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 SOUTH-SHORE OF MONTREAL FILE NUMBER R.103644.001 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 April 1st , 2020; approximately 760 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous office space; approximately 510 usable square metres (um2) of contiguous warehouse space; approximately 50 usable square metres (um2) located closed to the loading dock; availability of 52 parking spaces; approximately 90 square metres for a fenced parking area; approximately 240 square metres for a outside warehouse space; the proposed space must be available approximately 20 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: the office spaces space must be located on a maximum of 2 contiguous floors; the warehouse spaces space must be located on one floor only.

the proposed space must be located within the following boundaries (the geographical boundaries include sites on either side of the roads)

North: highway 132 and 15 South: Richelieu river East: highway 20, highway 30 and highway 10 until Richelieu river West: limit of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and including it, as well as its extension by the roads 104 and 134 until the highway 15

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 March 1st, 2019. Any response received after this date may not be considered.

Section D: Information Provided by Interested Parties or Agents of Interested Parties Information provided by interested parties or mandataries should include the file number (R.103644.001), the location and municipal address of the building, current zoning, specific location of space within the building, measured area of space, space configuration and physical characteristics, use of the area and environment surrounding, architectural drawings identifying the proposed space with washrooms, exits private/public parking facilities and other design elements, 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 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 Aubray Roy by phone at 514-708-0327 or by email to:  aubray.roy@pwgsc.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.