REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) OFFICE SPACE IN THE CITY OF DRUMMONDVILLE (QUÉBEC)

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) OFFICE SPACE IN THE CITY OF DRUMMONDVILLE (QUÉBEC)

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INVITATION TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE FOR A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
IN THE CITY OF DRUMMONDVILLE, QUEBEC 
FILE NUMBER 522294

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

Section A: Lease Components

    a lease term of ten (10) years, commencing on or about September 1, 2014; 

    an amount of space between approximately 1,006 usable square metres, and 1,072 usable square metres of contiguous office space;

    the proposed space must be available at least sixteen (16) weeks prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so all space(s) may be prepared for occupancy;

    the proposed space must satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following mandatory criteria:

1.    an availability of seventeen (17) parking spaces for the use of the occupant and its clients (private parking on the land or on surrounding lands, or public parking on the street or on public land, that are no farther than 100 metres from the building);
2.    proposed buildings must be located no more than 500 metres of walking distance from a public transit stop;
3.    the leased premises shall be located in a block of space, without impediment, on one (1) floor preferably on the ground floor or on two (2) contiguous floors. If the leased premises are located on two (2) contiguous floors, a minimum of 634 usable square metres shall be located preferably on ground floor;
4.    if the competition allows it - minimum of three (3) proposed sites where the space is located on the ground floor - only those proposed sites could be considered if they meet all of the requirements of this Request for Qualification;
5.    proposed buildings and leased premises must have good visibility;
6.    proposed buildings must have a window arrangement and a configuration of the premises acceptable to the lessee;
7.    the proposed space must be within an office or commercial building; industrial type buildings or those including residential space will not be considered;
8.    buildings located in agricultural, residential, industrial or flood zones will not be considered.

    the proposed space must be located in the city of Drummondville and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads):

North:     Highway 20
South: Belle Rive Street, Brouillette Street, Comeau Street, and its continuation up to Highway 55
East: West side of St-François River
West: Highway 55
    
    the proposed space must, on or before the lease commencement date, 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;

    PWGSC may wish to visit or inspect the proposed space upon reasonable notice;
    a threat and risk assessment may be required in order to assess potential threats to the security of the proposed space and to the public. 


Section B: Responses

Interested parties must submit their responses to this Request for Qualifications in writing to the following address:

        Public Works and Government Services Canada
        Attention: Francine Côté
        Place Bonaventure, South-East Portal
        800 De La Gauchetière Street West, Suite 7300
        Montréal, Quebec
        H5A 1L6

or by facsimile to 514-496-3522

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

Please indicate File No. 522294 on all correspondence.


Section C: Responses Required by

Responses are required by June 6, 2013, before 2:00 p.m. Any responses received after this time and date will not be considered.


Section D: Information Provided by an Interested Party or an Interested Party’s Mandatary 

Information provided by an interested party or by said party’s mandatary shall 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 all of the criteria listed above in Section A. Mandataries submitting a response to this Request for Qualifications shall provide PWGSC with a letter authorizing them to do so. 


Section E: Security Requirement

The building owner of the proposed space must hold a valid security clearance at the RELIABILITY status level, approved and granted by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) of PWGSC. All parties interested in this potential lease project are advised to obtain this mandatory 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 Francine Côté, Senior Leasing Officer, by phone at 514-496-3851 or by email to Francine.cote@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca. 

This RFQ is issued in order to invite interested parties to demonstrate their capacity to comply with the requirements described herein. Please note that PWGSC reserves its right to cancel this RFQ at any time. 

Following a visit of the proposed premises, PWGSC reserves the right to proceed with an invitation to submit Offers to Lease by inviting only those interested parties deemed to most effectively meet specific operational, security and public safety requirements. If invited, an interested party must submit an Offer to Lease using the PWGSC’s Lease Documentation Package that shall explain in greater detail the complete requirements of this proposed lease project. 

Interested parties not invited to submit an Offer to Lease shall be notified and informed of the reason for such decision.

PLEASE NOTE: Effective June 1, 2013, the Federal Government solicitations such as Requests for Qualification and tenders previously posted on MERX will be published and available free of charge on the Government of Canada Web site:
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