INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR A LEASE IN THE CITY OF BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO

INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
FOR A LEASE IN THE CITY OF  BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO
FILE NUMBER 532310

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

Section A: Lease Components

	a lease term of approximately five (5) years, commencing on or about November 1st, 2014, plus options to extend the lease for two (2) additional periods of two (2) years each;

	approximately 182 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous office space, special purpose space, and 5 parking spaces;

	the proposed space must be available approximately eighteen (18) weeks 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. 	be within 500 metres of public parking
2. 	be fully accessible to persons with a disability
	3.      have sufficient space on the lands adjacent to the building to accommodate a tractor trailer
4.	the space offered must be all one level, contiguous and ubobstructed;


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

		North: 	Laurier Boulevard
		South: 	Pearl Street East to Pearl Street West
		East: 	N Augusta Road to Parkdale Avenue to California Avenue
		West:	Perth Street to Central Avenue West to Steward Boulevard

	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:

		 Attention: Jessica Chia

		 Public Works and Government Services Canada
		 10th Floor – 4900 Yonge Street
		 Toronto, Ontario
		  M2N 6A6
		
or by facsimile to 416-512-5544

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

Please indicate File No. 532310 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 should provide responses by August 15, 2013, before 18:00 hours.  Any response received after this date may not be considered.

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

Information provided by an interested party or by a party’s agent 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. Agents 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 Jessica Chia, Senior Project Manager, Leasing, by phone at 416-512-5649 or by email to: jessica.chia@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. 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.