Item - 2021.IE26.2

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 195-8.4A of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing),  authorized the Chief Engineer and the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to award Request for Proposal Ariba Document Number 2913757955, Contract Number RFP-21ECS-LU-05TT, to Black and Veatch Canada Company, having submitted the highest scoring proposal meeting the requirements of the Request for Proposal, for the provision of Professional Engineering Services for the Preliminary Design of the Black Creek Class Environmental Assessment Solution and Detailed Design, Construction Services and Post Construction Services for Phase One Works, which includes a new Keele Relief Sanitary Trunk Sewer - South Section and Jane-Wilson Relief Sanitary Trunk Sewer, in the amount of $51,601,017 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $52,509,195 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 of the Black Creek Class Environmental Assessment Solution and Detailed Design of Phase 1 Works which include, a new Keele Relief Sanitary Trunk Sewer - South Section and Jane- Wilson Relief Sanitary Trunk Sewer, in the amount of $32,038,175 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingencies. This amount includes a contingency allowance of $3,628,863 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, for additional services, if necessary and authorized by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; 

b. Services during Construction for Phase 1 Works, which includes, a new Keele Relief Sanitary Trunk Sewer - South Section and Jane-Wilson Relief Sanitary Trunk Sewer, in the amount of $19,051,344 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingencies. This amount includes a contingency allowance of $2,270,199 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 Phase 1 Works, in the amount of $511,499 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, including labour, disbursements and contingency. This amount includes a contingency allowance of $66,717 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, for additional services, if necessary and authorized by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

and 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 Proposal 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 Proposal, Ariba Document Number 2913757955, Contract Number RFP-21ECS-LU-05TT, for the provision of Professional Engineering Services for the Preliminary Design of the Black Creek Class Environmental Assessment Solution and Detailed Design, Construction Services and Post Construction Services for Phase One Works, and to request authority to award the contract to Black and Veatch Canada Company, in the amount of $51,601,017 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($52,509,195 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).