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REPORT
Report To: Mayor Carl Zehr & Members of Council
Date of Meeting: 2009-03-23
Submitted By: Dan Chapman, General Manager of Financial Services
Prepared By: Larry Gordon, Director of Purchasing (2214)
Date of Report: 2009-03-17
Report No: FIN 09-014
Subject: P09-007 -Authorized Contractors Natural Gas Appliance Financing Program
RECOMMENDATION
That proposal P09-007, Authorized Contractors Natural Gas Appliance Financing Program, be
awarded to the following contractors for an initial two (2) year period with an option to renew for
two (1) additional one (1) year terms:
Primary Contractor Status: Aire One KUV X1458013 Ontario Inc.}, Bast Home Comfort Inc.,
Waterloo, BoehmerslCronin Emery Service Experts, Cambridge, Delta Air Systems Ltd.,
Waterloo, Dunn Heating & Air Conditioning, Waterloo, The Woodburner, Kitchener, and
Secondary Contractor Status: Air Wave Heating & Cooling, Guelph, Amber Heating,
Kitchener, Conestogo Mechanical Inc., Kitchener, Corestar Mechanical Ltd., Kitchener, Four
Seasons Heating & Cooling, Waterloo, Iron Clad Home Comfort Specialists, Kitchener,
Reitzel Heating & Air Conditioning, Waterloo, Rob-Hart Mechanical Inc., Kitchener; Triple 8
Plumbing & Heating Inc., Waterloo; Tiger Plumbing Inc., Waterloo;
BACKGROUND
Kitchener Utilities, through a network of authorized contractors to the Natural Gas Appliance
Program, offers City residents the option to finance the purchase of natural gas appliances
through a financing program. The intent of this proposal is to renew the existing authorized
contractor listing for the next two ~2} years and secondly, to facilitate the acceptance of
additional applicants at any time during the term in order to maintain a balanced complement of
primary and secondary contractors to the program.
REPORT
Tenders were advertised publicly in The Record, on the City of Kitchener website and the
Internet through the Ontario Public Buyers Electronic Tendering Information System. Twenty
(20) potential bidders picked up proposal documents, and by the closing date of Friday January
30, 2009, sixteen (16) proposals had been received.
The top five (5) scoring contractors are awarded primary status while the remaining contractors
receive secondary status. Primary status includes business leads provided by Kitchener
Utilities.
The proposals were evaluated by S. Dent, Manager of Utilities Programs
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Funding will be provided from Internal Order 59500263 -Natural Gas Appliance Financing
Program
Dan Chapman, CA, MPA
General Manager of Financial
Services & City Treasurer
Larry Gordon, CPPO
Chief Purchasing Officer