Item - 2024.GG9.2

The General Government Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 71-11A of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 Financial Control By-law, authorized the General Manager, Toronto Water to amend existing Blanket Contract Number 47023306 issued to Brenntag Canada Inc., for the supply and delivery of Liquid Chlorine for the City of Toronto’s drinking water treatment plants to increase the overall target value from $7,035,753 net of all taxes and charges ($7,159,582 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $7,585,753 net of all taxes and charges ($7,719,262 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend Blanket Contract Number 47023306 issued to Brenntag Canada Inc., as a result of Request for Quotation Document Number 2519550243, for the supply and delivery of liquid chlorine at the City's four drinking water treatment plants.    

This amendment is requested in response to escalating unit costs resulting from reduced production capacity in the United States and increased raw material and transportation costs. revising the current Blanket Contract value from the amount of $7,035,753 net of all taxes and charges ($7,159,582 net of HST recoveries) to $7,585,753 net of all taxes and charges ($7,719,262 net of HST recoveries).

The General Management Committee 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 commitment limit for each vendor 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 71-11.1.