Item - 2021.GL27.5

The General Government and Licensing Committee:  

1. In accordance with Section 71- 11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control) authorized an amendment to Blanket Contract Number 47021955 with Read Jones Christoffersen Limited for Project Management and Project Services for Shelter Facilities in Toronto, in the amount of $3,175,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,230,880 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current blanket contract value from $16,824,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($17,120,102 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $19,999,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($20,350,982 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend Blanket Contract Number 47021955 issued to Read Jones Christoffersen Limited for Project Management and Project Services for Shelter Facilities in Toronto. In late 2020 and in 2021, the City leveraged this contract to jump start the critical timelines of the Rapid Housing Initiative. Accordingly, this amendment intends to replenish $3,175,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,230,880 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) from the blanket contract that was used towards the Rapid Housing Initiative, allowing Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to use this contract for its initial intent to meet programmatic and pandemic response requirements of forthcoming shelter sites under the Housing and Shelter Infrastructure Development project (formerly known as the 1,000 Beds initiative), support the George Street Revitalization project transition shelters, and the required 24-hour respite site infrastructure. The request is to increase the total contract value by $3,175,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,230,880 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) from $16,824,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($17,120,102 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $19,999,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($20,350,982 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

In 2018, Read Jones Christoffersen Limited was engaged by the City through a Master Services Agreement resulting from Request for Proposal Number 9155-18-0309. The Master Services Agreement provides architectural and engineering design services to the City in support of the City Council direction to make all reasonable efforts to create 1,000 new permanent shelter beds, as well as support the George Street Revitalization transition shelters and the required 24-hour respite site infrastructure.

Staff are currently working on a new competitive procurement for Project Management and Project Services for Shelter Facilities in Toronto to be issued in 2022.