Item - 2025.GG26.9

The General Government Committee:  

1. In accordance with City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71, Financial Control, Section 71-11.1.C., authorized the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services, to negotiate and execute an amendment to the existing agreement between the City and Dependable Truck and Tank Ltd., (the “Agreement”) for the non-exclusive supply and delivery of Heavy Rescue Squad Trucks by increasing the maximum total value of the Agreement by $3,256,158 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,313,466 of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), resulting in the maximum total value of the Agreement increasing from $3,207,523 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,263,975 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $6,463,681 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($6,577,442 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries); and, such associated amendments as may be required to implement the increase to the maximum total value of the Agreement.

The purpose of this report is to request authority for the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to negotiate and amend the legal agreement dated May 16, 2025, with Dependable Emergency Vehicles, a Division of Dependable Truck and Tank Ltd., (the "Agreement") for the non-exclusive supply and delivery of two (2) Heavy Rescue Squad Trucks for use by Toronto Fire Services. The Agreement for supply and delivery of Heavy Rescue Squad Trucks was awarded as a result of Request for Quotation Doc4871080077.  The Agreement was authorized to have a total maximum contract value of $3,207,523 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,263,975 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries), this maximum total contract value would allow for no more than two (2) Heavy Rescue Squad Trucks to be procured.

The amendment requested would increase the maximum total contract value so that two (2) additional Heavy Rescue Squad Trucks could be procured.  This amendment would allow Toronto Fire Services to maintain the same brand and model of Heavy Rescue Squad truck which will save significant costs in the purchasing process, firefighter operator training, technician training and repair parts inventory, as they will replace two similar units currently in use but nearing their end of service life. Purchasing on the existing contract allows Toronto Fire Services to utilize vendor engineering experience to ensure the design of this custom apparatus matches existing units while staying within the pricing model.

The amendment being requested is to increase estimated quantities from two (2) Heavy Rescue Squad Trucks to four (4) Heavy Rescue Squad Trucks and increase the total maximum contract value by $3,256,158 net of applicable taxes and charges ($3,313,466 of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the maximum total value from $3,207,523 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,263,975 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $6,463,681 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($6,577,442 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).