of Ministere des PF) Transportation Transports . Co orata Sawtces otv-ston fies sawtces - On am 5 Privacy OWVBE e| de la protection d! '3 pnvee 777 Bay street. 777. "12 Bay 27'" Floor. 27a: 27" etage bureau 2103 Toronto. Ontario Toronto. OnlailD M7A 2J5 M7A Tel Telephone {4157 Toll Free 1-555-33277273 Toll 17535733277273 Fax 2'24897 ('lel 2'271397 June 10, 2015 Dear-- RE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 15-207 FEE ESTIMATE List of Contracts over $10,000 Further to your request for access to records under the Freedom oflnforrnation and Protection of Privacy Act, section 57 of the Act allows fees to be charged The estimated fee for the records requested is $580.00, Fulfilling your request will involve a search for responsive information by the followtng areas of the Ministry at Transportation: the Investment Strategies Branch (for information related to construction and engineering contracts) and the Procurement and Costing Office (for all other contracts) Details of the tee are as follows' Investment Strategies Branch: Programmer/operator time: 9 hours' at $60.00 per hour 540 00 Preparation time' 1 hour at $30 00 per hour 30 00 1 Compact at $10.00 per disc 10.00 Total Fee Estimate 580.00 Functtonat breakdowns SQL sonpt preparation (Construction) 2 Datahase extract Capttai Improvement Dellvery (Construdlon) 1 50L Script preparahon lPropeny Engineering) 3 Database extract Capttat Payment system tvtopenytangt 2 Data venrtcattontvattaatmn Procurement Costing Office: There will be no charge for the time required for this office to ful?l your request. Our preliminary review of the records indicates that full access may be granted to the records you have requested. This is an "interim" decision because the head is not yet in a position to fully determine whether and how exemptions will apply. This interim decision is not binding on the Minister of Transportation. The Act provides that all or part of the fee can be waived if in our opinion it is fair and equitable to do so, if the fee will cause you a financial hardship or if dissemination of the record will benefit public health or safety. If you wish the Ministry to consider granting a fee waiver, please provide documentation supporting this fee waiver request. If the fee will cause you financial hardship, the following will be required: 1. An income/expense statement and a balance sheet setting out your ?nances 2. As well, you will have to demonstrate to the Ministry's satisfaction that the payment of the fee would cause ?nancial hardship Once this documentation has been received, we will consider your request for a fee waiver for these records. If you wish to proceed with your request, your written acceptance of this fee estimate together with a deposit of $290.00 is requested prior to proceeding with the request. The remaining balance of $290.00 will be required prior to disclosure of any records. Please make your cheque or money order payable to the Minister of Finance. If you wish to pay by credit card, we now accept Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Please call us at (416) 212?1894 with your credit card number and expiry date. You may appeal this fee estimate with the Information and Privacy Commissioner located at 2 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 1A8, Telephone: (416) 326-3333 or toll free 1?800-387-0073. In the event that you wish to do so, please provide the Commissioner's of?ce with the following within 30 days from receipt of this letter: 1) An appeal fee In the form of either a cheque or money order made payable to the Minister of Finance in the amount 01510 00 if your request was for your personal information or $25.00 for all other requests lor Information Please include the fee With your letter of appeal 2) The file number listed at the beginning of this letter 3) A copy of this letter 4) A copy of the original request for information Yours truly' Freedom of Information and Privacy Office Enclosure