Item - 2021.GL27.6

The General Government and Licensing Committee:  

1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control), authorized the amendment of existing purchase orders, in accordance with the details specified below:

a. Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg L.L.P., Purchase Order number 6025203, in the additional amount of up to $405,000, net of all taxes ($412,128 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current purchase order authority from $4,315,000, net of all taxes, up to a potential value of $4,720,000, net of all taxes ($4,803,072 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), to provide ongoing real estate legal advice, draft legal terms and agreements for the ongoing agreements and negotiations with Union Station tenants and stakeholders; and

b. Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt L.L.P., Purchase Order number 6040342, in the additional amount of up to $1,000,000, revising the current purchase order authority from $12,300,000, net of all taxes, up to a potential value of $13,300,000, net of all taxes, to retain the necessary third-party legal services required for any legal matters that arise from the receipt of claims in respect of the Union Station Revitalization Project, not including trial proceedings.

The purpose of the report is to request authority for Corporate Real Estate Management to amend two (2) existing purchase orders: Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg L.L.P., Purchase Order number 6025203, in the additional amount of up to $405,000, net of all taxes ($412,128 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), and Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt L.L.P., Purchase Order number 6040342, in the additional amount of up to $1,000,000.

These purchase order amendments will ensure continuity of professional services for ongoing claims, construction, real estate, commercial and expropriation matters at Union Station. The purchase order amendments will be funded through the existing 2021 Council Approved Operating Budget and future 2022 Operating Budget submission for Corporate Real Estate Management.