November 17, 1998
TO:Urban Environmental and Development Committee
FROM:Executive Director, Technical Services
SUBJECT:F.G. Gardiner Expressway East Dismantling Project, Railway Relocation along
Lake Shore Boulevard from Don Roadway to Leslie Street, Contract No. T-54-98, Tender No.
62-1998
WARD:Councillors Jack Layton and Pam McConnell, Ward 25 - Don River
Purpose:
To request that Contract No. T-54-98 for the railway relocation component of the F.G.
Gardiner Expressway East Dismantling Project not be awarded.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that Contract No. T-54-98, Tender No. 62-1998, for the F.G. Gardiner
Expressway East Dismantling Project railway relocation along Lake Shore Boulevard from
Don Roadway to Leslie Street not be awarded and that Recommendation No. 1 of the report
(July 8, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and City Treasurer and the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services entitled "F.G. Gardiner Expressway East Dismantling Project
- Railway Relocation along Lake Shore Boulevard from Don Roadway to Leslie Street -
Contract No.T-54-98, Tender No. 62-1998" be amended accordingly.
Council Reference/Background/History:
At its meeting held on July 13, 1998, the Urban Environment and Development Committee
had before it a report (July 8, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and City Treasurer and
the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, entitled "F.G. Gardiner Expressway
East Dismantling Project - Railway Relocation along Lake Shore Boulevard from Don
Roadway to Leslie Street - Contract No. T-54-98, Tender No. 62-1998". Upon hearing
deputations on this and other associated reports, Urban Environment and Development
Committee deferred consideration of this report until its meeting scheduled to be held on
October 5, 1998.
Due to scheduling conflicts and the need for additional time to meet with members of the
public, the Chair deferred consideration of this report until the November 30, 1998, meeting.
Discussion:
Since the July 1998 meeting of Urban Environment and Development Committee, meetings
have been held with community and business representatives who had concerns regarding the
design of the railway relocation that forms the basis for Contract No. T-54-98. To address
these concerns, we have developed a modified design for the railway relocation. Separate
reports about planning issues and their impacts on the detailed design of the rail relocations,
ramps, road and streetscape are also on the agenda.
Conclusions:
Due to a recent modification in the railway relocation design, Contract No. T-54-98 is no
longer appropriate and should not be awarded.
Contact Name:
Kathleen Llewellyn-Thomas
Director of Engineering Services, Districts 1 & 2
392-8590
Tom Denes
Executive Director, Technical Services
Barry H. Gutteridge
Commissioner, Works and Emergency Services
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