5225-2-2016-4 - INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE IN THE CITY OF CHELSEA, QUEBEC, IN THE CITY OF GATINEAU, QUEBEC AND THE CITY OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO FILE NUMBER 5225-2-2016-4 (5225-2-2016-4)

INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE

IN THE CITY OF CHELSEA, QUEBEC, IN THE CITY OF GATINEAU, QUEBEC AND

THE CITY OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO

FILE NUMBER 5225-2-2016-4

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is asking interested parties to provide information for a potential lease of space that meets the following criteria:

Section A: Lease Components

a lease term of approximately ten (10) years, commencing on or about June 1, 2017, plus two (2) options to extend the lease for two (2) additional periods of two (2) years;

approximately 6,871 usable square metres (um 2 ) of contiguous warehouse space, 466 um 2

of contiguous office space, and 50 parking spaces;

the proposed space must be available approximately nine (9) months prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so all space(s) may be prepared for occupancy;

the proposed space should satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following criteria: 1. Ground floor contiguous space;

2. Minimum ceiling height of 7.62 metres;

3. Parking for one (1) 5 ton truck;

4. Two (2) loading dock with self-leveling to accommodate 5 ton trucks.

the proposed space must be located in the city of Chelsea, in the city of Gatineau or the city of Ottawa and within the following boundaries:

10 km from Parliament Hill,

use

http://obeattie.github.io/gmaps-radius/

for reference.

on or before the lease commencement date, the proposed space will have to comply with all requirements contained in PWGSC’s

Standards for Leased Accommodation , a copy of which may be obtained from the contact listed in Section F; Note: PWGSC may wish to visit or inspect the proposed space upon reasonable notice and a threat and risk assessment may be undertaken in order to assess potential threats to the security of the proposed space and to the public.

Section B: Responses

Interested parties are requested to submit their response to this EOI in writing to the following address:

Public Works and Government Services Canada

Place des Explorateurs

191 Promenade du Portage, 4 th

floor

Gatineau, Quebec

K1A 0S5

or by facsimile to 819-420-2583

or by email to the contact listed below in Section F.

Please indicate File No. 5225-2-2016-4 on all correspondence.

Section C: Responses Requested by

As this may be the only invitation to submit an Expression of Interest for this potential lease project, owners or their agents/mandataries should provide their response by May 17, 2016. Any response received after this date may not be considered.

Section D: Information Provided by Interested Parties or Agents

/Mandataries

of Interested Parties

Information provided by interested parties or agents/mandataries of interested parties should include the file number, the location and municipal address of the building, current zoning, specific location of space within the building, measured area of space, architectural drawings identifying the proposed space with washrooms, exits and other design elements, private/public parking facilities, and details addressing the criteria listed above in Section A in AutoCad format. Agents/mandataries submitting a response to this EOI must provide PWGSC with a letter authorizing them to do so.

Section E: Security Requirement

If this EOI results in a future tender process, the building owners of the proposed spaces will have to hold a valid security clearance at the reliability level, approved and granted by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) of PWGSC prior to award. All parties interested in this potential lease project are advised to obtain this security clearance level in advance. Information regarding security clearance can be obtained on the website of the CISD/PWGSC at

http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca .

Please contact the person listed in Section F to initiate the security clearance process.

Section F: Additional Information

For more information, please contact Yves Pratte, Senior Leasing Officer, by phone at

613-220-0393 or by email to:

yves.pratte@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca .

Section G: List of Available Space

This EOI is issued in order to invite interested parties to demonstrate their interest in providing the requirements described herein. This information may be included in a list of available space and used for potential future solicitations.

Section H: Not a Solicitation Process

Note that this is not a tender process, nor a request for proposal, but only an inquiry as to the availability of space to lease. PWGSC will not necessarily invite offers, or lease any space, and may not post any future ads related to this request. The information provided through this EOI may be included in a source list of available space and PWGSC may issue an invitation to tender for other leasing requirements based on this information, or based on any other information which may come to its attention prior to an issuance of an invitation to tender; or it may invite offers by way of public tender. PWGSC reserves the right to proceed with an Invitation to Offer to Lease by inviting only parties deemed to most effectively meet specific operational, security and public safety requirements.