Item - 2026.FWC9.2

During the review of the Order Paper on February 4, 2026, City Council adopted a procedural motion to remove this item from the jurisdiction of the Executive Committee and bring it forward for consideration by City Council.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 Subcommittee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer to negotiate and enter into an agreement with AmpThink Inc. for the provision of temporary network expansion and integration including expanded Wi-Fi services at Toronto Stadium for the FIFA World Cup 2026, in an amount not to exceed the amount identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 5, 2026) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer and for a term of 1 year from the date of execution of the agreement.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 5, 2026) from the Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026, Toronto Secretariat and the Chief Procurement Officer remain confidential at this time as it pertains to criteria to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto and be made public at the discretion of the Chief Procurement Officer following the award or closing of the contemplated procurement transactions.

The purpose of this report is to request authority to enter into a non-competitive contract with AmpThink Inc. for the provision of temporary network expansion and integration including expanded temporary Wi-Fi services at Toronto Stadium (BMO Field) for the FIFA World Cup 2026 (FWC26).

AmpThink Inc. is the incumbent service provider at Toronto Stadium possessing the technical knowledge of the venue's existing IT systems and the experience necessary to implement the required temporary expansion of the network for the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament, and subsequently revert all of the systems post-tournament. AmpThink Inc. has labour and equipment mobilized at the stadium and understands the network architecture currently in place; contracting the firm represents the most efficient way of achieving the project scope.

The project scope involves an extension of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment's network into Exhibition Place controlled spaces, which will need to be reverted after the tournament as the two entities are independent of each other. Further, expanded Wi-Fi services will be installed temporarily with respect to the temporary expansions being made at Toronto Stadium - Wi-Fi in temporary spaces must be removed as the structures where it will be installed will also be removed. Where there are permanent upgrades being made to the stadium, expanded Wi-Fi services will be available for use after the end of the tournament.

The proposed work will start immediately upon approval to ensure completion before the FIFA World Cup begins in June 2026. Post-tournament systems will be restored by August 2026.

This project is urgently needed to ensure Toronto Stadium meets FIFA requirements for hosting tournament matches.

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 to match the existing systems within the stadium. 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 7.1E.).

Pursuant to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement, Section 195-7.3 (D), Standing Committee and Council approval is required for all non-competitive procurements 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 HST allowed under staff authority.