Item - 2021.IE20.5

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control), authorized an amendment to Purchase Order Number 6048895 with Bridgecon Construction Limited, for the provision of construction services for the rehabilitation of Islington Avenue over the Humber River Bridge, in the amount of $165,321 net of all taxes and charges ($168,231 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) revising the current Purchase Order value from $4,089,681 ($4,161,659 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $4,255,002 net of taxes and charges ($4,329,890 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend Purchase Order Number 6048895 issued to Bridgecon Construction Limited, as a result of Request for Tender Number 69-2018, for provision of construction services for the rehabilitation of the Islington Avenue over Humber River Bridge. The total Purchase Order Amendment being requested is for an additional amount of $165,321 net of all taxes and charges ($168,231 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current Purchase Order value from $4,089,681 ($4,161,659 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $4,255,002 net of taxes and charges ($4,329,890 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

This amendment is required as a result of a negotiated agreement with the Contractor to resolve an outstanding claim related to the installation of temporary crosswalks required as per the City's new Vision Zero Road Safety Plan regarding the protection of pedestrians in and around construction work zones and for modification of expansion joints required to resolve conflicts with existing Bell Canada infrastructure.