City approves $2.5-million budget increase for Scarlett Road underpass redesign

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City approves $2.5-million budget increase for Scarlett Road underpass redesign

The city has authorized an additional $2.5 million to Stantec Consulting for engineering work on the Scarlett Road underpass bridge replacement, raising the total contract value to $5.2 million. The increase covers design changes demanded by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and Metrolinx, utility relocations, soil management requirements under Ontario regulation, and community feedback incorporation. The project sits at a rail corridor and required extensive coordination.

adoptedGeneral Government Committee · Mon, Jul 20Decided elsewhere

Also in this item

• The underpass redesign cost doubled from initial contract ($2.64M) to amended contract ($5.17M), driven by railway-initiated design changes and extensive utility coordination at a major rail corridor crossing.

The journey

Mon, Jul 20 · General Government Committee · adopted

Decision

Approved: amendment to Purchase Order 6056419 with Stantec Consulting Limited authorized. Purchase order increased from $2,637,877 to $5,166,019 (net of taxes). The increase of $2,528,142 covers design requirement changes from the railway, utility relocation coordination, Ontario Regulation 406/19 soil management work, design modifications for community feedback and technical reviewers, construction-phase design support, and contingency.

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Why is this story here?

ContainedA single infrastructure project with a defined scope and budget. The amendment authorizes additional consulting work within the city's capital program, but does not change institutional control, reverse hard decisions, or constrain future councils. It is a bounded procurement adjustment to an existing project.Invisible to residentsThis is a professional services contract amendment for engineering design work. No resident experiences the effect of approving or denying this contract. The eventual bridge replacement will have salience; the hiring of engineers to design it does not.

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Official title: Amendment to Purchase Order 6056419 with Stantec Consulting Limited for Professional Services for Scarlett Road Underpass Bridge Replacement and Road Network Improvements at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited / Metrolinx Rail Corridor · meeting video