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 RIVIERE-DU-LOUP FILE NUMBER 81001507 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 October 1st, 2020, plus options to extend the lease for three (3) additional periods of one (1) year each; approximately 279 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous office space ; the proposed space must be available approximately 24 weeks prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so the space may be prepared for occupancy;

the proposed space should satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following criteria

The leased premises shall be contiguous and located in a single block of space, without obstruction, and on a single floor; the leased premises shall be preferably located on the ground floor; the proposed space should be in an office building or commercial building; industrial or residential buildings will not be considered; 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 building where the premises will be located must be fully accessible to persons with disabilities; the availability of 10 visitors parking spaces within 100 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 Riviere-du-Loup and within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads): North: Lafontaine Street South : Hôtel-de-ville/des Cerisiers/des Marguerites/Armand-Thériault Streets East : Fraser Street West: St-Paul and Fraserville Streets 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. 81001507 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 July 10, 2019. 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 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 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.