Advertisement Expression of Interest Sought The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) currently occupies 25,922 net usable square feet of administrative space with 98 parking spaces in 4001 North Third Street, Phoenix, AZ, and has a requirement for a succeeding lease of this same size in the following delineated area: Beginning at the intersection N 7th St and E Camelback Rd, continue west on E Camelback Rd to N Central Ave.; south on N Central Ave. to E Osborn Rd., east on E Osborne Rd. to N 7th St; north on N 7th St to beginning point. The VA seeks to lease approximately 35,000 rentable square feet of administrative space located on one or more floors; if the space is located on more than one floor, those floors must be contiguous and the building must have a minimum of (2) elevators that must accommodate a stretcher. The rentable square footage should yield 25,922 net usable square feet of space. The lease term requirement is for five (5) years firm with five (5) one (1) year options. The space must be available for occupancy by September 30, 2013. All utilities and building equipment, maintenance and interior cleaning requirements shall be included in the rental rate. VA will consider alternative space if economically advantageous. In making the determination for lease award during the solicitation phase of this procurement the VA will consider, among other things, the costs likely to be incurred through relocating, such as physical move costs, replication of tenant improvements and IT/telecommunications infrastructure. Expressions of interest must be submitted in writing and should include: 1) Building name, address and age 2) Total square footage available (ANSI/BOMA) office rentable and usable, and its location within the building 3) Evidence that the governing jurisdiction allows for the operation of administrative offices at the offered location 4) Current state of the facility, such as occupied or vacant and details regarding circumstances 5) Date of space availability to commence tenant improvements 6) Rental rate per ANSI/BOMA office rentable square foot (indicate core factor) 7) CAD "as built" floor plans identifying the space offered 8) Parking ratios 9) Loading dock specifications 10) Access and proximity to property from public and major transportation routes 11) Site aerials, photographs of building exterior and interior and location map 12) Describe any future development affecting the property including neighboring projects and road/public utility line construction 13) Evidence that property offered is outside the 100 year flood zone 14) Information on building ownership and evidence that offeror currently owns and controls the property 15) Environmental issues known to exist on the site and any remediation efforts to taken or to-bhe-taken. Note: The VA will pay no more than the appraised fair market rental value for space. Usable square footage should be determined as follows: If the space is on a single tenancy floor, compute the inside gross area by measuring between the inside finish of the permanent exterior building walls or from the face of the convectors (pipes or other wall-hung fixtures) if the convector occupies at lease 50-percent of the length of exterior walls. If the space is on a multiple tenancy floor, measure from the inside finish of the permanent exterior building walls as above and to the room side finish of the fixed corridor and shaft walls and/or the center of tenant-separating partitions. In all measurements, make no deductions for columns and projections enclosing the structural elements of the building and deduct the following from the gross area including their enclosing walls: 1) public toilets and lounges, 2) stairwells, 3) elevators and escalator shafts, 4) building equipment and service areas, 5) entrance and elevator lobbies, stacks and shafts, and 6) corridors in place or required by local codes and ordinances; use 5.5% of inside gross area for corridors. All interested parties should respond to this announcement no later than August 30, 2013. Please include: name of firm, name of contact person, address, phone and fax numbers and e-mail address. VA's Project Manager for this requirement is Paul Rau. For further information concerning the requirement please e-mail Paul Rau at
[email protected] or call 202-632-4713. Interested offerors (owners, brokers, or their legal representatives) should submit electronically information no later than August 30, 2013, at 4:00 PM EST to
[email protected]. Please include: name of firm, name of contact person, address, phone and fax numbers and e-mail address. This is not a Solicitation for Offers, nor is this a Request for Proposal. The VA will not pay for any costs incurred as a result of this advertisement. ** Please include solicitation number in submission.