RFQ - Lease # 525133

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Nature of Requirements: 
Public Advertisement for a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)


INVITATION TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE FOR A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
(RFQ)
IN THE CITY OF EDMONTON
FILE NUMBER 525133

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 December 1,
2014, plus an option to extend the lease for one (1) additional
period of two (2) years; 

"	approximately 625 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous
office space and 1 parking space; 

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

"	 the proposed space must satisfy or be capable of satisfying
the following mandatory criteria:

1.  the proposed space must be within an office or commercial
building; preference may
	be given to main floor space with good street visibility.
Industrial type buildings and those with industrial space will
not be considered;

2.  the leased premises must be located on a main public transit
route and parking must be available within 500 metres walking
distance of the leased premises. 

"	the proposed space must be located in the city of Edmonton and
within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries
include sites on either side of the roads). The geographical
boundaries are defined by the listing of 1 to 13 as follows:  

1.	Starting at the corner of 111 Avenue and Groat Road
2.	South on Groat Road to 102 Avenue
3.	West on 102 Avenue to 142 Street
4.	South on 142 Street to 87 Avenue
5.	West on 87 Avenue to 156 Street
6.	South on 156 Street to Whitemud Drive
7.	West on Whitemud Drive to 170 Street
8.	South on 170 Street to Callingwood Road
9.	West on Callingwood Road to 178 Street
10.	North on 178 Street to 100 Avenue
11.	East on 100 Avenue to Mayfield Road
12.	North on Mayfield Road to 111 Avenue
13.	East on 111 Avenue to Groat Road
		
"	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
		5th Floor, 10025 Jasper Avenue
		Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 1S6

or by facsimile to 780-497-3510.

Please indicate File No. 525133 on all correspondence.


Section C: Responses Required by

Responses are required by November 06, 2012, before 14:00:00
local time. Any response 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 Camille Lorieau, Senior
Leasing Officer, by phone at 780-497-3653 or by email to:
camille.lorieau@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 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 Offer to Lease using the PWGSC Lease Documentation Package
that shall explain in greater detail the complete requirements
of this proposed lease project.  

Interested parties not invited to submit an 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.