INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) IN THE TOWN OF WABUSH OR THE TOWN OF LABRADOR CITY, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR FILE NUMBER R.066751.001

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of Transport Canada is asking interested parties to provide information for a potential lease of residential accommodation units that meet the following criteria:

Section A: Lease Components

? a lease term of approximately two (2) years, commencing on or about January 1, 2014 plus one (1) option to extend the lease for two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each;

? the proposed residential units should satisfy or be capable of satisfying the following criteria:

1. The proposed units must be within a residential area. 2. The proposed units must consist of either five, four, three or two bedrooms. 3. The proposed units must be located in the Town of Wabush, or the the Town of Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador.

? On or before the lease commencement date, the proposed residential units 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.

Section B: Responses

Interested parties are requested to submit their responses to this EOI in writing to the following address: Public Works and Government Services Canada Bid Receiving Unit 10 Barter’s Hill St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

or by facsimile to 709-772-4603

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

Please indicate File No.R.066751.001 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 should provide responses by November 25, 2013. Any response received after this date may 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 a party’s agent should include the file number, the location and municipal address of the building, current zoning, specific location of space within the building, and details addressing the criteria listed above in Section A. Agents submitting a response to this EOI must provide PWGSC with a letter authorizing them to do so.

Section E: Additional Information

For more information, please contact Brian Livingstone by phone at 902 877 0743 or by email to: brian.livingstone@pwgsc.gc.ca

Section F: 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 G: 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. PWGSC may issue an invitation to tender for other leasing requirements based on information it receives as a result of this advertisement, 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.