Report to: General Committee                                                    Report
Date: January
15, 2007

SUBJECT:                          Architectural/Engineering
and Project Management Services for the Central East (Cornell) Community Centre
& Library

PREPARED BY:               Steven Sydij, Senior Construction Buyer - Purchasing

RECOMMENDATION:

That the update on the current status of the Central East (Cornell)
Community Centre & Library architect selection process be received.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to update Council on the current status of
the Central East (Cornell) Community Centre & Library architect selection
process.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

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FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

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BACKGROUND:

On June 13, 2006 Council
approved issuing a Request for Proposal for the hiring of an Architect to
design and provide contract administration services for the Cornell Community
Centre/Library. It was decided that a prequalification process would be used to
narrow down the group of architects that would be allowed to compete for this
project. The Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the architect for the Central East (Cornell) Community Centre &
Library was released on December
14, 2006. The EOI closed on January 2, 2007 and the evaluation committee met on January 3, 2007 and
review/scored the submissions using the established scoring criteria.

OPTIONS/ DISCUSSION:

The following 11 submissions were received:

ARK / Petroff with Acapulco Pools

Cornell Consortium

CS&P Architects Inc.

Diamond and Schmitt Architects

MacLennon Jaunkalns Miller Architects

MHPM Project Managers Inc.

NORR Limited, Architects & Eng. in
association with Oleson Worland Architect

Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners

Teeple Architects Inc. with Robertson Simmons
Architects Inc.

WGD Architects in joint venture with Barry
Bryan Associates (1991) Limited

ZAS Architects Inc.

Two submissions were disqualified for not meeting all mandatory
criteria. Nine submissions were
evaluated using scoring criteria which included the following –
Experience, Awards and LEED projects and the three highest ranked submissions
were short listed.

The evaluation committee was comprised of:

Catherine Biss - CEO of Markham Public Libraries

Steve Andrews - Director of Asset Management

Alan Wolfe - Project Consultant

Henry Tse - Project Manager

Glen Taylor - Manager of Community Centre
Operations

and facilitated by Steven
Sydij - Senior Construction Buyer

The three successful proponents are listed
below in alphabetic order, with details of their three mandatory projects,
location and construction value.

Cornell Consortium - comprised of
Hughes Condon Marler, Zeidler Partnership and Montomery Sisam.

Oshawa - Legends Centre
Multiplex Recreation Centre & Library - $33M

West Vancouver - West Vancouver Aquatic and Community Centre -
$25M

Vancouver - Hillcrest Curling
Facility and Percy Norman Aquatic Centre - $50M

Diamond and Schmitt Architects

Manhattan New
York - Jewish Community Centre - $75M

University of Western Ontario – Athletic /
Fitness / Recreation Centre - $27M

Mississauga - Cawthra Community
Centre - $28M

Shore Tilbe Irwin and Partners

Markham - Angus Glen Community Centre &
Library - $33M

Peterborough - Peterborough Sports & Wellness Centre -
$15M

Mississauga - University of Toronto
at Mississauga
Wellness Recreation & Athletic Complex - $20M

The RFP was released to the three successful proponents on Monday January 8, 2007. The
RFP is scheduled to close on Friday
January 26, 2007 and an award report will be brought forward to
General Committee on Monday
February 19, 2007.

FINANCIAL
TEMPLATE: (external link)

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

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ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS:

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ENGAGE 21ST CONSIDERATIONS:

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BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

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RECOMMENDED

BY:    ________________________          ________________________

Barb
Cribbett                                   Andy
Taylor

Treasurer
Commissioner,

Corporate Services

ATTACHMENTS:

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