INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CHELSEA, THE CITY OF GATINEAU AND THE CITY OF OTTAWA

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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 five (5) years, commencing on or about April 1, 2016 plus an option to extend the lease for one (1) additional period of five (5) years;

? approximately 1,500 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous warehouse space, 100 um2 of contiguous office space; 3,000 um2 of vacant land and ten (10) parking spaces;

? the proposed space must be available approximately 24 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: 1. the space requirement is to be met in one (1) location; 2. 1,500 um2 of ground floor warehouse space suitable for parking and inspecting vehicles; 3. 100 um2 of office space that should be contiguous with the warehouse space; 4. warehouse should have a loading bay, including dock level and ground level access, to allow for easy loading and offloading of vehicles, equipment and materials; 5. 3,000 um2 of vacant land appropriate for use as a parking compound or reasonably adaptable for use as a parking compound; 6. vacant land should be fenced in or suitable for the installation of a fence;

? the proposed space must be located in the Muncipality of Chelsea, the City of Gatineau or the City of Ottawa and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads):

Chelsea and Gatineau: North: LaVérendrye Blvd/ du Pont Avenue/ Route 105 / Freeman Road / des Hautes Plaines Blvd South: Ottawa River East: Labrosse Blvd West: de la Cité-des-Jeunes Blvd / Lac des Fées Parkway / Duquesne Street / Scott Street

Ottawa: North: Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway / Wellington Street / Rideau Street / Montreal Road South: Hunt Club Road / Prince of Wales Drive / Fallowfield Road East: Aviation Parkway / TransCanada Highway (417) West: Woodroffe Avenue / Carling Avenue / Woodroffe Avenue

? 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: Public Works and Government Services Canada 191 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Québec K1A 0S5 Attention: Liza Daniel or by facsimile to 819-420-2583 or by email to the contact listed below in Section F. Please indicate File No. 5225-2-2015-3 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 or mandataries should provide their response by May 8, 2015. Any response received after this date may not be considered.

Section D: Information Provided by Interested Parties or Agents or Mandataries of Interested Parties Information provided by interested parties or agents or mandataries 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. Agents or mandataries 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 Liza Daniel, Senior Leasing Officer, by phone at 819-420-2579 or by email to: liza.daniel@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.