INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE
IN THE MONTREAL AREA, QUEBEC
FILE NUMBER 522541
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is asking interested parties to provide information for a potential lease of space that meets the following criteria:
Section A: Lease Components
a lease term of approximately ten years, commencing on or about October 1st, 2018), plus an option to extend the lease for one additional period of five years;
approximately one hundred and fifty-six and 8/10 usable square metres (156.8 um2) of contiguous office space, one thousand six hundred and fifty ( 1650) um2 of contiguous warehouse space, and one hundred and twenty-five (125) parking spaces;
the proposed spaces must be available approximately twenty-two weeks (22) weeks prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so all spaces may be prepared for occupancy;
the proposed space should satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following criteria:
The proposed space must be located on the ground floor.
The proposed warehouse space must be located at a distance of less than 500 meters from a scheduled transit system to the closest entrance to the building, taking into account sidewalks and pedestrian crossings.
The warehouse space must be equipped with a garage door with hydraulic dock and a garage door with an access ramp.
The free height of the warehouse space is 6.1 m from the floor.
The warehouse space must have a bearing capacity able to support vehicles, including trucks, and heavy machinery.
The parking space must be independent from other parking spaces and its perimeter must be entirely fenced.
the proposed space must be located in the city of Montreal or in the towns of Boucherville, Longueuil, St-Lambert or Brossard and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads):
East: Highway 40West: St. Lawrence RiverNorth: Highway 25South: Highways 13, 520, 20, 720 and 15
A map is attached detailing the boundaries.
on or before the lease commencement date, the proposed space will have to 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;
Note: PWGSC may wish to visit or inspect the proposed space upon reasonable notice and a threat and risk assessment may be undertaken in order to assess potential threats to the security of the proposed space and to the public.
Section B: Responses
Interested parties are requested to submit their response to this EOI in writing to the following address:
Mr. Serge Sauvageau, Senior Leasing Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
800, de la Gauchetière St. W., Suite 1110
Montreal, Qc, H1A 1L6
or by email to the contact listed below in Section F.
Please indicate File No. 522541 on all correspondence.
Section C: Responses Requested by
As this may be the only invitation to submit an Expression of Interest for this potential lease project, owners or their agents should provide their response by August 15th, 2017. Any response received after this date may not be considered.
Section D: Information Provided by Interested Parties or Agents of Interested Parties
Information provided by interested parties or agents of interested parties should 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 the criteria listed above in Section A. Mandatories submitting a response to this EOI must provide PWGSC with a letter authorizing them to do so.
Section E: Security Requirement
If this EOI results in a future tender process, the building owners of the proposed spaces will have to hold a valid security clearance at the reliability level, approved and granted by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) of PWGSC prior to award. All parties interested in this potential lease project are advised to obtain this 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 Serge Sauvageau, Senior Leasing Officer, by phone at 514-496-3690 or by email to: s••••••••@••••••••.••.ca .
Section G: List of Available Space
This EOI is issued in order to invite interested parties to demonstrate their interest in providing the requirements described herein. This information may be included in a list of available space and used for potential future solicitations.
Section H: Not a Solicitation Process
Note that this is not a tender process, nor a request for proposal, but only an inquiry as to the availability of space to lease. PWGSC will not necessarily invite offers, or lease any space, and may not post any future ads related to this request. The information provided through this EOI may be included in a source list of available space and PWGSC may issue an invitation to tender for other leasing requirements based on this information, or based on any other information which may come to its attention prior to an issuance of an invitation to tender; or it may invite offers by way of public tender. PWGSC reserves the right to proceed with an Invitation to Offer to Lease by inviting only parties deemed to most effectively meet specific operational, security and public safety requirements.
