Item - 2026.GG28.1

The General Government Committee:

1. Received the report (March 23, 2026) from the Chief Procurement Officer for information.

Effective October 1, 2025, the Bid Award Panel was eliminated, and the Chief Procurement Officer was authorized to make an award resulting from an open competitive solicitation valued up to $30 million and with a term of up to five years, including option periods, or the projected term of capital funding for a project as approved by Council. This authority is set out in Section 8.1(D) of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement.

The purpose of this report is to inform the General Government Committee of open competitive solicitations awarded during the period from February 14th to March 6th, 2026, under the authority of the Chief Procurement Officer.  During this period, the Chief Procurement Officer leveraged their authority for 17 various awards detailed in Attachment 1 that include award amounts ranging from $0.596 million to $13.9 million in value.