INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE IN CITY OF ALMA FILE NUMBER 81001595

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 ten (10) years, commencing on or about September 1^st, 2023 plus options to extend the lease for two (2) additional periods of one year each; approximately five hundred sixty nine (569) usable square metres (um²) of contiguous office space;

• 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. Office space must be located in a single contiguous block of space, unobstructed and on a single floor;

  2. Ground floor space will be prioritized;

  3. The layout and windows rate must be acceptable by the Lessee;

  4. Only office buildings, commercial buildings will be considered; buildings with industrial or residential activities will not be retained;

  5. Buildings located in agricultural, residential, industrial or flooding areas will not be considered;

  6. The physical characteristics of the sites and buildings, as well as the use of neighboring land and the surrounding area must be compatible with office activities;

  7. The building where the premises will be located must be fully accessible to people with reduced mobility;

  8. The space must be accessible by public transport within 500 metres of the nearest entrance to the building containing the proposed space.

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

  North: des Pins Street

  South: du Lac Road;

  East: Ave du Pont;

  West: Maurice-Paradis 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 response to this EOI by email to the contact listed below in Section F. Please indicate File No. 81001595 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 April 1^st, 2022. 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

• 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 Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) of PWGSC prior to the beginning of the fit up work. 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 Dany Hudon by phone at 418-570-4039 or by email to: dany.hudon@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.