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:
Public Advertisement for a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
INVITATION TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE FOR A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
(RFQ)
IN THE CITY EDMONTON, ALBERTA
FILE NUMBER 528627
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 seven (7) years, commencing on or about
October 01, 2013, plus one option to extend the lease for one
(1) additional period of two (2) years;
" approximately 614 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous
office space;
" 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 proposed space must be within an office or commercial
building; preference will
be given to main floor space with good 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;
" the proposed space must be within the following boundaries
(the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the
roads):
North: 167 Avenue
South: 118 Avenue
East: Victoria Trail
West: 82nd 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
5th floor, Telus Plaza North
10025 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 1S6
or by facsimile to 780-497-3510
or by email to the contact listed below in Section F.
Please indicate File No.528627 on all correspondence.
Section C: Responses Required by
Responses are required by May 17, 2012, before 14:00:00. 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 Camille Lorieau, Senior
Leasing Agent by phone at 780-497-3653 or by email to:
c••••••••@••••••••.••.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 Lease
Documentation Package 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.
