Item - 2025.CC29.3
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 23 and 24, 2025 with amendments.
CC29.3 - Procurement to Support Activities Funded by the Soccer for All Legacy Fund
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat, the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the Chief Procurement Officer, to negotiate and enter into any necessary agreements, including non-competitive agreements, with a value exceeding $500,000, and execute any necessary Purchase Order Amendments, with a value exceeding $500,000 or more than 10 per cent of the original commitment, for which Committee or City Council approval would normally be required under City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71, Financial Control By-law, and City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement, for the provision of construction and professional services required to deliver up to 12 mini-pitches across Toronto, provided that:
a. the procurement or purchase order amendment is necessary to meet the June 2026 timeline of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto;
b. the costs will be fully funded by the funds raised through the Soccer for All Legacy Fund;
c. the non-competitive procurement processes are completed in accordance with the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement, and associated policies and procedures;
d. the terms and conditions of any such agreements and any amending agreements are acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and
e. a report summarizing any amendments made under this authority is submitted to the appropriate Committee and/or City Council for information on an annual basis.
2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to proceed to complete project planning and design, and establish a stage gate process that ensures the City's construction plan aligns with the funds committed through the Soccer for All Legacy Fund.
3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to enter into an agreement with the Toronto Foundation to accept donations on behalf of the City for the Soccer for All Legacy Fund and later paid to the City as a grantee.
4. City Council authorize, subject to the confirmation and receipt of donations noted in Part 3 above, the addition of donated funds as in-year adjustments to the 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for Corporate Real Estate Management to support the procurement activities and delivery of up to 12 mini-pitches, fully funded by the Soccer for All Legacy Fund.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-254684.pdf
(April 16, 2025) Supplementary report from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services on Procurement to Support Activities Funded by the Soccer for All Legacy Fund (CC29.3a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-254717.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider Item CC29.3 headed "Procurement to Support Activities Funded by the Soccer for All Legacy Fund".
That City Council adopt the following recommendations in the supplementary report (April 16, 2025) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services [CC29.3a]:
1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat, the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and the Chief Procurement Officer, to negotiate and enter into any necessary agreements, including non-competitive agreements, with a value exceeding $500,000, and execute any necessary Purchase Order Amendments, with a value exceeding $500,000 or more than 10 per cent of the original commitment, for which Committee or City Council approval would normally be required under City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71, Financial Control By-law, and City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement, for the provision of construction and professional services required to deliver up to 12 mini-pitches across Toronto, provided that:
a. the procurement or purchase order amendment is necessary to meet the June 2026 timeline of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto;
b. the costs will be fully funded by the funds raised through the Soccer for All Legacy Fund;
c. the non-competitive procurement processes are completed in accordance with the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement, and associated policies and procedures;
d. the terms and conditions of any such agreements and any amending agreements are acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and
e. a report summarizing any amendments made under this authority is submitted to the appropriate Committee and/or City Council for information on an annual basis.
2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to proceed to complete project planning and design, and establish a stage gate process that ensures the City's construction plan aligns with the funds committed through the Soccer for All Legacy Fund.
3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to enter into an agreement with the Toronto Foundation to accept donations on behalf of the City for the Soccer for All Legacy Fund and later paid to the City as a grantee.
4. City Council authorize, subject to the confirmation and receipt of donations noted in Recommendation 3 above, the addition of donated funds as in-year adjustments to the 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for Corporate Real Estate Management to support the procurement activities and delivery of up to 12 mini-pitches, fully funded by the Soccer for All Legacy Fund.