That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, on the advice of the Director, Realty Services, with the concurrence of the Manager of Purchasing and Supply, with respect to the City-owned lands as shown on Schedule A (Location Map) as appended to the staff report dated February 28, 2022:
a) the following actions be taken:
i) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Six Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars $ 6,750.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package A; BE ACCEPTED, it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
ii) the bid submitted by London Dairy Farms Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Twenty Four Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty Four Dollars $ 24,354.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package B, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
iii) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Nineteen Thousand One Hundred and Eight Nine Dollars and Sixty Cents $ 19,189.60 for a three (3) year term on Land Package C, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
iv) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Seven Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Five Dollars $ 7,475.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package D, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
v) the bid submitted by 806433 Ontario Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Two Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand and Thirty Four Dollars $ 236,034.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package E, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
vi) the bid submitted by 806433 Ontario Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of One Hundred and Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Two Dollars $ 111,972.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package F, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
vii) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Fifty One Thousand Four Hundred and Ten Dollars $ 51,410.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package G, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
viii) the bid submitted by Terradust Acres Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of One Thousand Four Hundred Dollars $1,400.00 for a three (3) year term on Land Package H, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
ix) the bid submitted by 806433 Ontario Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Fifty Six Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Dollars and Eighty Cents $ 56,990.80 for a three (3) year term on Land Package l, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
x) the bid submitted by 806433 Ontario Ltd., for lease of farmlands at the tendered annual lease amount of Twenty Five Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy Dollars and Twenty Cents $ 25,270.20 for a three (3) year term on Land Package J, BE ACCEPTED; it being noted that this proponent submitted the highest offer and meets the City’s terms, conditions and specifications included in the tender;
b) the standard form of farm lease included in Tender 2022-018 as Appendix "A", as appended to the staff report, BE AUTHORIZED for execution with each individual proponent; and,
c) the proposed by-law, as appended to the staff report dated February 28, 2022, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on March 22, 2022 to accept the bids submitted for Tender No. 2022-018 and to authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Farmland Lease Agreements.