Item - 2025.GG26.24

The General Government Committee recommend that:

1. City Council authorize the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive agreement with Grascan Construction Limited / Torbridge Construction Limited, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, for the repairs of select F.G. Gardiner Expressway concrete bents at Bay Street and Yonge Street for the reasons stated in the revised report (December 8, 2025) from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the Chief Procurement Officer; The estimated value of the non-competitive contract is $4,838,911 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, $4,924,076 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingencies.

The purpose of this report is to negotiate and enter a non-competitive contract with Grascan Construction Limited / Torbridge Construction Limited for the design and construction of repairs of select F.G. Gardiner Expressway concrete bents at Bay Street and Yonge Street. The estimated value of the non-competitive contract is $4,838,911 net of Harmonized Sales Tax, $4,924,076 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries.

The proposed repair work will start immediately upon approval and be completed before the FIFA World Cup begins in June 2026.

This project is urgently needed due to the severe deterioration of concrete bents at Bay Street and Yonge Street, which are in critical condition. Although the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan does not cover the section between York to Jarvis because its deck was rehabilitated in 2013, the substructure bents in this section have not been rehabilitated since their original construction. Ongoing chipping of deteriorated concrete has mitigated falling concrete risks, but it increasingly exposes internal reinforcement to further decay, jeopardizing structural integrity. Completing these repairs now will enhance public safety in preparation for increased traffic during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The need for prompt action is also driven by the upcoming major Gardiner rehabilitation projects from Grand Magazine Street to York Street in 2027. Delaying the current repairs could cause emergency interventions during that major construction phase, leading to significant traffic disruptions.

The work will involve complete concrete refacing of the damaged bents, removing the old material and installing new reinforcement and concrete. This repair method is consistent with industry and provincial standards, and would protect the bents from further deterioration for an extended period, better aligning the superstructure and substructure at this location for the next rehabilitation cycle.

Non-competitive procurements may be undertaken where both the proposed procurement and supplier can be justified in good faith based on an exception set out in Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement. This non-competitive procurement will be proceeding under the exception code related to the goods or services required as a result of a time constraint, the City has determined in good faith that both the proposed procurement and the selected supplier, along with the terms and conditions of the contract are beneficial to the City (Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 195, Procurement, Section 7.1P.).

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.