Item - 2022.PA30.7

The Board of Directors of Toronto Parking Authority:

1.  Provided authority to the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to award the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Construction Contract for 2022-CON-VAR-D50.1 CP29, 43 and 304 be awarded to Energy Networking Services Inc., having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting all specifications in conformance with the Construction Tender requirements, in the amount of $1,049,921.79 plus $315,078.21 as a contingency allowance, being the sum total amount of $1,365,000.00 excluding Harmonized Sales Tax.

Jarrett McDonald, Vice-President, Operations, Toronto Parking Authority, gave a presentation to the Board.

As the centrepiece of Toronto Parking Authority’s strategic platform, management is developing an Electric Vehicle Charging Program that will leverage Toronto Parking Authority’s portfolio of 300+ off-street facilities and 20,000 on-street parking spaces to develop a public network of Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure. Electric Vehicle charging services are a key component of Toronto Parking Authority’s transformation to a mobility provider and support Toronto’s Net Zero Strategy.

As part of Phase 1 of Toronto Parking Authority’s Electric Vehicle Charging Program, Toronto Parking Authority is planning to install up to 500 Electric Vehicle chargers at nearly 30 centrally-located off-street parking facilities by the end of 2024. This will represent the first phase of Toronto Parking Authority’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Plan, which will see a comprehensive network of Electric Vehicle chargers constructed across Toronto Parking Authority’s portfolio of off-street and on-street parking.

Toronto Parking Authority issued a request for proposals to retain the construction services needed to complete the installation of 65 Electric Vehicle chargers and accompanying electrical infrastructure at Car Parks 29, 43 and 304 located at 75 Holly Street, 2 Church Street, and 11 Wellesley Street West, respectively. These three (3) car parks are the first Toronto Parking Authority off-street locations which will receive Electric Vehicle chargers as part of Toronto Parking Authority’s Electric Vehicle Charging Program. Construction services also include the installation of electrical infrastructure to support the installation of an E-Bike Share Station at Car Park 43. Construction Contract for 2022-CON-VAR-D50.1 CP29, 43 and 304 be awarded to Energy Networking Services Inc. in the amount of $1,049,921.79 plus $315,078.21 as a contingency allowance, being the sum total amount of $1,365,000.00 excluding HST. Sufficient funding to award this contract is available in the 2022 Capital Budget and 2023 – 2031 Capital Plan.