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2014-03-04 Minutes - Public Works and Infrastructure Committee
Meeting No. 29 Contact Candy Davidovits, Committee Administrator
Meeting Date Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Chair Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong
Ward: 5, 6, 13, 14, 19, 20, 28, 30
Strategic Plan for the Rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway; and Contract Award for Tender Call No. 314-2013 F.G. Gardiner Expressway West Deck Replacement
1. City Council approve the accelerated method of construction for the rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, as outlined in Appendix F attached to the report (February 20, 2014) from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management.
2. City Council request the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to report to the Budget Committee through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, in support of Transportation Services' 2015 Capital Budget and 2016 to 2024 Capital Plan on the:
a. Project delivery schedule, multi-year cashflow requirements and financing strategy, proposed project delivery model and proposed procurement process for the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway; and
b. Revised Strategic Plan for the rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, including project delivery schedule, multi-year cashflow requirements and financing strategy for the implementation of the Strategic Plan should City Council opt for either the remove, replace or improve option for the Gardiner East Environmental Assessment Study.
3. City Council grant authority to amend Purchase Order No. 6036736 with Marshall Macklin Monaghan Ltd. to reflect the additional work required to revise the Strategic Rehabilitation Plan by an additional amount not to exceed $350,000.00 net of all taxes, including contingencies and revising the current contract value from $ 2,068,005.90 net of all taxes ($2,140,402.80 net of HST recoveries) to an upset limit of $2,418,005.90 net of all taxes ($2,460,562.80 net of HST recoveries)
4. City Council grant authority to award Contract 13SE-19S, Tender Call No. 314-2013 to Grascan Construction Ltd., for the "F.G. Gardiner Expressway, CNE to Grand Magazine Street, Deck Replacement and Garrison Road Bridge Demolition", in the amount of $66,500,000.00 net of HST ($67,670,400.00 net of HST recoveries) having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with tender requirements.
5. City Council request that the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, ensure that any future rehabilitation work on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway is compatible with the re-alignment of Lake Shore Boulevard as outlined within the Western Waterfront Master Plan (2009).
(February 20, 2014) Report from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management
The report presents a summary of the proposed Strategic Plan for the rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, extending from Highway 427 to the eastern limit at Logan Avenue, including the "at-grade" and "elevated" sections is presented in this report. The report includes an assessment of the current condition of the Expressway, a prioritization of rehabilitation works, and presents a comparison between the conventional and accelerated approaches for the rehabilitation in terms of project schedule, capital costs and user impact costs associated with the construction of the rehabilitation works.
The approval of an innovative, accelerated approach for the rehabilitation of the Expressway is being recommended. The approach involves scheduling rehabilitation work for the "at-grade" section with the replacement of deck for the "elevated" section, which has reached the end of its service life, using prefabricated deck/girder sections. While this approach represents an initial increase of an estimated $400 million in Transportation Services' 2014 to 2023 Capital Budget and Plan, the longer term cost differential over the 25 year implementation period using the conventional approach is estimated to be $115 million. This increase in capital costs is more than offset by the reduction in traffic and user impacts by an estimated eight years and user impact cost of $3 billion.
This report also advises on the results of Tender Call No. 314-2013 issued for the replacement of the West Deck of the elevated section of the Expressway from Exhibition Place to Grand Magazine Street (west of Bathurst Street).
(February 20, 2014) Report and Appendices A to F from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, on Strategic Plan for the Rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway; and Contract Award for Tender Call No. 314-2013 F.G. Gardiner Expressway West Deck Replacement
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67051.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan for the Rehabilitation of the F. G. Gardiner Expressway, prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Ltd. - Report
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67237.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix A - At-Grade Section Bridge Structures Inventory
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67238.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix B - At-Grade Section Retaining Wall Inventory
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67239.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix C - Proposed Contracts Under Strategic Plan
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67240.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix D, Part 1 of 3 - Traffic Staging
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67241.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix D, Part 2 of 3 - Traffic Staging
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67242.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix D, Part 3 of 3 - Traffic Staging
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67247.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Strategic Plan - Appendix E - Traffic Analyses
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67248.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix F - Elevated Section Rehabilitation History
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67249.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix G - Photographs - Deck Condition form Bent #48 to #60
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67243.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix H - Photographs - Deck Condition from Bent #295 to #297
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67250.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix I - Rehabilitation Alternatives - Reinforced Concrete T-Beam Section
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67244.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix J - Proposed Rehabilitation - Precast Box Girder Section
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67251.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix K - Proposed Accelerated Bridge Construction - Elevated Section
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67245.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix L, Part 1 of 2 - Preliminary Cost Estimate - Elevated Section
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67252.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix L, Part 2 of 2 - Preliminary Cost Estimate - Elevated Section
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67266.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix M - Preliminary Cost Estimate - At-Grade Section Highways
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67253.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix N - Construction Schedule - Elevated Section
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67267.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Strategic Plan - Appendix O - City of Toronto 10 Year Budget / 13 Year Rehabilitation Plan Cash Flow
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67254.pdf)
(March 4, 2014) Presentation from the Executive Director, Engineering & Construction Services, and the General Manager, Transportation Services, on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67367.pdf)
Faye Lyons, CAA South Central Ontario
1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)
That Recommendation 1 in the report (February 20, 2014) from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management be amended by replacing the words" accelerated approach" with the words "accelerated method of construction"
"1. City Council approve the accelerated method of construction for the rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, as outlined in Appendix F attached to the report (February 20, 2014) from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management."
2 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)
That Recommendation 2 in the report (February 20, 2014) from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, be amended by:
a. inserting the words "proposed project delivery model and proposed procurement process" after the words "financing strategy" in Recommendation 2a;
b. inserting "through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee" after the words "Budget Committee" in the lead-in paragraph,
so that Recommendation 2 now reads:
"2. City Council request the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to report to the Budget Committee through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, in support of Transportation Services' 2015 Capital Budget and 2016 to 2024 Capital Plan on the:
b. Revised Strategic Plan for the rehabilitation of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, including project delivery schedule, multi-year cashflow requirements and financing strategy for the implementation of the Strategic Plan should City Council opt for either the remove, replace or improve option for the Gardiner East Environmental Assessment Study."
3 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)
That City Council request that the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, ensure that any future rehabilitation work on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway is compatible with the re-alignment of Lake Shore Boulevard as outlined within the Western Waterfront Master Plan (2009).
4 - Motion to Adopt Item as Amended moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)
Ward: 28, 30
Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard East Reconfiguration Environment Assessment (EA) and Integrated Urban Design Study
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee referred the item back to the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, and requested that he undertake to:
1. Work with Waterfront Toronto and community stakeholders to review the recommended option under the EA process to mitigate congestion concerns;
2. Prepare an additional option that combines the maintain and replace components to preserve expressway linkage and functionality between the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway, and evaluates it against the EA criteria and the following:
- Transportation functionality;
- Impacts on key economic sectors;
- Cost benefit;
- Future land use considerations;
- Public transit components;
- Environmental impact; and
- Neighbourhood growth and compatibility; and
3. Report back to City Council in February 2015, through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.
The Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, gave a presentation to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard East Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment and Integrated Urban Design Study.
(February 21, 2014) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B
This report seeks Council approval to proceed with "Remove" as the preferred alternative solution for the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard East Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment (EA) and Integrated Urban Design Study (Gardiner East EA). An extensive consultation program and technical assessment of alternatives has found that the Remove option for the Gardiner East best meets the transportation and infrastructure, urban design, economics and environment objectives of the EA study.
The Gardiner East EA study area includes the 2.4-kilometre elevated segment from approximately Lower Jarvis Street to Logan Avenue. A timely decision on the future of this portion of the Gardiner is needed. The structure is more than 50 years old and requires significant public investment, regardless of whether Council decides to have it removed, maintained, improved or replaced. The study team is reporting to Council at this critical juncture to seek direction to proceed with developing detailed EA plans and final recommendations prior to reporting back in 2015.
In 2012, incidents of falling concrete occurred in the Jarvis Street east section of the Gardiner as well as in western segments. Council authorized a series of interim repairs in 2013 to maintain the area in a safe and operable condition, delaying full reconstruction of the easterly deck to 2020, pending completion of the EA. The City's approved $662.7 million 13-Year Budget (2013 to 2025) for rehabilitating the 18-kilometre Gardiner Expressway includes reconstruction of the Jarvis east portion, which forms the "base case" for the Maintain option in the EA. A report on an accelerated rehabilitation approach for the entire stretch of the Gardiner Expressway is the subject of a separate report to this Committee.
The EA Terms of Reference are based on the City's Official Plan and Central Waterfront Secondary Plan policies to revitalize the waterfront and reconnect it to the City, balance modes of travel, achieve sustainability and create value. The EA study has been carried out in full consultation with the community and stakeholders under the direction of a joint City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto Executive Steering Committee.
Assessment of EA Options
This report summarizes the nine-month process for the development, refinement and assessment of four representative EA options for the Gardiner East that led to the preferred EA recommendation of Remove. The four representative EA options were:
1. Maintain under the City's committed rehabilitation program (i.e., "do nothing");
2. Improve the transportation and urban design features of the corridor;
3. Replace with a new expressway structure; and
4. Remove the elevated expressway east of Jarvis Street and upgrade Lake Shore Boulevard as an eight-lane boulevard with a new connection to the Don Valley Parkway.
Using 16 criteria groups that summarized 60 measures, the Maintain, Improve, Replace and Remove options were screened against four evaluation lenses: transportation and infrastructure, economics, urban design and environment. The measures were not weighted as both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and assessed by consultants and staff from various disciplines. Each option was compared against the measures, then against each other, until a preferred alternative – Remove – emerged as the best means of meeting the EA study goals and objectives set out in the Terms of Reference approved by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
Figure 1 – Don River and Keating Channel Looking North
(Figure 1 "Existing (Maintain and Improve)" and "Remove" - Please refer to staff report page 2)
Key features of the Remove preferred EA alternative are:
Removal of the six-lane elevated Gardiner Expressway from Jarvis Street east;
- Widening of Lake Shore Boulevard east of Jarvis Street by two lanes into an eight-lane landscaped at-grade boulevard;
- The lowest overall public investment at $240 million net present value (NPV) because of significantly lower lifecycle costs despite a higher upfront capital cost than Maintain;
- Public land disposition proceeds of approximately $80 to 90 million NPV from the release of about 4 hectares of land (which could support 260,000 square metres of development)
- Highest compatibility with Official Plan and Central Waterfront Secondary Plan principles and objectives as well as approved plans, such as the Don Mouth Naturalization and Flood Protection EA, Lower Don Lands Framework Plan, Keating Channel Precinct Plan and the Port Lands Acceleration Initiative.
However, as discussed in Section 3.3 of this report, the Remove option was also estimated to increase travel times of some corridor trips by 5 to 10 minutes longer than the future 2031 Maintain condition (itself an additional 5 minutes over today's condition).
If endorsed by Council, Remove would be subject to further development and assessment in the alternative design stage of the EA. The design stage will look at mitigation and impact management to address travel times, traffic flow and signal timing, as well as possibilities for accelerating demolition and construction to minimize disruption to travellers. Other design stage issues would include public realm improvements, the definition of development parcels, traffic management, construction staging, ramp design and intersection configuration. A detailed financing strategy would be prepared. In 2015, the public, Committee and Council would consider the final design and detailed financial implications for Remove along with the EA Report, prior to submission to the Minister of the Environment.
Deferral of a decision on the future of the Gardiner Expressway East is not recommended given the interim nature of repairs and the uncertain duration of the EA approvals process in a project of this complexity. Should Council approve the Maintain or "do nothing" alternative, staff would consult with the MOE on withdrawing from the current EA process. Full deck rehabilitation between Jarvis Street and the DVP would be undertaken as scheduled from 2020 to 2025, or earlier if an accelerated model of rehabilitation is adopted.
Information about the Gardiner East EA, including summaries of public forums, can be found on the project web site at www.gardinereast.ca.
(February 21, 2014) Report from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, on Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard East Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment (EA) and Integrated Urban Design Study
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67146.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Appendix 1, Cover Sheet - Alternative Solutions Evaluation Interim Report: Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard East Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment and Urban Design Study
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67148.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Appendix 1a - Alternative Solutions Evaluation, Interim Report - Part 1 of 2
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67154.pdf)
(February 21, 2014) Appendix 1a - Alternative Solutions Evaluation, Interim Report - Part 2 of 2
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67155.pdf)
Appendix 2 - Keating Channel Precinct Block Plan, Keating Channel Precinct Plan, May 2009
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67171.pdf)
Appendix 3 - Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) Members - Gardiner East Environmental Assessment
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67172.pdf)
Appendix 4 - Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Members - Gardiner East EA
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67173.pdf)
Appendix 5, Cover Sheet - Gardiner East EA Public Consultation Milestones and Reports, May 2013 to February 2014, LURA Consulting
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67174.pdf)
Appendix 5, Part 1 - Gardiner East Environmental Assessment - Round One Consultation Report, July 2013
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67178.pdf)
Appendix 5, Part 2 - Gardiner East Environmental Assessment - Round Two Consultation Report, November 2013
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67179.pdf)
Appendix 5, Part 3 - Gardiner East Environmental Assessment - Round Three Consultation Report, February 2014
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67160.pdf)
Appendix 5, Part 4 - Gardiner East Environmental Assessment Public Consultation Communication and Promotional Materials
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67161.pdf)
Appendix 6 - Transportation Modelling Considerations, City of Toronto, February 2014
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67175.pdf)
Appendix 7 - Post-Construction Congestion Cost Calculation, City of Toronto, February 2014
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67176.pdf)
(March 4, 2014) Presentation by the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, on the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard East Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment and Integrated Urban Design Study
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67348.pdf)
(February 27, 2014) E-mail from Martin ter Woort (PW.New.PW29.2.1)
(February 26, 2014) Submission from The Board of Directors of the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (PW.New.PW29.2.2)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/comm/communicationfile-45712.pdf)
(March 3, 2014) Submission from Stella Kargiannakis (PW.New.PW29.2.3)
(March 3, 2014) Letter from Grant Humes, Executive Director, Toronto Financial District BIA (PW.New.PW29.2.4)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/comm/communicationfile-45737.pdf)
(March 2, 2014) Letter from Karl Junkin, Gardiner East Stakeholder Advisory Committee Representative, Transport Action Ontario (PW.New.PW29.2.5)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/comm/communicationfile-45735.pdf)
(March 3, 2014) E-mail from Nancy McAlear (PW.New.PW29.2.6)
(March 3, 2014) Letter from Paul Bedford (PW.New.PW26.2.7)
(March 4, 2014) Letter from David Gerofsky, Chief Executive Officer, First Gulf Corporation (PW.New.PW29.2.8)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/comm/communicationfile-45749.pdf)
(March 4, 2014) Letter from Andrew Judge, Manager, Logistics and Customer Service, Redpath Sugar Ltd. (PW.New.Pw29.2.9)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/comm/communicationfile-45748.pdf)
(March 4, 2014) Submission from Paul Scrivener and Associates (PW.New.PW29.2.10)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/comm/communicationfile-45747.pdf)
(March 3, 2014) Submission from Hamish Wilson (PW.New.PW29.2.11)
(March 4, 2014) E-mail from John Alexopoulos (PW.New.PW29.2.12)
Julie Beddoes, West Don Lands Committee
Jane Robinson, Gooderham and Worts Neighbourhood Association
Andrew Judge, Manager, Logistics and Customer Service, Redpath Sugar Ltd. (Submission Filed)
Paul Scrivener, Director of External Relations, Toronto Industry Network (Submission Filed)
Hamish Wilson (Submission Filed)
Evan Weinberg, Policy and Adovacy Manager, Toronto Financial District BIA
Doug Switzer, President and Chief Executive Officer, OMCA - Ontario Motor Coach Association
David Gerofsky, First Gulf Don Valley Limited
Motion to Refer Item moved by Councillor John Parker (Carried)
That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee refer the item back to the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, and request that he undertake to:
Vote (Refer Item)
Result: Carried Majority Required - Parker - Refer Item
Yes: 4 Janet Davis, Mark Grimes, Mike Layton, John Parker
No: 1 Denzil Minnan-Wong (Chair)
Absent: 1 Michelle Berardinetti
PW29.3
Ward: 5, 6
Contract Award - Tender Call No. 14-2014 F.G. Gardiner Expressway At-Grade Rehabilitation of Three Bridges: Park Lawn Road to Humber River (Bridges No. 418, 255, 186)
1. City Council grant authority to award Contract 13SE-21S, Tender Call 14-2014 to Soncin Construction Corporation, in the amount of $23,790,294.00 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($24,209,003.17 net of HST recoveries), for the rehabilitation of the aforementioned F.G. Gardiner Expressway at-grade bridges between Park Lawn Road to Humber River:
a. Bridge 418, F.G. Gardiner mainline and eastbound off ramp over Metrolinx Tracks, east of Park Lawn Road;
b. Bridge 255, F.G. Gardiner mainline over westbound off ramp to Lakeshore Blvd., east of Park Lawn Road; and
c. Bridge 186, F.G. Gardiner mainline over TTC streetcar tracks (TTC Humber Loop), west of Humber River,
having submitted the lowest bid, meeting specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements.
2. City Council approve an adjustment to the 2014 Capital Budget and 2015-2023 Capital Plan for Transportation Services that will not change either the total project cost or debt funding for these projects. The adjustment will result in an acceleration of cash flows for the F. G. Gardiner (At-Grade Repairs) project (CTP122-05) of $12.7M million in 2014 from 2015 ($4.4M), 2016 ($2.8M) and 2017 ($5.5M), with an equivalent off-setting deferral of cash flows for the Major Road Rehabilitation project (CTP314-06).
(February 18, 2014) Report from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management
The purpose of this report is to advise of the results of Tender Call 14-2014 issued for the rehabilitation of the three bridges along the main line of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway between Park Lawn Road and the Humber River in accordance with specifications as required by Engineering and Construction Services, and to request the authority to award a contract to the recommended bidder. The three subject bridges that are to be rehabilitated as part of Contract 13SE-21S are:
- Bridge 418, F.G. Gardiner mainline and eastbound off ramp over Metrolinx Tracks, east of Park Lawn Road;
- Bridge 255, F.G. Gardiner mainline over westbound off ramp to Lakeshore Blvd., east of Park Lawn Road; and
- Bridge 186, F.G. Gardiner mainline over TTC streetcar tracks (TTC Humber Loop), west of Humber River.
(February 18, 2014) Report and Attachment 1 from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, on Contract Award - Tender Call No. 14-2014 F.G. Gardiner Expressway At-Grade Rehabilitation of Three Bridges: Park Lawn Road to Humber River (Bridges No. 418, 255, 186)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67052.pdf)
Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Mark Grimes (Carried)
PW29.4
Contract Award - Request for Proposals No. 9155-13-7232 Professional Engineering Services for Local and Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assessment
1. City Council grant authority to enter into an agreement with M. E. Andrews and Associates Ltd , being the highest scoring proponent and meeting the requirements of Request for Proposals No. 9155-13-7232 for Local and Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assessment to M. E. Andrews and Associates Ltd., in the amount of $25,617,014.75 net of HST ($26,067,874.21 net of HST recoveries) from the date of award for a two year period, with an option to renew for an additional three separate one year periods at the sole discretion of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, based on the terms and conditions set up in the RFP for a total potential cost of $66,394,524.66 net of HST ($67,563,068.29 net of HST recoveries).
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee requested the General Manager, Toronto Water to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on the program and results arising from the Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assesment Program.
The purpose of this report is to advise of the results of the Request for Proposals No. 9155-13-7232 for the provision of Professional Engineering Services for Local and Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assessment and request the authority to enter into an agreement with the recommended proponent.
The contract award is within the delegated authority of the Public Works & Infrastructure Committee.
(February 18, 2014) Report from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, on Contract Award - Request for Proposals No. 9155-13-7232 Professional Engineering Services for Local and Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assessment
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67055.pdf)
1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)
That the General Manager, Toronto Water be requested to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on the program and results arising from the Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assesment Program.
2 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Carried)
That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend that City Council grant authority to enter into an agreement with M. E. Andrews and Associates Ltd , being the highest scoring proponent and meeting the requirements of Request for Proposals No. 9155-13-7232 for Local and Trunk Sewer Asset Condition Assessment to M. E. Andrews and Associates Ltd., in the amount of $25,617,014.75 net of HST ($26,067,874.21 net of HST recoveries) from the date of award for a two year period, with an option to renew for an additional three separate one year periods at the sole discretion of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, based on the terms and conditions set up in the RFP for a total potential cost of $66,394,524.66 net of HST ($67,563,068.29 net of HST recoveries).
3 - Motion to Adopt Item as Amended moved by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Carried)
PW29.5
Contract Award - Request for Proposals No. 9117-13-7210 Professional Engineering Services for the Design and Construction Administration of the Wet Weather Flow System to Control Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Discharges to the Don River and Central Waterfront
1. In accordance with Section 195-14C of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), granted authority to the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to negotiate and enter into agreements with Black & Veatch Canada Company, being the highest overall scoring proponent meeting the requirements of Request For Proposal No. 9117-13-7210, to provide contracted professional engineering services for the Design and Construction Administration of the Wet Weather Flow System to Control CSO Discharges to the Don River and Central Waterfront, in the amount of $57,018,913.00 net of HST including disbursements, provisional allowances and contingencies as follows:
a. For the preliminary design of the Wet Weather Flow System in an amount not to exceed $12,170,037.00, net of HST, including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingencies. This amount includes a contingency allowance of $2,000,000.00, net of HST, for additional services, if necessary and authorized by the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.
b. For the detailed design of the Coxwell Bypass Tunnel in an amount not to exceed $16,551,494.00, net of HST, including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingencies. This amount includes a contingency allowance of $2,000,000.00, net of HST, for additional services, if necessary and authorized by the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.
c. For services during construction of the Coxwell Bypass Tunnel including general management, office administration, and resident site inspection and field services in an amount not to exceed $27,719,892.00, net of HST, including labour, disbursements, provisional allowances and contingencies. This amount includes a contingency allowance of $8,500,000.00, net of HST, for additional services, if necessary and authorized by the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.
d. For post-construction services, upon completion of construction of the Coxwell Bypass Tunnel, in an amount not to exceed $577,490.00, net of HST, including labour, disbursements and provisional allowances.
The purpose of this report is to advise of the results of the Request for Proposals No. 9117-13-7210 for the provision of Professional Engineering Services for the Design and Construction Administration of the Wet Weather Flow System to Control Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Discharges to the Don River and Central Waterfront, including the Coxwell Sanitary Trunk Sewer Bypass Tunnel; and request authority to enter into agreements with the recommended proponent.
(February 18, 2014) Report and Attachments 1 to 5 from the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, on Contract Award - Request for Proposals No. 9117-13-7210 Professional Engineering Services for the Design and Construction Administration of the Wet Weather Flow System to Control CSO Discharges to the Don River and Central Waterfront
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67056.pdf)
Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)
PW29.6
Ward: 34, 40
Pedestrian Refuge Island: Victoria Park Avenue at Terraview Boulevard / Farm Greenway
1. City Council approve the removal of the pedestrian refuge island on Victoria Park Avenue at Terraview Boulevard/Farm Greenway.
2. City Council, pursuant to the City of Toronto Act 2006, authorize the appropriate City officials to prepare the necessary Road Alteration By-law.
3. City Council approve the installation of Traffic Control Signals at the intersection of Victoria Park Avenue and Terraview Boulevard/Farm Greenway.
(February 10, 2014) Report from the General Manager, Transportation Services
This report is to obtain approval for the removal of the closed pedestrian refuge island at the intersection of Victoria Park Avenue and Terraview Boulevard/Farm Greenway.
Traffic studies reveal that the warrant or technical justification for the pedestrian refuge island is no longer met at this location since it fails the current environmental criteria for the number of lanes.
This report is submitted to Public Works and Infrastructure Committee as the matter is a shared boundary issue between North York Community Council and Scarborough Community Council.
(February 10, 2014) Report and Appendix 1 from the General Manager, Transportation Services, on Pedestrian Refuge Island, Victoria Park Avenue at Terraview Boulevard/Farm Greenway
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67057.pdf)
(February 10, 2014) Attachment 2 - Location Plan (Pedestrian Refuge Island, Victoria Park Avenue at Terraview Boulevard/Farm Greenway)
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67060.pdf)
(February 28, 2014) E-mail from Dylan Reid (PW.New.PW29.6.1)
(March 1, 2014) E-mail from Judith Kidd (PW.New.PW29.6.2)
(March 2, 2014) E-mail from Iain Campbell (PW.New.PW29.6.3)
(March 3, 2014) Letter from Nancy Smith Lea, Director, Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) (PW.New.PW29.6.4)
(March 3, 2014) Letter from Michael Black, Walk Toronto (PW.New.Pw29.6.5)
1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Carried)
That Recommendation 3 in the report (February 10, 2014) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, be replaced with the following:
"3. City Council approve the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Victoria Park Avenue and Terraview Boulevard/Farm Greenway."
2 - Motion to Adopt Item as Amended moved by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Carried)
PW29.7
Ward: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27
Solid Waste Management Services, Collections Operations Quarterly Report - October to December, 2013
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee received the item for information.
(February 3, 2014) Report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services
The Curbside Collection contract for garbage, recycling, organic materials and other waste in District 2 was awarded to Green For Life Environmental East Corporation by City Council on October 24 and 25, 2011. Collection by the contracted service provider commenced on August 7, 2012.
As per City Council direction, this report provides a quarterly updated information on the number of 311 complaints received and open tickets concerning waste/recycling curbside collection in the four collection districts in the City between October and December 2013.
As per the Auditor General's report presented at Audit Committee on February 28, 2014, this report confirms that the overall savings achieved, as a result of contracting out District 2 in the first full year of operations, was approximately $11.5 million.
(February 3, 2014) Report from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, on Solid Waste Management Services, Collections Operations Quarterly Report - October to December, 2013
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67028.pdf)
(February 3, 2014) Appendix 1 - Number of Service Requests (Daytime Curbside Collection Complaints) by Month and Number of Service Requests Per 1,000 Pass-Bys by Month
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67029.pdf)
PW29.8
Licensing Issue - Organic Material Processing Equipment, Dufferin Organics Processing Facility
1. Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Attachment 1 to the report (February 18, 2014) from the City Solicitor.
2. If Council adopts the confidential instruction to staff in Attachment 1 to the report (February 18, 2014) from the City Solicitor, Council direct that the instruction no longer remain confidential.
3. Council direct that the remaining information in the confidential attachment to the report (February 18, 2014) from the City Solicitor remain confidential indefinitely as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
(February 18, 2014) Report from the City Solicitor
The City intends to expand processing capacity for the City's source separated organic ("SSO") material at its Dufferin Organics Processing Facility ("DOPF"). It is, however, hindered in doing so by an unresolved disagreement between itself and the company that previously provided equipment for use at the DOPF, Canada Composting Inc. ("CCI").
The disagreement between the City and CCI is regarding the proper interpretation of the sub-licence agreement between CCI and the City (the “Sub-Licence Agreement”), and whether the terms of the Sub-Licence Agreement apply to specific SSO processing equipment currently on site.
How the Sub-Licence Agreement is to be interpreted will impact the terms of the request for proposal ("RFP") that the City wishes to issue to engage a contractor to design, build, operate, and maintain an expanded DOPF facility, and may impact the proposals submitted by potential bidders to the City.
The Confidential Attachment outlines the nature of this dispute, the confidential legal advice that the City has received with respect to these issues, and the proposed mechanisms for resolution of the issues.
(February 18, 2014) Report from the City Solicitor on Licensing Issue - Organic Material Processing Equipment, Dufferin Organics Processing Facility
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67058.pdf)
(February 18, 2014) Confidential Attachment 1 - Licensing Issue - Organic Material Processing Equipment, Dufferin Organics Processing Facility
PW29.9
Bicycle Crossing on St. Clair Avenue West at Poplar Plains Road
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee referred the item to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with cyclists, pedestrians, and transit users, for a report to the June 18, 2014 Public Works and Infrastructure meeting on a direct and safe northbound crossing of St. Clair Avenue West for Route 35.
(December 23, 2013) Letter from the Chief Financial and Administration Officer, Toronto Transit Commission
The Toronto Transit Commission on December 19, 2013, referred a report entitled "Bicycle Crossing on St. Clair Avenue West at Poplar Plains Road" to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee for consideration as a Poplar Plains Road bicycle route matter.
(December 23, 2013) Letter from the Chief Financial and Administration Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, on Bicycle Crossing on St. Clair Avenue West at Poplar Plains Road
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-65558.pdf)
(December 23, 2013) Attachment - Staff Report to the Toronto Transit Commission on Bicycle Crossing on St. Clair Avenue West at Poplar Plains Road
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-65559.pdf)
(March 2, 2014) E-mail from Michael Black, Co-Ward Captain, Cycle Toronto Midtown (PW.New.PW29.9.1)
John Taranu
Motion to Refer Item moved by Councillor Mike Layton (Carried)
That the item be referred to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with cyclists, pedestrians, and transit users, for a report to the June 18, 2014 Public Works and Infrastructure meeting on a direct and safe northbound crossing of St. Clair Avenue West for Route 35.
PW29.10
Feasibility of Closing Gap on Waterfront Trail - Etobicoke Section, Lake Shore Boulevard West, between Norris Crescent and First Street
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee referred the item to the General Manager, Transportation Services, for a progress report to the June 18, 2014 Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting and that a final report be submitted to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the first quarter of 2015.
(February 3, 2014) Letter from Councillor Mark Grimes, Ward 6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Councillor Mark Grimes requesting that the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee consider the feasibility of implementing a bideway facility along Lake Shore Boulevard West, between Norris Crescent and First Street, to connect the Etobicoke sections of the Waterfront Trail.
(February 3, 2014) Letter from Councillor Mark Grimes on Feasibility of Closing Gap on Waterfront Trail - Etobicoke Section, Lake Shore Boulevard West, between Norris Crescent and First Street
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-66472.pdf)
Motion to Refer Item moved by Councillor Mark Grimes (Carried)
That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee refer the item to the General Manager, Transportation Services, for a progress report to the June 18, 2014 Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting and that a final report be submitted to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the first quarter of 2015.
PW29.11
Allowing 30 Kilometre per Hour Speed Limits on Local Roads
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in January 2015 with criteria under which 30 km/hr speed limits could be recommended in the absence of physical traffic calming measures.
(February 3, 2014) Letter from Councillor Frances Nunziata, Ward 11, York South-Weston
Councillor Frances Nunziata requesting that the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee ask the General Manager of Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in January 2015 with criteria under which 30km/hr speed limits could be recommended in the absence of physical traffic calming measures.
(January 22, 2014) Letter from Councillor Frances Nunziata on Allowing 30 Kilometre per Hour Speed Limits on Local Roads
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-66305.pdf)
(March 3, 2014) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.New.PW29.11.1)
(March 3, 2014) E-mail from Dylan Reid, Walk Toronto (PW.New.PW29.11.2)
Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Mike Layton (Carried)
PW29.12
Establishing a Framework for External Research Collaborations for Transportation Services
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee referred the item to the General Manager, Transportation Services, for a report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.
(February 11, 2014) Memo from Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ward 34 - Don Valley East
Councillor Minnan-Wong, Ward 34 - Don Valley East, requesting that the General Manager, Transportation Services report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on a framework to support expanding and expediting research and innovation through partnering with universities, colleges, NGOs like TAC, professional organizations like National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), and other City, Provincial and Federal agencies, boards, commissions, etc.
(February 11, 2014) Letter from Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong on Establishing a Framework for External Research Collaborations for Transportation Services
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-67111.pdf)
1 - Motion to Add New Business at Committee moved by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Carried)
2 - Motion to Refer Item moved by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Carried)
That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee refer the item to the General Manager, Transportation Services, for a report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.
Motion to Adopt Minutes moved by Councillor Mark Grimes (Carried)
That the minutes of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting held on January 9, 2014 be confirmed.
Motion to Amend the Order Paper moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)
That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee consider Item PW29.2 before Item PW29.1.
Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Chair, Public Works and Infrastructure Committee
2014-03-04 Morning 9:41 AM 12:26 PM Public
2014-03-04 Afternoon 1:33 PM 6:41 PM Public
09:41 AM - 12:26 PM
(Public Session) Present Present: Janet Davis, Mark Grimes, Mike Layton, Denzil Minnan-Wong (Chair), John Parker
Not Present: Michelle Berardinetti
Also present (non-members): Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Norm Kelly, Peter Leon, Peter Milczyn, Frances Nunziata, Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson
01:33 PM - 06:41 PM
Also present (non-members): Shelley Carroll, Paula Fletcher, Norm Kelly, Peter Leon, Peter Milczyn, Frances Nunziata, Jaye Robinson, Gord Perks