Item - 2021.IE20.4

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 195-8.4A of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), authorized the award of Request for Proposals Number Doc2561182391 (Contract Number Request for Proposals-20ECS-MI-02AB) to CH2M Hill Canada Limited, having submitted the highest scoring proposal meeting the requirements of the Request for Proposals to provide Professional Engineering Services for Design, Contract Administration and Post Construction Services for the New Pelletizer Facility at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant in the amount of $27,708,606 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $28,196,277 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency, where the agreements are established by major task categories as follows:

a. Preliminary Design and Detailed Design services of the New Pelletizer Facility at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant in the amount of $14,908,858 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingency; this amount includes provisional allowances of $4,290,000 and a contingency allowance of $2,000,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, for additional services, if necessary and authorized by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

b. Contract Administration Services during construction of the New Pelletizer Facility at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant in the amount of $12,101,364 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, including labour, disbursements and provisional allowances; this amount includes provisional allowances of $2,453,200 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, for additional services, if necessary and authorized by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

c. Post-Construction Services of the New Pelletizer Facility at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant in the amount of $698,384 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, including labour, disbursements and provisional allowances; this amount includes provisional allowances of $360,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, for additional services, if necessary and authorized by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

2. For each of Parts 1a, 1b, and 1c, above, all agreements are to be in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in the Request for Proposals and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and the services and dollar amounts set out to be executed as three (3) distinct consulting agreements and the issuance of three (3) Purchase Orders.

The purpose of this report is to advise of the results of Request for Proposals Number Doc2561182391 (Contract Request for Proposal-20ECS-MI-02AB) for the Provision of Professional Services for Design, Contract Administration and Post Construction Services for the New Pelletizer Facility at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant and to request award of the Request for Proposals to CH2M Hill Canada Limited, in the amount of $27,708,606 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $28,196,277 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries.