Item - 2026.PA19.11

The Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority:

1. Provided authority to the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to award the Bike Share Installation Retainer Various Sites – 2026-CON-VAR-D50.4 to Black and McDonald Limited, having achieved the highest overall score through the competitive procurement process and having met all construction tender requirements for total upset limit of $4,500,000.00 excluding HST.

2. Provided authority to the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to issue a purchase order to Toronto Hydro-Electrical Systems Limited in the amount of $750,000.00 excluding Harmonized Sales Tax for electrical upgrades required for the development of Toronto Parking Authority’s e-bike charging network.

The 2030 Bike Share Toronto Growth Strategy “Ride More, Connect More” establishes a bold aspiration to inspire and mobilize one million unique Bike Share Toronto (BST) customers and position Bike Share Toronto as a trusted, valued, and integral transportation option for residents and visitors. The strategy is anchored in five operating imperatives, including accelerating fleet and station electrification and expanding and densifying the network citywide.

The purpose of this paper is to seek authorization from the Toronto Parking Authority Board of Directors (the Board) to award an upset-limit contract of up to $4,500,000 for construction services Black and MacDonald Ltd and to obtain approval for the construction services and electrical upgrades required to support the next phase of Bike Share Toronto’s electrification and network expansion program.

Over the next five years, Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) will add 1,661 electric charging docks, increasing the share of electrified docks from 6 percent to 14 percent, for a total of 3,036 e-docks system-wide. To deliver this work, Toronto Parking Authority is seeking approval to award an upset-limit contract of up to $4,500,000 for construction services. These services will support the installation of e-bike stations, network expansion, and station densification at selected Toronto Parking Authority car parks and other locations across the city.

As a prerequisite to electrification, Toronto Parking Authority must complete electrical upgrades at selected sites. Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited, as Toronto’s authorized local electricity distribution provider, is required to perform this enabling work. Accordingly, Toronto Parking Authority is seeking approval to issue a purchase order to Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited in the amount of $750,000 to support electrical upgrades at approximately 20 to 30 locations.

This investment directly advances the 2030 Bike Share Toronto Growth Strategy by enabling fleet electrification, supporting network expansion and densification, and improving system availability and reliability across the city.