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Southeast Collector Project – Procurement of TBMs by the client / Southeast Collector Project – Beistellung der TBMs durch den Bauherrn

The “Southeast Collector” project, a 15 km long sewer tunnel in the York Region east of Toronto, Canada, has a special feature in that the four TBMs for boring the tunnel are being provided by the client. This holds many unusual situations and challenges concerning on the one hand the risk distribution and on the other hand the construction dynamics. The article intends to discuss the motivations as well as the advantages and disadvantages of this concept through the example of this project, diverse research and available references. It finally attempts to find answers to the questions where and when the procurement of tunnel boring machines by the client may be appropriate.