.

The work will proceed under a progressive design-build contract, a collaborative model the GTAA says will help speed decision-making and control costs...

GTAA picks consortium for first stage of Pearson airport redevelopment - Ontario Construction News

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