Amendment to the Non-Competitive Blanket Contract Number 47022986 with Accuworx Incorporated for the Provision of a Hydraulic Vacuum and Pumping Truck Contractor with Driver/Operators

The services are required for the cleaning and disposal of waste by-products. These services are critical for response to spills and maintaining compliance with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. The non-competitive bridge contract will continue to honour the same pricing, terms and conditions as the previous contract # 47019412 awarded to Accuworx through a competitive solicitation Request for Quotation 6038-15-7093, which expired May 31, 2020. Infrastructure and Environment Committee approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, where the current request exceeds the Chief Purchasing Officer's authority of the cumulative five-year commitment limit for each vendor under Article 7, Section 195-7.3(D) of the Purchasing By-law or exceeds the threshold of $500,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71, Financial Control, Section 71-11.1.

the non-exclusive services of a hydraulic vacuum and pumping truck contractor with driver/operators to clean the inside of incinerator induced draft fans, vacuum clean the hearths of ash and vacuum clean various tanks such as digester tanks, holding tanks and perform maintenance and emergency sewage removal works for Toronto Water, in the amount of $400,000 net of harmonized sales tax ($407,040 net of harmonized sales tax recoveries), increasing the current blanket contract value from $995,900 to $1,395,900, net of harmonized sales tax ($1,420,468 net of harmonized sales tax recoveries).