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 10 years, commencing on or about 1 st
October 2022, plus option to extend the lease for one (1) additional period of five (5) years;
approximately 167 usable square metres (um 2 ) of contiguous office space;
the proposed space must be available approximately 18 weeks prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so all space may be prepared for occupancy;
the proposed space should satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following criteria:
the proposed space should be in an office building or commercial building; industrial or residential buildings will not be considered;
the building where the premises will be located must be fully accessible to persons with disabilities;
the proposed space must be accessible by public transit Metrobus, and must be located within 500 meters of the Metrobus stop at the entrance to the building closest to the potential office space at walking distance to be calculated using only sidewalks, pedestrian crosswalks and pedestrian paths;
the physical characteristics of the sites and buildings, as well as the use of neighboring land and the surrounding area must be compatible with the intended use.
office space must be located in a single contiguous block of space without impediment, on a single floor;
the proposed building must offer a fenestration rate and configuration of the premises acceptable by the tenant;
Access to a loading platform, access by a truck for the delivery of goods for a various truck sizes.
the proposed space must be located in the city of Québec and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads):
North: Quatre-Bourgeois road
South: St. Laurent River
East: Robert-Bourassa highway
West: Duplessis highway
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 invited to submit their responses to this EOI by email to the contact listed in Section F. Please indicate File No. 81001928 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/mandatories should provide their response by December 7, 2020. 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 mandatories 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 Contract Security Program (CSP) of PWGSC prior to the beginning of the lease. 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 CSP/ 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 Dany Hudon, Senior Leasing Officer by phone at (418-570-4039) or by email to:
dany.hudon@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.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.
