Leasing - RFI # 529197

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Public Advertisement for a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

INVITATION TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE FOR A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) IN THE CITY OF REGINA FILE NUMBER 529197

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is asking interested parties to submit a response for a potential lease of office space that meets the following criteria:

Section A: Lease Components

a lease term of ten (10) years, commencing on or about May 1, 2014, plus an option to extend the lease for one (1) additional period of five (5) years;

approximately 1,917.3 usable square metres (um2) to 2,044.9 um2 of contiguous office space. Due to evolving requirements, a range of space is requested at this time. The exact amount of space required will be determined prior to requesting Offers to Lease, but not necessarily prior to site visits;

approximately 71.5 um2 of contiguous storage space and 15 parking spaces;

the proposed space must be available at least twenty-six (26) weeks prior to the above-noted lease commencement date so all space(s) may be prepared for occupancy;

the proposed space must satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following mandatory criteria:

1. if space is offered on multiple floors, the floors must be contiguous; 2. proposed buildings must have regular bus service available with minimum intervals of 30 minutes or less during peak periods, and be within 400 metres walking distance; and 3. the above-noted 71.5 um2 of contiguous storage space must have a minimum floor loading capacity of 4.8 kPa (100 pounds per square foot); 4. the above-noted 71.5 um2 of contiguous storage space must be located within the office space;

the proposed space must be located in the city of Regina;

the proposed space must, on or before the lease commencement date, 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;

PWGSC may wish to visit or inspect the proposed space upon reasonable notice;

a threat and risk assessment may be required in order to assess potential threats to the security of the proposed space and to the public.

Section B: Responses

Interested parties must submit their responses to this RFQ in writing to the following address:

Public Works and Government Services Canada Contracting Services - Bid Receiving Unit Western Region Telus Plaza North, 5th floor 10025 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1S6

or by facsimile to 780-497-3510

or by email to the contact listed below in Section F.

Please indicate File No. 529197 on all correspondence.

Section C: Responses Required by

Responses are required by August 9, 2012, before 14:30 (2:30 p.m.) local time. Any responses received after this time and date will not be considered.

Section D: Information Provided by an Interested Party or an Interested Party's Agent

Information provided by an interested party or by said party's agent shall 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 all of the criteria listed above in Section A. Agents submitting a response to this RFQ shall provide PWGSC with a letter authorizing them to do so.

Section E: Security Requirement

The building owner of the proposed space must hold a valid security clearance at the reliability level, approved and granted by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) of PWGSC. All parties interested in this potential lease project are advised to obtain this mandatory 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 Colleen Winkleman, Leasing Officer, by phone at 780-497-3883 or by email to: colleen.winkleman@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca.

This RFQ is issued in order to invite interested parties to demonstrate their capacity to comply with the requirements described herein. Please note that PWGSC reserves its right to cancel this RFQ at any time.

Following a visit of the proposed premises, PWGSC reserves the right to proceed with an invitation to submit Offers to Lease by inviting only those interested parties deemed to most effectively meet specific operational, security and public safety requirements. If invited, an interested party must submit an Offer to Lease using the PWGSC Lease Documentation Package that shall explain in greater detail the complete requirements of this proposed lease project.

Interested parties not invited to submit an Offer to Lease shall be notified and informed of the reason for such decision. Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.