Item - 2024.GG14.14

The General Government Committee recommend that:

1. City Council authorize the Chief Technology Officer to amend contract 47015457 for the amount $17,492,138 net of all applicable taxes ($17,800,000 net of Harmonized Sale Tax Recoveries) revising the current Purchase Order value from $146,407,475 net all taxes ($148,984,247 net of Harmonized Sale Tax Recoveries) to $163,899,613 net all taxes ($166,784,246 net of Harmonized Sale Tax Recoveries).

The City of Toronto's Integrated Telecommunications Infrastructure enables a comprehensive system that allows City staff to communicate and collaborate with each other across the organization and with the public to provide effective municipal services. Since 2010, the City of Toronto has managed its Integrated Telecommunications Infrastructure through a contract with Bell Canada, expiring September 30, 2025.

The original contract value was determined before the pandemic and did not account for the increased reliance on Integrated Telecommunications Infrastructure by the City. This report will support daily City operations, completion of state of good repair projects and ongoing network cabling work for the ModernTO and Workplace Modernization programs.

This report seeks authority for a purchase order amendment in the amount of $17,492,138 net of all applicable taxes ($17,800,000 net of Harmonized Sale Tax Recoveries) for Blanket Contract 47015457 to Bell Canada.

City Council approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195 - Purchasing, where the current request exceeds the Chief Procurement Officer's authority of the cumulative five-year (5) commitment for each supplier, under Article 7, Section 195-7.3 (D) of the Purchasing By-Law or exceeds the threshold of $500,000 net of Harmonized Sale Tax allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71 Financial Control, Section 71-11A.