EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) IN THE CITY OF RIVIERE-DU-LOUP, QUÉBEC

INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
IN THE CITY OF RIVIERE-DU-LOUP, QUÉBEC
FILE NUMBER 522441

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

Section A: Lease Components

	a lease term of approximately 10 years, commencing on or about October 1, 2014; 

	approximately 276 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous office space;

	the proposed space should satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following criteria:
1.	be delivered according to a “Turn Key” concept, base building and leasehold improvements completed;
2.	be within an office or commercial building, industrial type buildings or those including residential space will not be considered;
3.	buildings located in agricultural, residential, industrial or flood zones will not be considered;
4.	be located in a block of space, without impediment, on one (1) floor;
5.	have a window arrangement and a configuration of the premises as requested in the lease documentation package;
6.	have good visibility;
7.	have the availability of fifteen (15) 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);

	preference could be given to spaces over the ground floor if two buildings or more offer this alternative;

	the proposed space must be located in the city of Riviere-du-Loup and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads);
		North:	Lafontaine Street
South:	Hotel de Ville Boulevard, des Cerisiers Street, des Marguerites Street and Armand-Thériault Boulevard
		East: 	Fraser Street 
		West:	Saint-Paul Street and Fraserville Street

	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 responses to this EOI in writing to the following address:

		Public Works and Government Services Canada
		1550 D’Estimauville Avenue, 
Québec City, Quebec  G1J 0C7
 

or by facsimile to 418-649-2733

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

Please indicate File No. 522441 on all correspondence.


Section C: Responses Required by

As this may be the only invitation to submit an Expression of Interest for this potential lease project, owners or their mandataries should provide responses by August 20, 2013. Any response received after this date may 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 a party’s mandatary 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. Mandataries submitting a response to this EOI must provide PWGSC with a letter authorizing them to do so.


Section E: Security Requirement

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 Robert Demers, Senior Leasing and Letting Officer by phone at 418-649-2710 or by email to: robert.demers@tpsgc-pwgsc.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. PWGSC may issue an invitation to tender for other leasing requirements based on information it receives as a result of this advertisement, 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.