Item - 2021.BA132.8

The Bid Award Panel adopted the following:

1.  Bid Award Panel grant authority to award the contract in accordance with the Contract Details set out in the report (April 19, 2021) from the Chief Procurement Officer:

Solicitation Number:

Ariba Doc Number 2822128319

Description:

To retain professional architectural and engineering consultant services for the New Fire Hall and Day Care Centre project at 55 John Street.

The project will facilitate the initial phase of the plan to move the existing fire hall from 260 Adelaide Street West into the southern portion of Metro Hall. Incorporating the station into another City owned property in proximity to 260 Adelaide frees the site up for redevelopment and allows for a strategic opportunity to leverage its value to achieve significant city building.

Recommended Supplier:

Salter Pilon Architecture Inc.in joint venture with Diamond Schmitt Architects

Contract Award Value:

$1,406,475 net of all applicable taxes and charges

$1,589,317 including Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) and all applicable charges

$1,431,229 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ( HST) recoveries

Contract is expected to start on date of award and end on September 30, 2024.

Solicitation Issued: December 11, 2020           Solicitation Closed:  January 11, 2021

Number of Addenda Issued: Two (2)

Number of Bids: Three (3)

Table 2: Summary of Solicitations Received for Request for Proposal Doc Number 2722128319

*The Contract award value includes contingency and cash allowance.

**Did not meet the minimum technical threshold of 70 percent (52.5 points).