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9TH REPORT OF THE

 

Civic Works Committee

 

meeting held on May 22, 2012, commencing at 3:02 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Councillor H.L. Usher (Chair), Mayor J.F. Fontana and Councillors J.L. Baechler, S. Orser and P. Van Meerbergen and B. Westlake-Power (Acting Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:  Councillor S.E. White.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  J.P. Barber, A. Dunbar, G. Gauld, J. Stanford, M. Turner and R. Welker.

 

 

I.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed. 

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

2.

Greenway Pollution Control Centre Dewatering (Project ES2095) (Tender 12-46)

 

Recommendation:  That, on the recommendation of the Acting Executive Director Planning, Environmental and Engineering Services and City Engineer, the following actions BE TAKEN with respect to the award of a contract for the Greenway Pollution Control Centre Dewatering Project:

 

(a)       the proposal submitted by Baseline Constructors Inc. 550 Conestogo Road, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 4E3, at its price of $8,434,000.00 excluding H.S.T., for the installation of Greenway Pollution Control Centre (PCC) Dewatering Project BE ACCEPTED; it being noted Baseline Constructors Inc. submitted the lowest bid and meets all the terms, conditions and specifications;

 

(b)       the financing for this project BE APPROVED as set out in the Sources of Financing Report included as Appendix “A” to the associated staff report, dated May 14, 2012;

 

(c)       R.V. Anderson Associates Limited BE AUTHORIZED to carry out resident inspection and contract administration for the said project in accordance with the estimate, on file, at an amount of $520,807.00 including a 10% contingency excluding H.S.T., noting that this firm completed the design, 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;

 

(d)       the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all the administrative acts that are necessary in connection with these projects; and,

 

(e)       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;

 

it being noted that the Civic Works Committee received a verbal update from D. Evans, R.V. Anderson Associates Limited, with respect to this matter.

 

3.

Consultant Appointment - Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion (Project ES2685)

Recommendation:  That, notwithstanding the recommendation of the Acting Executive Director Planning, Environmental and Engineering Services and City Engineer, the matter of the of award of pre-design, detailed design, and contract administration for the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion (Project ES2685) BE REFERRED to Civic Administration in order to facilitate presentations, from each of the three short-listed proponents, to the Civic Works Committee.

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

              The meeting adjourned at 4:00 PM.