Item - 2024.GG18.4
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 17, 2024 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by General Government Committee on November 20, 2024 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on December 17, 2024.
GG18.4 - Award of Doc4553928310 to GFL Environmental Inc., for Curbside Collection Services in District 2 for Solid Waste Management Services
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 5 - York South - Weston, 6 - York Centre, 7 - Humber River - Black Creek, 8 - Eglinton - Lawrence, 9 - Davenport, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 11 - University - Rosedale, 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's, 18 - Willowdale
Caution: Preliminary decisions are shown below. Any decisions should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the City Clerk has confirmed the decisions for this meeting.
City Council Decision
City Council on December 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council in accordance with Section 195-8.4 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement, authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to award and enter into an agreement with GFL Environmental Inc., being the lowest Supplier meeting specifications for Request for Quotation Doc4553928310 for curbside collection, transportation and off-loading of materials in the District 2 area in the amount of $284,250,333 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($289,253,139 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) for a period of five (5) years commencing on August 3, 2026 to August 2, 2031 with an option to extend the agreement for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods, all in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in the Request for Quotation and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to seek Council approval prior to exercising the additional two (2) separate one (1) year Term extensions for the District 2 Contract with GFL Environmental Inc., (awarded pursuant to Request for Quotation Doc4553928310) that would extend the Term beyond the initial 5-year period.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-250001.pdf
(September 3, 2024) Report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and the Chief Procurement Officer on Award of Doc4553928310 to GFL Environmental Inc., for Curbside Collection Services in District 2 for Solid Waste Management Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-250002.pdf
GG18.4 - Award of Doc4553928310 to GFL Environmental Inc., for Curbside Collection Services in District 2 for Solid Waste Management Services
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 5 - York South - Weston, 6 - York Centre, 7 - Humber River - Black Creek, 8 - Eglinton - Lawrence, 9 - Davenport, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 11 - University - Rosedale, 12 - Toronto - St. Paul's, 18 - Willowdale
Committee Recommendations
The General Government Committee recommend that:
1. City Council in accordance with Section 195-8.4 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-law), authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to award and enter into an agreement with GFL Environmental Inc., being the lowest Supplier meeting specifications for Request for Quotation Doc4553928310 for curbside collection, transportation and off-loading of materials in the District 2 area in the amount of $284,250,333 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($289,253,139 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) for a period of five (5) years commencing on August 3, 2026 to August 2, 2031 with an option to extend the agreement for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods, all in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in the Request for Quotation and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to seek Council approval prior to exercising the additional two (2) separate one (1) year Term extensions for the District 2 Contract with GFL Environmental Inc., (awarded pursuant to Request for Quotation Doc4553928310) that would extend the Term beyond the initial 5-year period.
Origin
Summary
City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, referred Item GG16.12 to the November 20, 2024 meeting of the General Government Committee for consideration.
Summary from the Report (September 3, 2024) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and the Chief Procurement Officer on Award of Doc4553928310 to GFL Environmental Inc., for Curbside Collection Services in District 2 for Solid Waste Management Services.
The purpose of this report is to advise on the results of the Request for Quotation Doc4553928310 for the collection, transportation and off-loading of Garbage, Bulky Items, Organic Materials and Yard Waste from curbside collected Single Family homes, multi-residential locations, Commercial locations, Charities, Institutions and Religious Organizations and Divisions, Agencies and Corporations. The collection, transportation and off-loading of Recyclable Materials from Non-eligible Customer Types, in the Collection Area bounded by Yonge Street to the east, the Humber River to the west, Steeles Avenue to the north and Lake Ontario to the south (District 2) in the amount of $284,250,333 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($289,253,139 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries). This collection contract service award is for a five (5) year period with the option to extend the agreement on the same terms and conditions for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods. This report requests the authority to enter into a legal agreement with GFL Environmental Inc., being the lowest supplier meeting specifications.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-250001.pdf
(September 3, 2024) Report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and the Chief Procurement Officer on Award of Doc4553928310 to GFL Environmental Inc., for Curbside Collection Services in District 2 for Solid Waste Management Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-250002.pdf
Speakers
Motions
That the General Government Committee adopt the recommendation in the report (September 3, 2024) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Chief Procurement Officer, as follows:
1. City Council in accordance with Section 195-8.4 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-law), authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to award and enter into an agreement with GFL Environmental Inc., being the lowest Supplier meeting specifications for Request for Quotation Doc4553928310 for curbside collection, transportation and off-loading of materials in the District 2 area in the amount of $284,250,333 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($289,253,139 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) for a period of five (5) years commencing on August 3, 2026 to August 2, 2031 with an option to extend the agreement for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods, all in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in the Request for Quotation and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
That the General Government Committee recommends that:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to report on the following within their upcoming report to Infrastructure and Environment Committee:
a. the feasibility of a managed competition for the next procurement of a waste collection service provider;
b. a procurement strategy for curbside collection services that considers, incorporates and evaluates the following:
i. supplier performance and sustainability practices in alignment with TransformTO and the City’s sustainability objectives, including reaching Net Zero by 2040, and
ii. how evaluation criteria can be included in the solicitation regarding sustainable practices and regulatory compliance of proponents; and
c. the critical path with the procurement timeline required to acquire and / or build the necessary infrastructure, including procurement of trucks and truck storage capacity.
That the General Government Committee recommends that:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to seek Council approval prior to exercising the additional two (2) separate one (1) year Term extensions for the District 2 Contract with GFL Environmental Inc., (awarded pursuant to Request for Quotation Doc4553928310) that would extend the Term beyond the initial 5-year period.
Councillor Holyday, on a Point of Order, stated that the Item is an award of a contract, and the Motion placed by Councillor Cheng speaks to something different, and may be out of order.