Leasing - RFI #524014

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Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
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Nature of Requirements: 
INVITATION TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE FOR A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
(RFQ)
IN THE CITY OF SASKATOON
FILE NUMBER 524014

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is asking
interested parties to submit a response for a potential lease of
office space that meets the following criteria:

Section A: Lease Components

"	a lease term of 10 years, commencing on or about May 1, 2014,
plus option to extend the lease for 1 additional period of 2
years; 

"	approximately 778.2 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous
office space, and 1 parking space; 

"	the proposed space must be available at least twenty (20)
weeks prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so all
space may be prepared for occupancy; 

"	 the proposed space must satisfy or be capable of satisfying
the following mandatory criteria:
1. 	The leased premises' entrance should have an address on a
main artery.
 
2. 	The leased premises must be no more than 500 metres from a
public transit stop with service at no less than 30-minute
intervals between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:30 PM, Monday to
Friday inclusive.
 
3.	The proposed space must be within an office or commercial
building; industrial type buildings and those with industrial
space will not be considered; space in industrial areas will not
be considered.
4.	Preference may be given to buildings with main floor store
front space, as in the sole opinion of PWGSC.

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

		North: 	College Drive
		South: 	Stonebridge Blvd.
		East: 	Preston Avenue
		West:	Broadway Avenue / Saskatchewan River

"	the proposed space must, on or before the lease commencement
date, 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;

"	PWGSC may wish to visit or inspect the proposed space upon
reasonable notice; 

"	a threat and risk assessment may be required in order to
assess potential threats to the security of the proposed space
and to the public.

Section B: Responses

Interested parties must submit their responses to this Request
for Qualifications in writing to the following address:

		Public Works and Government Services Canada
		Contracting Services, Bid Receiving Unit
		Grain Exchange Building
		100-167 Lombard Ave. 
		Winnipeg, MB  R3B 0T6

		or by facsimile to 204-983-0338

Please indicate File No. 524014 on all correspondence.

Section C: Responses Required by

Responses are required by September 6, 2012 before 2:00 PM. Any
responses received after this time and date will not be
considered.

Section D: Information Provided by an Interested Party or an
Interested Party's Agent     

Information provided by an interested party or by said party's
agent shall 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 all of the criteria listed above in
Section A. Agents submitting a response to this Request for
Qualifications shall provide PWGSC with a letter authorizing
them to do so.  

Section E: Security Requirement

The building owner of the proposed space must hold a valid
security clearance at the Reliability level, approved and
granted by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD)
of PWGSC. All parties interested in this potential lease project
are advised to obtain this mandatory 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 Terry Bruneau, Senior
Leasing Officer by phone at (204) 984-8339 or by email to:
terry.bruneau@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca. 

This RFQ is issued in order to invite interested parties to
demonstrate their capacity to comply with the requirements
described herein. Please note that PWGSC reserves its right to
cancel this RFQ at any time.  

Following a visit of the proposed premises, PWGSC reserves the
right to proceed with an invitation to submit Irrevocable Offers
to Lease by inviting only those interested parties deemed to
most effectively meet specific operational, security and public
safety requirements. If invited, an interested party must submit
an Irrevocable Offer to Lease using the PWGSC Invitation to
Offer document that shall explain in greater detail the complete
requirements of this proposed lease project.  

Interested parties not invited to submit an Irrevocable Offer to
Lease shall be notified and informed of the reason for such
decision.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.