Item - 2018.PW30.3

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 195-8.4A of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), granted authority to award Contract 18ECS-TI-01GE, Tender Call 1-2018, for the construction of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway Rehabilitation Project: Section 1 – Jarvis Street to Cherry Street to Aecon Construction and Materials Limited in the amount of $308,531,227 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($313,961,377 net of HST recoveries) having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements. The award amount includes a contingency allowance of $60,000,000.

2. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-Law), granted authority to amend Purchase Order No. 6041404 with Marsh Canada Limited by an additional amount of $1,680,057 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($1,814,462 including PST), and authorize the procurement of an Owner Controlled Insurance Program specific to Contract No. 18ECS-TI-01GE for the rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway between Jarvis Street and Cherry Street.

3. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-Law), granted authority to amend Purchase Order No. 6045739 with Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP, by an amount of $1,000,000, net of all applicable taxes and charges ($1,017,600 net of HST recoveries), revising the current value from $500,000 to $1,500,000, net of all applicable taxes, to allow for the continued provision of legal services as required to provide ongoing advice and litigation support on the execution and administration, including claims, of Contract 18ECS-TI-01GE and the tender process, including preparation of tender documents and agreements, and execution and administration, including claims, of the required agreements in respect of the planned F.G Gardiner Expressway Rehabilitation Project: Sections 2 and 3.

The purpose of this report is to: (a) advise of the results of Tender Call 1-2018 issued for Contract No. 18ECS-TI-01GE for the rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway (Expressway) between Jarvis Street and Cherry Street, and to request the authority to award this contract to Aecon Construction and Materials Limited in the amount of $280,840,287 which represents the "A" bid price including HST. An additional $60,000,000 plus HST will be available to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the Project as may be required; (b) request authority to amend Purchase Order No. 6041404 with Marsh Canada Limited, for the procurement, maintenance and payment of insurance premiums associated with an Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) for Contract No. 18ECS-TI-01GE, for rehabilitation of the F. G. Gardiner Expressway Section 1 – Jarvis Street to Cherry Street, by an additional amount of $1,680,057 net of all taxes ($1,814,462 including PST); and, (c) request authority to amend Purchase Order No. 6045739 with Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP, by $1,000,000 in order to provide ongoing external expert legal services required to successfully execute and administer Contract 18ECS-TI-01GE, and in respect of the F.G Gardiner Expressway Rehabilitation Project: Sections 2 and 3.

Contract No. 18ECS-TI-01GE is the first contract for the rehabilitation of the Expressway using the implementation approach approved by City Council in December 2016. There is an urgent need to award this contract because the "elevated" section of the Expressway between Jarvis Street to Cherry Street is at the end of its service life and is an immediate first priority for rehabilitation.

The scope of work for Contract No. 18ECS-TI-01GE involves replacing the 1.1 kilometres of concrete deck and girders of the Expressway between Jarvis Street and Cherry Street, replacing the westbound off-ramp at Sherbourne Street and the eastbound on-ramp at Jarvis Street, rehabilitating the westbound off-ramp leading to Yonge, Bay and York Streets, and installing new street lighting along the Expressway and ramps. Construction is planned to commence in the Fall of 2018 and be completed by the end of 2020.

Amending Purchase Order No. 6041404 with Marsh Canada Limited, the City's Insurance Broker, allows the City to institute an Owner Controlled Insurance Program for Contract No. 18ECS-TI-01GE. This provides the City with direct control over the terms and conditions of insurance coverage, including developing and imposing the most appropriate and comprehensive clauses needed to effectively and prudently manage and minimize the risks associated with the project.

Amending Purchase Order No. 6045739 with Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP allows the City to continue to rely on expert external legal advice and litigation support with the execution and administration, including claims, of Contract 18ECS-TI-01GE and the tender process, including preparation of tender documents and agreements, and execution and administration, including claims, of the required agreements in respect of the upcoming F.G Gardiner Expressway Rehabilitation Project: Sections 2 and 3.