Item - 2023.GG8.9

The General Government Committee recommend that:

1. City Council receive the report (November 22, 2023) from the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Procurement Officer for information. 

The purpose of this report is to advise pursuant to Chapter 195 of the Toronto Municipal Code (Purchasing By-law, Section 195-7.4), of a non-competitive contract with Toronto Drydock Limited for the non-exclusive supply of all labour, equipment, materials, services, apparatus, transportation, lay days, permits and incidentals required for the dry docking shop repair services and / or onsite ship repair services which may include, any electrical, structural and mechanical repairs for the Ongiara vessel, for a total value of $5,350,656 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($5,444,828 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries). 

The City operates a fleet of five ferry vessels providing service to and from Toronto Island. In order to ensure service continuity and safety, the City must comply with Transport Canada Marine Safety requirements and maintenance and repair work must occur to satisfy these requirements.

The Ongiara vessel is the only vessel in the fleet that can carry vehicles and operate in icy water conditions. While in dry dock, undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance and inspections, the initial inspection revealed that approximately 45 per cent of the vessel's hull does not meet the minimum safety standard for Transport Canada requirements. The substantial hull repair exceeds the volume of work and cost anticipated.

The issuance of this non-competitive contract was considered urgent as the repairs to the vessel are required to ensure compliance with Transport Canada's safety requirements and within a suitable timeframe that allows for safe winter ferry service continuity.

Work was authorized to proceed on an emergency basis by the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Chief Procurement Officer 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 over $500,000 was entered into on the basis of emergency.