City staff confirmed the companies could outsource 25 per cent of the work they win, but will be responsible for the crews doing that work. Then, last October, Toronto Auditor General Beverly Romeo-Beehler found city staff failed to use GPS data to ensure contractors — who handle the majority of winter maintenance — were doing their job. The city staff report on the current contracts said recommendations from the auditor general on snow-clearing have “informed” the procurement process. Snow-clearing contracts difficult to designBrian Kelcey, an urban public policy consultant, told CBC News snow-clearing contracts are notoriously complicated for municipalities. This winter’s maintenance work will be done by the companies currently on the job.

Source: CBC News December 30, 2021 17:00 UTC