INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE IN THE
CITY OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC
FILE NUMBER 81001531
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 for approximately 10 years, starting on or around June 1, 2022;
about 1957 contiguous usable square meters (m2u) for office space, as well as 6 reserved standard size parking spaces;
the proposed premises must be available approximately 20 weeks before the date of entry into force of the lease indicated above so that they can be fitted out for their occupation:
The hours of operation required during the lease will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday. However, it must be possible in case of need to use the premises during the evening or the weekend, and the building systems (energy, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning) must be functional on request.
Of this 1957 m2u, at least 300 m2u must be located on the ground floor of the building to accommodate the public, with good visibility from the street, and this space on the ground floor must have a depth which is less than double its width. Excluding the space provided on the ground floor, the remainder of the space requested may be offered on a maximum of two other adjoining floors;
Preference will be given to premises that can provide reserved parking spaces within 250 meters of the front door of the building containing the offices. Also, a storage space of about 13.5m²u must be provided near the parking spaces in order to store products for vehicles other than tires.
The proposed premises must be located in the city of Montreal, within this perimeter:
- North: Sherbrooke Street
- West: Atwater Street
- East: St-Lawrence Boulevard
- South: the Ville-Marie 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 requested to submit their response to this EOI in writing to the following electronic address: serge.sauvageau@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
Please indicate File No. 81001531 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 March 11 th , 2020. 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 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 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 514-349-1708 or by email to: serge.sauvageau@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.
