INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE FOR LEASE IN THE CITY OF QUÉBEC AND L’ANCIENNE-LORETTE FILE NUMBER 81000857

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 6 month, commencing on or about February 1st, 2018; approximately 1800 usable square meters (um2) of contiguous storage space with a minimum height of 4.57 meters, which should have a minimum of 2 loading docks and a minimum of 50 parking spaces;

approximately 200 um2 of contiguous office space and contiguous to storage space; the proposed spaces must be available approximately 2 weeks prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so all spaces may be prepared for occupancy;  the proposed space should satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following criteria:

buildings including residential spaces will not be considered. If 3 proposed spaces or more offer more than 2 loading docks, preference may be given to such premises; allow modification in the building to meet project requirements; space on ground floor (office space could be upstairs)

the proposed spaces must be located in the city of Québec and l’Ancienne-Lorette and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads): North: Chauveau Street, Bastien Boulevard, Louis XlV Boulevard South: Saint-Laurent River; East: Félix-Leclerc Highway and Louis XIV Boulevard West: Jean-Gauvin road

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 Attention: Robert Demers 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. 81000857on 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 November, 20th 2017. 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 proposed building owners and any people requiring access to these premises during the rental period must meet the requirements of the security authorization process required by PWGSC prior to the commencement of the lease. Owners will be advised of the process at the right time by the resource person whose contact details are listed in Section F.

Section F: Additional Information For more information, please contact Robert Demers, leasing and letting officer by phone at 418-649-2710 or by email to:  Robert.Demers@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.