Public Works Committee

That Omar Hammoud and Ed Pikovnik, APG Neuros, BE PERMITTED to appear before Committee to delegate respecting Correspondence Item PWC-C 49-2020 - Response to Councillor Information Request re 2020-T-116 Port Dalhousie Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades (Agenda Item 6.5).

That Report PW 53-2020, dated December 8, 2020, respecting Niagara Specialized Transit Service Agreement Amendment 2021, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the Chief Administrative Officer BE AUTHORIZED to execute the Niagara Specialized Transit (NST) Service Delivery Amending Agreement 2021 between The Regional Municipality of Niagara and The BTS Network Inc., such that the agreement meets the approval of the Director of Niagara Region Legal and Court Services; and 2. That the Chief Administrative Officer also BE AUTHORIZED to execute any necessary extensions such that those extensions support a potential transition to a single transit entity resulting from the ongoing Niagara Transit Governance Study.

That Report PW 52-2020, dated December 8, 2020, respecting Niagara Region Transit Service Agreement Renewal, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Regional Council APPROVE the renewal of the Niagara Region Transit (NRT) 2018 Service Agreement using the terms and conditions contemplated in the original agreement, subject to the approval of the City of Niagara Falls, the City of Welland, and the St. Catharines Transit Commission; and 2. That the Regional Chair and the Regional Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute a renewal of the 2018 NRT Service Agreement between Niagara Region, the City of Niagara Falls, the City of Welland, and the St. Catharines Transit Commission (service providers), upon terms satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Works, the Commissioner of Corporate Services/Treasurer, and the Director of Legal & Court Services.

That Report PW 44-2020, dated December 8, 2020, respecting Award of Contract 2020-T-116 Port Dalhousie Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrades Contract 1, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Contract 2020-T-116 Port Dalhousie WWTP Upgrades Contract 1 in the City of St Catharines BE AWARDED to Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd., at their bid price of $36,836,870 (including 13% HST); and 2. That the current approved contract amount of $1,153,785.37 (including 13% HST) awarded to Hatch Corp. BE INCREASED by $1,568,511.19 (including 13% HST), for a total revised contract of $2,722,296.56 (including 13% HST) for Port Dalhousie WWTP Upgrades for the provision of contract administration and inspection services for Port Dalhousie WWTP Upgrades Contract 1.

That Report PW 51-2020, dated December 8, 2020, respecting Amendment to Purchase Order for Tender 2019-T-157 Regional Road 38 (Martindale Road), BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That the original contract amount of $10,366,851.65 (including 13% HST) awarded to Rankin Construction Inc., BE INCREASED by $1,300,000.00 (including 13% HST), for a total revised contract of $11,666,851.65 (including 13% HST) for the reconstruction of Regional Road 38 (Martindale Road) from Fourth Avenue to Barton Street, in the City of St. Catharines.

That the motion BE AMENDED to add the following: 3. That the Linking Niagara Transit Committee BE DIRECTED to review alternative funding options.

That Correspondence Item PWC-C 47-2020, being a memorandum from B. Zvaniga, Interim Commissioner, Public Works, dated December 8, 2020, respecting COVID-19 Response and Business Continuity in Public Works, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Report PW 50-2020, dated December 8, 2020, Annual Water and Wastewater Quality Management System Update, BE RECEIVED for information.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: PWC-C 46-2020 Short Form Offences and Set Fine Schedule PWC-C 48-2020 Update on Waste Management Contract Implementation PWC-C 49-2020 Response to Councillor Information Request re 2020-T-116 Port Dalhousie Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

That the Public Works Committee Chair in association with the Public Works Committee and the Director of Procurement, CONDUCT an investigation into the sole sourcing of the Port Dalhousie wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) blowers.