INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE IN THE CITY OF QUEBEC

INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE IN THE CITY OF QUEBEC FILE NUMBER 523306

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 February 1st, 2022, plus options to extend the lease for two (2) additional periods of two (2) years each; approximately 3186,9 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous office space, 140 um2 of contiguous storage space, and two (2) parking spaces;

3015,4 usable square metres (um2) of office space for Indigenous Services Canada; 115 usable square metres (um2) storage space that may be located in the basement of the building 171,5 usable square metres (um2) of office space for Natural Resources Canada 25 usable square metres (um2) storage space that may be located in the basement of the building Two (2) reserved parking spaces

the proposed space must be available approximately thirty two (32) 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:

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. the proposed space will all be located in the same building; the office space of an area of ??3015.4 square meters usable shall be contiguous on a maximum of three floors and the minimum area required to develop the premises must be 300 usable square meters per floor. the office space of 171.5 square meters usable shall be contiguous; the storage areas of 115 and 25 square meters respectively could be located in the basement of the building; the availability of five (5) visitors parking spaces within 200 meters within walking distance to be calculated using only sidewalks, pedestrian crosswalks and pedestrian paths;

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: Wilfrid-Hamel Boulevard / Henri IV highway / Félix-Leclerc highway / Lebourgneuf boulevard / Laurentienne highway / Félix-Leclerc highway / Henri-Bourassa boulevard; South: St-Lawrence River; East: Henri-Bourrassa boulevard / Dufferin-Montmorency highway / south shore of the Saint-Charles river. 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 requested to submit their response to this EOI in writing to the following address: Public Services and Procurement Canada A/S : Emilia Rochetta 1550, D’Estimauville Avenue, 6th floor Québec (Québec), G1J 0C7 or by facsimile to 418-649-2733 or by email to the contact listed below in Section F. Please indicate File No. 523306 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 mandataries should provide their response by December, 18 2018. Any response received after this date may not be considered. Section D: Information Provided by Interested Parties or mandataries of Interested Parties Information provided by interested parties 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. 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 Emilia Rochetta, Senior Leasing Officer by phone at 418-649-2992 or by email to: emilia.rochetta@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.