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1 EB-00-0 Exhibit C Tab Schedule Page of BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES FACILITIES AND ASSET MANAGEMENT OVERALL STRATEGY THESL s buildings and facilities (the facilities ) include operating centers (00 Commissioners, 0 Eglinton, Underwriters, Monogram, 0 Milner); administrative buildings ( Carlton, 00 Yonge); and electrical sub-stations. 0 0 The Facilities and Asset Management strategy has two components: ) Work Centre Optimization. The primary objective is to minimize ownership and lease expense by maximizing the use of the facilities; and ) Improvement & Conservation. The improvement project will focus on refurbishing current facilities to address compliance, obsolescence and functionality at the following locations: a) Carlton b) 00 Commissioners c) 00 Yonge d) Underwriters e) Monogram f) 0 Milner g) Electrical Substations Highlights of the plan include the following: Optimization of operating centers to support asset renewal strategy, workforce deployment and customer service; Investment in 00 Commissioners Street to address compliance, obsolescence and functionality; Investment in 00 Yonge Street to provide additional capacity and address compliance, obsolescence and functionality;

2 EB-00-0 Exhibit C Tab Schedule Page of Investment in Carlton Street to provide additional capacity and address compliance, obsolescence and functionality; Investment in Underwriters Road to provide additional capacity to meet business needs relating to asset renewal strategy and address compliance, obsolescence and functionality; and Extension of leases at Monogram and 0 Milner. 0 FACILITIES AND ASSET MANAGEMENT CAPITAL The Facilities and Asset Management capital for 0 provides for expenditures related to the current footprint for operating centers, administrative buildings and electrical substations. Accordingly, THESL is not seeking capital expenditures for new facilities or for major refurbishment or upgrades of existing facilities. The capital projects included in 0 for operating and administrative facilities address safety issues, building code deficiencies and initiatives supporting the asset renewal strategy. Capital Costs The following table summarizes capital cost expenditures. Table : Capital Cost Facilities Baseline ($ millions) 00 Historical 00 Historical 00 Bridge 0 Test Administrative offices and operations....0 centres Substations Environmental Office Furniture Total....

3 EB-00-0 Exhibit C Tab Schedule Page of 0 Variance Explanation 00 to 00 Costs increase by a total of $. million between the 00 historical year and the 00 test year. In 00 THESL is advancing several projects planned for later years in order to better coordinate among projects and minimize impacts on building occupants. At 00 Commissioners, THESL is advancing replacement of the building fire protection systems ($. million) and obsolete office furniture ($. million), and making masonry repairs to the building curtain wall system ($0.0 million). At Carlton, THESL is advancing replacement of building elevators ($. million). s at 00 Yonge include replacement of the roof ($0. million). Efforts to optimize the use of Monogram and 0 Milner require expenditures of ($0. million) to acquire additional furniture and for minor space reconfiguration. This work totals an additional $. million for administrative offices and operations centers compared to From the 00 bridge to the 00 test year spending on substations declines by $0. million because of reduced spending attributable to the completion of certain masonry and roof repair projects in 00. Spending on office furniture declines from $. million to $0. million from 00 to 00. This reduction captures only normal furniture replacement; the furniture associated with the renovations to administrative and operations centers is discussed in the paragraph above. 00 to 0 For the test year, spending on administrative offices and operations centre facilities will decline by $. million (from $. million to $.0 million). This decline reflects the advancement of projects discussed above. Spending at substations will increase by $. million to support the overall modernization strategy, address capacity, compliance, obsolescence, functionality and normal ageing. Spending on environmental projects will increase by $0. million to address obsolescence, compliance and modernization work

4 EB-00-0 Exhibit C Tab Schedule Page of identified in THESL s 00/00 Building Condition Assessment. Spending on office furniture and equipment will increase by $0. million to address modernization and reconfiguration of office space. This project will result in increased capacity of existing office and work center space. The specific projects to be undertaken in the test year are described in the next section. 0 Test Year s Carlton Administrative Building In the test year, THESL plans to spend $. million to complete compliance and obsolescence projects and address functionality and capacity issues at Carlton Street, THESL s current headquarters. Table : Major Facilities Investments for Carlton Building Automation & Control 0. Emergency Generator, Switchgear Replacement Construction & Commissioning Phase of a multi-year project 0. Computer Room fire suppression system 0. Office Renovations 0. Elevators Retrofit Final phase of a multi-year replacement of three passenger elevators and one service elevator 0. Other 0. Total. 00 Yonge Administrative Building This building houses THESL s control center, metering support staff, customer care employees and the billing and collection function. Most of the work scheduled for 0 relates to structural remediation of the facility and required improvements to computer rooms. THESL plans to spend $0. million to complete compliance and obsolescence projects and address functionality issues.

5 EB-00-0 Exhibit C Tab Schedule Page of Table : Major Facilities Investments for 00 Yonge Street Install Backflow Preventers 0.0 Upgrade building HVAC Systems 0.0 Site and Security Improvements 0. Upgrade Data Center Fire Suppression Systems 0. Other 0.0 Total Commissioners Operating Centre In 0 THESL plans to invest $. million for replacement of mechanical and electrical systems that are nearing or are past their expected life. These projects will also support THESL s long range Carbon Neutral Strategy including LEED certification of the facility. Table : Facilities Investment for 00 Commissioners Mechanical and Electrical Systems Upgrade. Structural repairs and improvement 0. Building renovations 0. Total. 0 Underwriters Road Operating Centre In 0 THESL plans to invest $. million to address obsolescence, compliance and functionality of Underwriters Road. The facility will be adapted to accommodate Meter Operations department, ICR, Training, Fleet & Equipment Services and Environmental Services. Relocating these functions from 00 Commissioners, Monogram, 0 Milner and 00 Yonge, as part of THESL s optimization strategy will provide growth capacity to meet the organization s requirements.

6 EB-00-0 Exhibit C Tab Schedule Page of Table : Facilities Investment for Underwriters Road Building renovations. Total. Other Operating Centres In 0 THESL plans to spend $0. million for general and safety-related improvements at its other operating facilities. This amount includes investments at 0 Eglinton to upgrade fire suppression systems and install backflow preventers to meet compliance requirements. 0 Electrical Substations The capital requirement forecast for electrical substations in 0 relates to normal maintenance of building structures and does not provide for major upgrades of stations. Currently, THESL owns and operates electrical substations. THESL completed a comprehensive Building Condition Assessment for all substations in 00/00 and has increased its investments in electrical substations to address deficiencies in security, environmental risks, building deterioration and building systems obsolescence. The capital requirement for 0 related to these buildings amounts to $. million.

7 EB-00-0 Exhibit C Tab Schedule Page of Table : Facilities Investment for Electrical Substations Security - second year of a three-year program to upgrade and extend Car Access and CCTV Systems Building Obsolescence Repairs to Substructure and Shell (Foundation, roof, doors, windows, walls) Building Obsolescence Repairs to Interior and Services (HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, fire protection)..0.0 Building Obsolescence Repairs to Site (landscaping, lighting, fencing) 0.0 Total - Substation Improvements.0 Environmental s In 0 THESL plans to invest $0. million for environmental compliance and improvements in order to address deficiencies identified in the 00/00 Building Condition Audit. s will include waste water management, oil containment, asbestos abatement and lead paint abatement. Table : Environmental Administrative Buildings & Work Centres 0. Substation 0. Total 0. 0 Office Furniture & Equipment s In 0 THESL plans to invest $. million to address functional obsolescence, technology improvements and capacity issues. Modernization, adaptation and reconfiguration of the office and work centre space will address capacity issues without the need for additional real estate. Staff performance will also be enhanced by the

8 EB-00-0 Exhibit C Tab Schedule Page of modernization of meeting room technology to support added collaborations across multiple locations. Table : Office Furniture & Equipment Office Furniture (Desk, Chairs, Files).0 Common Area Furniture & Equipment ( meeting room tables, meeting room chairs, meeting room equipment) 0. Total.

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Section Contents Five-Year Capital Plan FY 2017-18 through FY 2021-22 Project Funding Type Five-Year Plan Total ($ 000s) Critical Maintenance for Community Colleges bonded $235,000 Health and Safety bonded