Item - 2017.GM23.21

The Government Management Committee:  

1.  In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Financial Control By-law, granted authority to amend the various expired blanket contracts with Staples, for the non-exclusive supply and delivery of office supplies and related products, for various divisions for the period of April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2017, as set out in "Table 1 - Spent Details Per Division" attached to the report (October 30, 2017) from the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, by an additional total amount of all combined contracts in the amount of $328,145 net of all taxes and charges ($333,920 net of HST recoveries), revising the current value from $11,438,031 to $12,266,175 net of all taxes and charges ($12,482,029 net of HST recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request the authority to amend various expired blanket contracts issued to Corporate Express, Canada Inc. operating as Staples Advantage Canada ("Staples") as a result of Request for Quotation ("RFQ") 3302-11-3224 for the non-exclusive supply and delivery of office supplies and related products, from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2017 in the amount of $328,145 net of all taxes and charges ($333,920 net of HST recoveries), revising the current value from $11,438,031 to $12,266,175 net of all taxes and charges ($12,482,029 net of HST recoveries). 

The amendment is being requested in accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-Law) in order to bring the expired blanket contracts into compliance and no further purchases will be processed against the various expired blanket contracts set out in this report. There are no outstanding invoices to be paid to Staples. A new contract for the supply and delivery of office supplies has been awarded to Novexco Inc.