Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
INVITATION TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
(RFQ)
IN THE CITY OF Winnipeg
FILE NUMBER 529662
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 6 years, commencing on or about January 1,
2014, plus options to extend the lease for 2 additional periods
of 2 years each;
" approximately 181.6 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous
office space, and 3 parking spaces;
" the proposed space must be available at least twenty (20)
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 leased premises' entrance shall 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.
" the proposed space must be located in the city of Winnipeg and
within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries
include sites on either side of the roads):
North: Ness Avenue
South: Grant Avenue
East: Kenaston Blvd / St. James Street
West: William Clement Parkway / Moray Street
" 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. 529662 on all correspondence.
Section C: Responses Required by
Responses are required by September 27, 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:
t••••••••@••••••••.••.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.
