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How does the maximum $30 million per year of requested performance payments compare with other public transit projects?

Dec 22, 2023

$30 million per year represents just 0.0004% of the budgeted expenses ($68.7 billion) for the Government of Alberta for 2023-2024....

Is the Alberta taxpayer responsible to repay the CIB loan?

Dec 22, 2023

No; the CIB loan is project risk (non-recourse). If CIB cannot be repaid because of delays, cost overruns, operating cost...

How much will taxpayers have to pay each year the train is operational?

Dec 22, 2023

The proposed funding model caps the spending by the Government of Alberta (Alberta Taxpayer) at $30 million per year based...

How much will it cost annually to run and maintain the train once operational?

Dec 22, 2023

The annual costs to run and maintain the CABR train service are covered by the fare box operating revenue plus...

Why can’t a tourist train be funded entirely by the private sector like the Rocky Mountaineer?

Dec 22, 2023

The Rocky Mountaineer is an extremely successful example of a private sector tourist train, providing additional comfort that CABR can...

Why does the Government of Alberta need to make a commitment to long term performance payments instead of making an upfront contribution to construction costs?

Dec 22, 2023

Typically governments find it easiest to make an upfront contribution to the capital costs of a project, write this off...

How much money will Liricon/Plenary make from the CABR project?

Dec 22, 2023

Liricon/Plenary have proposed a long term internal rate of return on the equity invested of 12%, which is typical for...

How much equity financing will Liricon/Plenary contribute?

Dec 22, 2023

We anticipate that the equity investment by Liricon/Plenary and any additional partners brought on during development, will be approximately 20%...

How is the train and rail line being funded?

Dec 22, 2023

The entire train and dedicated rail line in the CPKC Rail corridor is being funded by a public-private-partnership (P3). This...

What is the construction cost of CABR? How much will it cost to construct the rail line and all the stops along the way?

Dec 22, 2023

Liricon/Plenary based our 2021 unsolicited proposal on government cost estimates, however we were willing to accept higher costs without any...

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