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 OF REGINA
FILE NUMBER 529197
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 ten (10) years, commencing on or about May 1,
2014, plus an option to extend the lease for one (1) additional
period of five (5) years;
approximately 1,917.3 usable square metres (um2) to 2,044.9 um2
of contiguous office space. Due to evolving requirements, a
range of space is requested at this time. The exact amount of
space required will be determined prior to requesting Offers to
Lease, but not necessarily prior to site visits;
approximately 71.5 um2 of contiguous storage space and 15
parking spaces;
the proposed space must be available at least twenty-six (26)
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. if space is offered on multiple floors, the floors must be
contiguous;
2. proposed buildings must have regular bus service available
with minimum intervals of 30 minutes or less during peak
periods, and be within 400 metres walking distance; and
3. the above-noted 71.5 um2 of contiguous storage space must
have a minimum floor loading capacity of 4.8 kPa (100 pounds per
square foot);
4. the above-noted 71.5 um2 of contiguous storage space must be
located within the office space;
the proposed space must be located in the city of Regina;
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 RFQ in
writing to the following address:
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Contracting Services - Bid Receiving Unit
Western Region
Telus Plaza North, 5th floor
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. 529197 on all correspondence.
Section C: Responses Required by
Responses are required by August 9, 2012, before 14:30 (2:30
p.m.) local time. 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 RFQ 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 Colleen Winkleman, Leasing
Officer, by phone at 780-497-3883 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 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.
