X -- Federal Government Seeks Sources for Leased Office and Related Space

United States GovernmentSeeks Sources for Leased Office and Related Space Requirement: United States Government is seeking to lease office and related space consisting of a maximum of 9,600 rentable square feet of space. The rentable space shall yield a minimum of 8,000 ANSI/BOMA Office Area (previously Usable) square feet to a maximum of 8,400 ANSI/BOMA square feet, available for use by Tenant for personnel, furnishings, and equipment within the central business district of Bayamon in Puerto Rico and as further delineated below. The building offered must be in a modern, first class professional office building fully operational mechanical and electrical installations and capable of meeting the minimum Federal Fire Safety and Handicap requirements. The proposed property should be located in a professional office type environment with comparable security available surrounding the property offered by other compatible properties in this rental market. The Government reserves the right to determine acceptability of the offered property as to the building's structural integrity; the highest safety, energy efficient installations; aesthetic appearance, the security installations and the security of its surrounding areas and accessibility of the property to major highways and State roads and the availability of public transportation and its location within the known central business district. Unique Requirements: - Ground floor, contiguous space is preferred. Space on not more than two contiguous floors will be considered where the office general space will be located on one floor and the storage and or/ multipurpose room will be located on the other floor. Basement or below grade space is unacceptable. Space offered should be no more than twice as long as it is wide. A minimum width and column spacing of 25 feet is preferred. - Emergency portable water supply and emergency back up power with the capability to sustain operation of office for five (5) working days and storm shutters on all exterior windows. - Parking offered properties must provide secured and enclosed parking a minimum of Fourty five (45) to fifty (50) parking spaces for employees and visitors. All parking spaces must be located either on-site or located within two blocks to the property offered. Preference will be given to those offers providing a minimum of thirty (30) parking spaces at no additional cost to the Government. Location: Offered properties must be located within the delineated area. Along either side of following delineated area and within the known the central business district in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. North: Route number 2 continuing west to road 839 connecting with St. road 167. South: Starting at Cana sector and continuing along St. Road # 830 to intersection of rd. 831 East: St. Road # 831 and connecting with main avenue West: Starting at the intersection of St. road 167 and connecting with St. road # 839 Occupancy Date: Space must be ready for occupancy and delivered to the Government within one hundred and fifty (150) days for existing space or two hundred and eighty (280) days for new construction from either a lease award date and/or receipt by the lessor of the final approved design intent plans. Lease term: The lease term will be for ten (10) years. The Government has termination rights of the lease at any time after the fifth (5th) year on 60 days prior notice to the lessor. Expressions of interest should include the following: 1) Building name and address 2)BOMA/ANSI Rentable square feet & rentable annual basic rental rate per sq. ft. 3)Method of Measurement used to determine rentable square feet 4)Common Area Factor(s) for available space by floor, if applicable 5)Site map and plans, if available This ad will open December 19, 2004 please submit all offers by no later than January 3rd, 2005 to: General Services Administration, Caribbean Property Management Center Attn: Jeannette Rios/Ruth Deliz Federal Office Building, Suite #359 150 Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918 Tel: (787) 766-5414 / (787) 766-5413 Facsimile #(787) 766-6338 E-Mail address: jeannette.rios@gsa.gov