Item - 2024.GG16.13

The General Government Committee recommend that:

1. City Council, 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, under Article 7, Section 195-7.3 (D) of the Purchasing By-Law or exceeds the threshold of $500,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71 Financial Control, Section 71-11A, grant authority the Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services to negotiate and enter into a contract with Medical Priority Consultants Incorporated for the amount of $1,311,936 USD ($1,797,352 CAD) net of all taxes and charges ($1,335,026 USD ($1,828,986 CAD), net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), to provide ongoing certification training and quality assurance support services to support Toronto Paramedic Services'  use of Medical Priority Dispatch  System for a period of five (5) years from the date of the agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to request authority to enter into a non-competitive contract with Medical Priority Consultants Incorporated (previously known as Priority Dispatch Corporation) to provide ongoing certification training and quality assurance services to support Toronto Paramedic Services' ongoing operation of Medical Priority Dispatch System, in the total amount of $1,311,936 USD ($1,797,352 CAD), net of all taxes and charges, ($1,335,026 USD ($1,828,986 CAD) net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a period of five (5) years from the date of award. The current contract 47022543 with Medical Priority Consultants Incorporated is due to expire on December 31, 2024. $1 USD = $1.37 CAD exchange rate (June 2024 – Average one-month forward rate – SAP Financial Systems). All expenditures are eligible for 100 percent funding from the Ministry of Health.