Item - 2025.GG20.7

The General Government Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the Chief of Toronto Paramedic Services to negotiate and enter into a Non-Competitive Procurement contract with Rowland Emergency Vehicle Products Inc (Rowland) for the supply of Stryker powered stretchers, including all components, accessories, and repair services, in the amount of $27,195,964.37 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($27,674,613.34, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries). The contract will be for a term of three (3) years from July 1, 2025, subject to terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief of Toronto Paramedic Services and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to request authority to enter into a non-competitive contract with Rowland Emergency Vehicle Products Inc, the current supplier providing Toronto Paramedic Services with Stryker powered stretchers. This contract is inclusive of all components, accessories, and repairs, to support Toronto Paramedic Services' ongoing operation, in the amount of $27,195,964 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($27,674,613 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a period of three (3) years from July 1, 2025 with no optional terms.

The current contract number 47020183 with Rowland from Request for Proposal Number 0505-15-0125 is due to expire on June 30, 2025. Rowland provides custom engineered products and solutions that have critical impacts on prehospital delivery of patient care that does not exist elsewhere in the industry. This contract falls under Non-Competitive Procurement exception code 4 "compatibility". 

Pursuant to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement, Section 195-7.3 (D), Standing Committee and Council approval is required for all procurement valued up to or over $500,000, or where the term of the contract exceeds five (5) years or exceeds the projected capital funding for the project as approved by Council. Approval is also required under City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71, Financial Control, Section 71-11A., as the procurement value exceeds the threshold of $500,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax allowed under staff authority.