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REPORT
REPORT TO:
Mayor Carl Zehr & Members of Council
DATE OF MEETING:
2010-06-14
SUBMITTED BY:
Larry Gordon, Director of Supply Services
PREPARED BY:
Larry Gordon, Director of Supply Services (2214)
WARD(S) INVOLVED:
N/A
DATE OF REPORT:
2010-06-03
REPORT NO:
FIN 10-089
SUBJECT:
E10-047 - Consultant Services – Transportation Master Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
That Expression of Interest E10-047, Consultant Services – Transportation Master Plan, be
awarded to IBI Group, Kitchener at their estimated fee of $207,700., including disbursements of
$10,000., plus G.S.T. of $10,385., for a total of $218,085., based on a satisfactory contract
being negotiated and an upset fee being established, and further that the Mayor and City Clerk
be authorized to execute an agreement satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
BACKGROUND:
The City requires consulting services for the development of a city wide Transportation Master
Plan (TMP). The TMP will define policy and direction for future transportation projects and
planned growth. It will serve as a component of the new City Official Plan which is scheduled
for completion in June 2011.
The purpose of the Transportation Master Plan will be to define and prioritize a transportation
network that is supportive of all modes of travel. Options will be developed for improved
walking, cycling and transit, while maintaining and improving the efficiency of trips related to the
movement of people and goods, thereby reducing dependency on single occupant vehicle trips.
This will be accomplished in conjunction with Regional initiatives that support intensification
efforts in a sustainable manner.
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REPORT:
In accordance with Chapter 170 of the Municipal Code pertaining to the Selection of
Professional Services/Consultants, a Consultant’s Review Committee was established
consisting of J. McBride, Director of Transportation Planning, K. Carmichael, Supervisor of
Traffic & Parking, K. Mayer, Traffic Planning Analyst, B. Sloan, Senior Project Manager (Official
Plan), G. McTagggart, Manager of Infrastructure Asset Planning, W. Sleeth, Landscape
Architect, B. Cronkite, Traffic and Parking Analyst, P. Sawicki, Region of Waterloo, Manager,
Strategic Transportation Planning, and L. Gordon, Director of Supply Services.
Expressions of interest were advertised in The Record, on The City of Kitchener Home Page
and on the internet through the Ontario Public Buyers Association Electronic Tendering
Information System relative to this project. Documents were downloaded by fourteen (14)
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interested parties, and by the closing date of Friday April 9, 2010, seven (7) responses had
been received.
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The Review Committee met on Tuesday April 27, 2010 to review the submissions, and a
shortlist of two candidates was selected for interviews. The Committee met on Monday May
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10, 2010 to interview the shortlisted candidates. The committee elected to award the project to
IBI Group, Kitchener.
A listing of the responding parties follows for your reference.
Paradigm Transportation Solutions Inc., Cambridge
Halcrow Consulting Inc., Toronto
GHD Inc., Markham
MMM Group Limited, Thornhill
IBI Group, Kitchener
Stantec Consulting Ltd., Kitchener
HDR/ITrans, Cambridge
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding will be provided from Internal Order # 59500693 – Transportation Master Plan
Financial Report is attached.
* Any surplus funds will be returned to the Development Charges Reserve Fund.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Dan Chapman, General Manager of Financial Services and City
Treasurer
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