Item - 2024.GG10.4

The General Government Committee:

1. Authorized the Executive Director, Finance Shared Services to amend Blanket Contract Number 47023537 with Mercer (Canada) Ltd by increasing the total Blanket Contract target value by $650,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($661,440 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), from $1,590,031 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($1,618,015 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $2,240,031 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,279,456 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend Blanket Contract Number 47023537 issued to Mercer (Canada) Ltd., for the provision of subject matter expertise during collective bargaining, review of underwriting methodologies, dependent verification exercise, future marketing of benefit programs, as well as auditing of the benefit carriers on behalf of the City.

The blanket contract amendment is necessary to cover outstanding 2023 invoices to conclude the dependent verification project and to fund the required benefits initiatives in 2024.

The total value of the amendment being requested for Blanket Contract Number 47023537 is $650,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($661,440 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the total Blanket Contract value from $1,590,031 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($1,618,015 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $2,240,031 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,279,456 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

General Government Committee approval is required in accordance with Section 71-11.1C of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-law), where the current request exceeds the allowable threshold of $500,000 net of all taxes and charges.