Item - 2023.GG2.9

The General Government Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-Law), granted authority to the General Manager, Toronto Water to amend Purchase Order Number 6043979 with IBI Group Professional Services Canada Inc. for construction administration services for the rehabilitation and upgrades of various buildings at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant, to increase the overall value by $451,895 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($459,848 net of HST Recoveries).

2. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-Law), granted authority to the General Manager, Toronto Water to amend Purchase Order Number 6043981 with IBI Group Professional Services Canada Inc., for construction administration services for the rehabilitation and upgrades of various buildings at the Humber Treatment Plant, to increase the overall value by $671,920 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($683,746 net of HST Recoveries).

3. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-Law), granted authority to the General Manager, Toronto Water to amend Purchase Order Number 6049452 with Alberici Constructions Ltd. for construction services for the rehabilitation and upgrade of the Operations Control Centre at the Humber Treatment Plant, to increase the overall value by $3,000,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,052,800 net of HST Recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend various purchase orders related to the rehabilitation and upgrades being carried out at the Ashbridges Bay and Humber Wastewater Treatment Plants.

These amendments are required for additional construction administration services to accommodate the revised construction schedules submitted by the general contractors as a result of delays due to COVID 19 issues. The amendments also include replenishing the contract contingency for the Operations Control Centre Rehabilitation and Upgrades Project at the Humber Treatment Plant that was depleted early in the contract schedule due to the implementation of COVID-19 protocols.

The amendments requested total $4,196,394 (net of HST recoveries) and would increase the current value of three (3) purchase orders.