Item - 2025.GG21.4

The General Government Committee:

1. In accordance with section 71-11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-law), authorized the amendment of Blanket Contract number 47025662 issued to Avron Foods Limited, for the supply and delivery of snack foods for the expanded Afterschool Recreation Care program and the new CampTO child nutrition snack program for Parks and Recreation, increasing the overall value of the contract by $3,288,104 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,345,975 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), and revising the current contract order value from $929,148 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($945,501 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $4,217,252 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($4,291,476 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend the value of Blanket Contract Number 47025662 issued to Avron Foods Limited for the supply and delivery of snack foods for the Afterschool Recreation Care Programs and CampTO Nutrition Program for Parks and Recreation. The total amendment being requested is for an additional $3,288,104 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,345,975 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current contract value from $929,148 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($945,501 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $4,217,252 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($4,291,476 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The amendment for Avron Foods Limited is required to accommodate additional costs associated with the valuation assessment for the Afterschool Recreation Care program. In addition, the 2025 operating budget included an expansion of the Afterschool Recreation Care program to 200 additional children and the Mayor’s initiative to introduce a mid-morning snack program for approximately 56,000 participants at 90 City of Toronto CampTO locations starting this summer.