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

FILE NUMBER 81002529

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 fifteen (15) years, commencing on or about October 1^st, 2025, plus an option to extend the lease for one additional periods of three (3) years and two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each;

• approximately 3341 usable square metres (um²) of contiguous office space and 30 um2 of contiguous storage space;

• 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 spread over a maximum of three (3) contiguous floors and serviced by the same block of elevators;
2. The proposed buildings must have a window arrangement and configuration that are acceptable to the lessee;
3. The proposed space must be within an office or commercial building; industrial type buildings or those including residential space will not be considered;
4. Buildings located in agricultural, residential, industrial or flood zones will not be considered;
5. The space must be accessible by public transport within 500 metres of the nearest entrance to the building containing the proposed space.
6. The building containing the leased space must be accessible to those with reduced mobility;
7. The building containing the leased space must obtain a minimum environmental management and performance building certification (BOMA BEST or LEED EBOM and ENERGY STAR);

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

North: Simard Boulevard and its straight extension up to Auguste Avenue

South: des Prairies Road

East: Grande-Allée Boulevard, Highway 30

West: Taschereau Boulevard, Panama Avenue, Plamondon 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. A public consultation could be held by the Occupant.

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

Place Bonaventure, South-West Portal

800 de la Gauchetiere W, suite 7300

Montreal, Quebec

H3A 1L6

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

Please indicate File No. 81002529 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 Mandataries should provide their response by July 21, 2022. Any response received after this date may not be considered.

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

Information provided by interested parties or mandataries 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. Mandataries 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 Audrey Paquette, Senior Leasing Officer by phone at 438-357-9179 or by email to: audrey.paquette@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.