INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE IN THE CITY OF VANCOUVER

INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE
IN THE CITY OF VANCOUVER
FILE NUMBER 7527310

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 15 years, commencing on or about March 1st, 2017;

	approximately 11,111 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous office space and 11 parking spaces;

	the proposed space must be available approximately twenty (20) 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. 	the proposed space should be within an office or commercial building; industrial type buildings and those with industrial space will not be considered;
2.	the proposed office space must be contiguous;
3.      8 of the 11 parking spaces must be reserved, and the remaining 3 parking spaces
         must be clearly marked accessible and safely usable by persons with disabilities;
4.      the proposed space must be within 800 metres walking distance of a SkyTrain 	station;

	the proposed space must be located in the city of Vancouver, and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include Sky Train stations on either side of the roads):

		North: 	All of the Downtown Core
		South: Southwest Marine Drive
		East: 	Clark Drive
		West:	Cambie 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 response to this EOI in writing to the following address:
		Public Works and Government Services Canada
		219 – 800 Burrard Street
		Vancouver, B.C.
		V6Z 0B9

or by facsimile to 604-775-6634

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

Please indicate File No. 7527310 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 their response by May 7th, 2014. Any response received after this date may not be considered.

Section D: Information Provided by Interested Parties or Agents of Interested Parties     

Information provided by interested parties or agents 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. Agents 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 Jon Leugner, Senior Leasing Officer by phone at 604-775-6887 or by email to: jon.leugner@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.