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DICKERING
Report to Council
Report Number: LEG 03-20
Date: June 29, 2020
From: Paul Bigioni
Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
Subject: Pickering City Centre Project
- Payment of Architects Alliance invoices
- File: D-1000-003-18
Recommendation:
1. That Council authorize the Director, Finance & Treasurer to pay invoices rendered by
Architects Alliance for the Pickering City Centre Project in the amount of $687,392.01
(inclusive of HST), and that such project costs be charged to the following capital accounts
as follows:
(a) Pickering Performing Arts Centre (5740.2001.0000) - $317,926.77,
(b) Pickering Public Library (5740.2002.0000) - $196,465.38,
(c) Pickering Youth/Seniors' Centre (5740.2003.0000) - $172,999.86; and
2. That the appropriate City of Pickering officials be authorized to take the necessary actions as
indicated in this report.
Executive Summary: The City has received invoices from Architects Alliance ("aA") in the
amount of $687,392.01 (inclusive of HST). These fees are related to the ongoing design work for
the Pickering City Centre Project to March 12, 2020.
Financial Implications: In February of this year, Council approved Report CAO 01-20
authorizing the payment of outstanding architect and consulting fees in the amount of
$1,833,797.84 (inclusive of HST). If the Recommendations in this Report are approved, the total
year-to-date billed architectural and related consulting costs approved by Council will be
$2,521,189.85 ($1,833,797.84 + $687,392.01). Additional indirect project costs associated with
this project will be addressed in a future report, once development management agreements have
been finalized.
Discussion: aA has been working on the design of the City Centre starting in the first
quarter of 2019. Their work has produced concept drawings that meets the Council -endorsed
vision for the City Centre. Their design work will form the basis from which the construction costs
will be determined. As directed by City Council on April 27, 2020 (Report FIN 05-20), the Pickering
City Centre Project has been paused until the Fall, due to economic uncertainty as a result of the
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COVID-19 pandemic. As such, architectural design work has been stopped since March 12, 2020.
While the project is on hold, and in accordance with Council direction, the Deputy Mayor and the
Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor are negotiating with Cushman & Wakefield and
twopointO partners inc. to finalize development management agreements pertaining to the
development and construction of the City Centre Project. Those draft agreements will be brought
before Council for approval. Once the development management agreements are finalized, the
City will be positioned to resume work on the City Centre Project without further delay.
Attachments:
Not applicable.
Prepared By:
Paul Bigioni
Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor Director, Finance & Treasurer
Approved/Endorsed By:
Stan Karwowski
PB:ks
Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City Council
Marisa Carpino, M.A.
Interim Chief Administrative Officer