Item - 2022.PA30.8

The Board of Directors of Toronto Parking Authority:

1.  Provided authority to the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to award the Consultant Contract for Request for Proposal 2022-CS-VAR-1040.32.3, to CIMA Canada Inc., having submitted the highest scoring proposal and meeting all the requirements from the Request for Proposal, in the amount of $1,500,000, excluding Harmonized Sales Tax. The funding is included in the 2022-2031 Capital Plan.

2.  Provided authority to the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to award the Consultant Contract for Request for Proposal 2022-CS-VAR-1040.32.3, to WSP Canada Inc. having submitted the second highest scoring proposal and meeting all the requirements from the Request for Proposal, in the amount of $1,500,000, excluding Harmonized Sales Tax. The funding is included in the 2022-2031 Capital Plan.

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

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority from Toronto Parking Authority Board of Directors to award two (2) contracts for the consultant services needed to advance Phase Two of Toronto Parking Authority’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Program. Toronto Parking Authority is proposing to retain the consultant services needed to support the completion of site assessments that will inform feasibility and cost, engineering designs and preparation of construction tenders and ultimately the contract administration services needed to manage construction of the Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure.

Phase Two of Toronto Parking Authority’s Electric Vehicle Charging Program will focus on assessing the feasibility of adding Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure at over 100 surface parking facilities. The location of the car parks has been identified through Toronto Parking Authority’s Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy and Deployment Plan and additional site assessments are now needed to assess the feasibility and opportunities at each of the sites based on available electrical capacity.

Surface parking facilities deemed feasible for Electric Vehicle infrastructure will proceed to the next phases of detailed design and tender preparation. Under the proposed awards, both consultants will also be available to provide contract administration services during the construction stage.

A Request for Proposals for the consultant services was issued on March 18, 2022. Five (5) proposals were received and five (5) were all deemed to be compliant.

To ensure that there are sufficient resources available for the successful delivery of Phase Two of Toronto Parking Authority’s Electric Vehicle Charging Program, Toronto Parking Authority structured the Request for Proposals to allow for two (2) separate consultants to be retained.

Based on a detailed evaluation of proposals received, Toronto Parking Authority is recommending that multi-year contracts be awarded to CIMA Canada Inc. and WSP Canada Inc., each with an upside limit of $1,500,000 (excluding HST). Sufficient funding is included in the approved 2022 Capital Budget and 2023 – 2031 Capital Plan.