Item - 2021.IE23.10

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control), authorized an amendment to Purchase Order Number 6041671 with Black & Veatch Canada Company for Sewer Rehabilitation Program Management post-construction services for 2015 to 2017 Capital Construction Years, by an additional amount of $71,038 net of all taxes and charges ($72,288 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery), revising the current purchase order value from $141,709 net of all taxes and charges ($144,203 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery) to $212,747 net of all taxes and charges ($216,491 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery). 

The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend Purchase Order Number 6041671 with Black & Veatch Canada Company for Sewer Rehabilitation Program Management post-construction services by $71,038 net of all taxes and charges ($72,288 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the current purchase order value from $141,709 net of all taxes and charges ($144,203 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery) to $212,747 net of all taxes and charges ($216,491 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery).

Purchase Order 6041671 is one of three Purchase Orders that arose from the award of Request for Proposal 9117-15-7011 to Black & Veatch for Sewer Rehabilitation Program Management for 2015 to 2017 Capital Construction Years.  The overall contract value awarded to Black & Veatch was $5,730,353 as the upset limit net of all taxes and charges and has been amended twice, once in 2018 for $59,357 and again in 2019 for $495,215. 

This current amendment is being requested for unanticipated additional services beyond base scope effort for the successful completion of the planned Sewer Rehabilitation Program, 2015 through 2017 construction years.  Infrastructure and Environment Committee authority is required to approve this amendment in accordance with Chapter 71 (Financial Control).