Item - 2025.GG19.17
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 26 and 27, 2025 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the General Government Committee on February 25, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025.
- See also GG18.39 - Temporary Suspension of Duron Ontario Ltd.
GG19.17 - Suspension of Duron Ontario Ltd.
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council suspend Duron Ontario Ltd.'s and any affiliated persons, as defined in Chapter 195, eligibility to bid on or be awarded any City of Toronto contracts as a supplier of goods and/or services or as a subcontractor to such a supplier, including any options, renewals or extensions of existing contracts, for a period of five (5) years commencing upon the date of approval of this report.
2. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the Chief People Officer, to review any impacts resulting from City Council's decision on Item GG19.17 on unionized construction workers, including those employed pursuant to the Community Benefits Framework, and any active Community Benefits Agreements in the City's current labour trades contractual obligations in the construction industry, including with the Labourers' International Union of North America further to the requirements contained in Item 2019.MM8.51.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-253152.pdf
Attachment 1: Correspondence from Duron (February 5, 2025)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-253173.pdf
Communications (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/comm/communicationfile-187836.pdf
(February 21, 2025) Letter from Sabrina Waraich, Sutherland Law, on behalf of Marc Arsenault, Business Manager, Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario (PBCTCO) (GG.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/comm/communicationfile-187918.pdf
(February 24, 2025) E-mail from Casey G. (GG.Supp)
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council direct the Chief Procurement Officer, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the Chief People Officer, to review any impacts resulting from City Council's decision on Item GG19.17 on unionized construction workers, including those employed pursuant to the Community Benefits Framework, and any active Community Benefits Agreements in the City's current labour trades contractual obligations in the construction industry, including with the Labourers' International Union of North America further to the requirements contained in Item 2019.MM8.51.
GG19.17 - Suspension of Duron Ontario Ltd.
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The General Government Committee recommends that:
1. City Council suspend Duron Ontario Ltd.'s and any affiliated persons, as defined in Chapter 195, eligibility to bid on or be awarded any City of Toronto contracts as a supplier of goods and / or services or as a subcontractor to such a supplier, including any options, renewals or extensions of existing contracts, for a period of five (5) years commencing upon the date of approval of this report.
Origin
Summary
This report recommends that City Council suspend Duron Ontario Ltd.'s ("Duron") eligibility to bid on, or be awarded, any City of Toronto contracts for a period of five years for contraventions of the City of Toronto’s Supplier Code of Conduct (Supplier Performance) in Chapter 195 of the Toronto Municipal Code, which clearly states that a supplier shall not: over-bill, double bill, retain a known over-payment, fail to notify the City of an over-payment or duplicate payment within a reasonable time, submit misleading information to the City, submit false or exaggerated claims to the City, bill for goods and services not supplied, or commit any professional misconduct that adversely reflects on the commercial integrity of the supplier.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-253152.pdf
Attachment 1: Correspondence from Duron (February 5, 2025)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-253173.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/comm/communicationfile-187836.pdf
(February 21, 2025) Letter from Sabrina Waraich, Sutherland Law, on behalf of Marc Arsenault, Business Manager, Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario (PBCTCO) (GG.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/gg/comm/communicationfile-187918.pdf
(February 24, 2025) E-mail from Casey G. (GG.Supp)
Speakers
Luis Martinez, Duron Ontario Ltd.
Motions
Vote (Adopt Item) Feb-25-2025
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 4 | Members that voted Yes are Jon Burnside, Lily Cheng, Stephen Holyday, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie (Chair) |