Item - 2023.GG3.9

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council request the Interim Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Chief Procurement Officer to consult with industry stakeholders including the Heavy Construction Association of Toronto (HCAT) on how to reduce the instances of emergency non-competitive procurement for maintenance and repair to large city assets such as the FG Gardiner Expressway, and how to better maximize value for money and competitive procurement opportunities, and to report back to the General Government Committee should policy changes be required.

The purpose of this report is to advise Toronto City Council, pursuant to Chapter 195 of the Toronto Municipal Code (Purchasing By-Law, Section 195-7.4), of a non-competitive contract with Grascan Construction Limited/Torbridge Construction Limited, to procure construction services to repair deteriorated F.G. Gardiner Expressway concrete bents from Cherry Street to the Don Valley Parkway, for a total value of $3,678,065 excluding Harmonized Sales Tax ($3,742,799 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The issuance of this non-competitive construction contract was as a matter of extreme urgency, as the condition of the concrete bents was significantly deteriorated, and repairs are required to maintain public safety and mitigate further damages.

This repair was deemed an emergency by the former Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, under Chapter 195-7.1 (G) of the Municipal Code. Reporting back to City Council is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, Article 7, Section 195-7.4(B) where a non-competitive contract exceeds $500,000.