INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE IN VERNON, BC

INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE

IN VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA

FILE NUMBER M2989-19-L001

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 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 January 1, 2020 plus an option to extend the lease for One (1) additional period of Five (5) years;

• approximately 300 useable square metres (um²) of contiguous office space and approximately 40 um² of garage space with a bay door, for a total combined space of approximately 340 um²;

• securable/secured parking (eg. fenced-in) for approximately 20 vehicles;

• visitor or street parking for approximately 3 vehicles;

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

• the proposed space must be located in the Vicinity of Vernon and within a 10 km drive of the Vernon Detachment.

• on or before the lease commencement date, the proposed space will have to comply with all requirements contained in RCMP’s Standards for Leased Accommodation, a copy of which may be obtained from the contact listed in Section F;

RCMP 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:

RCMP Real Property Leasing

Property and Project Management

#909 – 14200 Green Timbers Way

Surrey, BC V3T 6P3

or by facsimile to 778-290-6110

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

Please indicate File No. M2989-19-L001 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 Monday, March 11, 2019.

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, and details addressing the criteria listed above in Section A. Agents submitting a response to this EOI must provide RCMP with a letter authorizing them to do so.

Section E: Security Requirement

If this EOI results in a lease acquisition process, the building owners of the proposed spaces must submit and be approved through a security screening process conducted by the RCMP. The security screening can be undertaken at anytime and security clearances must be granted prior to award of any lease contract. The successful lessor and all contractors employed to complete this project will also be required to hold a valid security clearance.

Section F: Additional Information

For more information, please contact Pascallina Chang, Leasing Officer at (778) 290-2782 or by email to: ediv_leasing.po1.ediv1@rcmp-grc.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. RCMP 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 RCMP 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. RCMP 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.