TORONTO BASEMENT FLOODING PROTECTION PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE STIMULUS AND THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

摘要

In 2009, the City of Toronto introduced the Task Order Contracting deliveryrnmethod for a $110 million portion of the overall program which involved sanitaryrnsewer, storm sewer and watermain replacement works located within road rightof-rnways. This was done in an effort to fast-track the delivery of the TorontornBasement Flooding Protection Program due to both political and public demandsrnto get infrastructure improvement works completed as soon as possible to mitigaternfuture basement flooding incidents from major storm events.rnTask Order Contracting is a method of construction delivery which allowed thernCity to complete common watermain, storm and sanitary sewer reconstructionrnprojects through a multi-year contract in partnership with several contractors. Therncontractors were selected by the City through a General Services Contractrnprocurement process. In October 2009, once the designs were completed and allrnapprovals in place, the City entered into negotiations with each of the selectedrncontractors to award the Task Order Contracts, which for the initial GeneralrnServices Contract ($30 million in construction value) ranged from $2 million tornnearly $10 million.rnIn November 2010 major construction activities were completed for GeneralrnServices Contract No. 1 which included 8 Task Orders with a total contract valuernof $30 million. All construction work associated with General Services ContractrnNo. 1 was substantially performed within a 12 month period. The lessons learnedrnfrom the use of the Task Order Contracting delivery method were then applied byrnthe City in developing contract documents for General Services Contract No. 2 which will see four contractors complete $80 million worth of watermain, sanitaryrnsewer and storm sewer replacement works within a three year period whichrncommenced in January 2011.rnThe subject of this paper will be to present the process undertaken by the City torncreate the Task Order Contracting procurement documents within the City’srncurrent procurement practices and legal requirements for construction contracts ofrnthis nature. There was significant involvement from several City departmentsrnincluding Technical Services, Toronto Water, Purchasing, and Legal Services torndevelop these contract documents. The paper will also provide commentary onrnthe applicability of this construction contract delivery method for similar linearrnand utility infrastructure projects that need to be fast-tracked.