Recommendation: That, on the
recommendation of the Managing Director, Environmental and Engineering
Services and City Engineer, the following actions be taken with respect to
the additional engineering fees for the Greenway Wastewater Treatment
Rotating Drum Thickener Project:
a) the
engineering fees for R.V. Anderson Associates Limited BE INCREASED by
$68,436.50 which includes a 10% contingency and excludes HST, in accordance
with the estimate, on file, to carry out additional engineering design and
contract administration, based upon the Fee Guideline for Professional
Engineering Services, 2006, recommended by the Ontario Society of
Professional Engineers, and in accordance with Section 15.2 (g) of the
Procurement of Goods and Services Policy; it being noted that a change in
project scope is required to address building deficiencies and to custom
design an operating system which will enable savings of $150,000 in
construction costs;
b) the
financing for the engineering fees BE APPROVED as set out in the Sources of
Financing Report appended to the staff report dated August 19, 2013;
c) the
Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all administrative acts that
are necessary in connection with this project;
d) the
approvals given herein BE CONDITIONAL upon the Corporation entering into a
formal contract or issuing a purchase order for the work to be done relating
to this project; and,
e) the
Mayor and the City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute any contract or other
documents, if required, to give effect to these recommendations. (2013-L04)
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