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

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 10 years, commencing on or about September 1^st 2022, plus option to extend the lease for one (1) additional period of five (5) years and one (1) additional period of one (1) year;

• approximately 1013 um² of contiguous office space;

• the proposed space must be available approximately 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 leased premises must be within four (4) blocks of space, as follow: 568 um², 280 um², 95 um² and 70 um², on one or two contiguous floors and must be obstacle free. The last three (3) blocks of space, measuring 445 um² must be contiguous premises on the same floor. Preference must be given for spaces on the same floor;

2. The layout and windows rate must be acceptable by the tenant;

3. Only office buildings, commercial buildings and industrial type buildings completely converted in office spaces will be considered; buildings with industrial or residential activities will not be retained;

4. Buildings situated in agricultural, residential, industrial or flooding areas will not be considered;

5. The immediate environment as well as the surrounding area of the proposed building must be compatible with office activities;

6. Walking distance from the main entrance of the building to any public transit stop must be less than 500 metres;

7. The building must follow the criteria of accessibility for people with disabilities.

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

  North: Sherbrooke Street

  South: St-Jacques Street

  East: St-Urbain Street

  West: Crescent Street and Lucien L’Allier 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 by email to the contact listed in Section F. Please indicate File No. 3523234 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/mandatories should provide their response by December 24, 2020. Any response received after this date may not be considered.

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

Information provided by interested parties or mandatories 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. Mandatories 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 Contract Security Program (CSP) of PWGSC prior to the beginning of the lease. 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 CSP/ 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 Philippe Côté, Senior Leasing and Letting Officer by phone at 514-415-8305 or by email to: philippe.cote@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. 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.