Item - 2022.EC28.13

The Economic and Community Development Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control), authorized the Medical Officer of Health to amend Purchase Order Number 6051977 with Ian Martin Information Technology Incorporated and increase the contract value by $250,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($254,400 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the current Purchase Order value from $400,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($407,040 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $650,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($661,440 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request authority from the Economic and Community Development Committee to amend Purchase Order Number 6051977 issued to Ian Martin Information Technology Incorporated for the provision of administrative services required by Toronto Public Health to support the City's COVID-19 response. This report requests an amendment to increase the contract value by $250,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($254,400 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the contract value from $400,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($407,040 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $650,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($661,440 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

Purchase Order Number 6051977 was previously initiated to support a number of rapidly evolving and changing administrative needs with the COVID-19 and Mass Immunization Response. Toronto Public Health continues to require these administrative services as public health units are expected to take all necessary measures to continue to respond to COVID-19 in their catchment areas and to maintain critical public health programs and services as identified in Board of Health approved pandemic plans.

Economic and Community Development Committee approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, where the current request exceeds the threshold of $500,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71, Financial Control, Section 71-11.1(C).