INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE
IN THE CITY OF MONTREAL
FILE NUMBER 522560
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is asking interested parties to provide information for a potential lease of space that meets the following criteria:
Section A: Lease Components
A lease with a term of approximately 20 years, with or without an option to purchase, commencing on or about April 2019.
Approximately 6,717 usable square metres (um2) of office space and seven (7) reserved parking spaces.
The proposed space must be available approximately thirty-five (35) weeks prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so all space(s) may be prepared for occupancy.
The proposed space should satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following criteria:
At least 4,600 um2, to be used as courtrooms, must have a clearance of at least 3660 mm between the finished floor and the suspended ceiling and a minimum distance of 9 m between columns.
The leased space must be contiguous, in one block, divided equally on two to four floors.
Only office and commercial buildings will be considered; buildings with industrial or residential activities will not be retained.
The building containing the leased space must be accessible by public transport and parking for the tenant’s visitors must be available close by.
The building containing the leased space must be accessible to those with reduced mobility.
The proposed space must be located in the city of Montreal and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads):North: Sherbrooke Street
South: St-Antoine Street / Bonaventure Highway / de la Commune Street
East: St-Denis Street
West: Guy Street
On or before the lease commencement date, the proposed space will have to comply with all requirements contained in PSPC’s Standards for Leased Accommodation, a copy of which may be obtained from the contact listed in Section F.
Note: PSPC 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:
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Attention of Mr. Serge Sauvageau
Place Bonaventure, South-East Portal
800 de La Gauchetière Street West
Montreal, Quebec, H5A 1L6
or by facsimile to 514-496-3761
or by email to the contact listed below in Section F.
Please indicate File No. 522560 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 mandatories should provide their response by February12, 2016. Any response received after this date may not be considered.
Section D: Information Provided by Interested Parties or Mandatories of Interested Parties
Information provided by interested parties or mandatary 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, and the location of parking facilities, and details addressing the criteria listed above in Section A. Mandatories submitting a response to this EOI must provide PSPC 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 PSPC 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/PSPC 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 Mr.Serge Sauvageau, Leasing and Commercial Letting Regional Manager, 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. PSPC 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 PSPC 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. PSPC 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.
