General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space:
State: Massachusetts
City: Worcester
Delineated Area: Within the City Limits of Worcester, MA
Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 13,202 ABOA SF
Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 14,850 ABOA SF
Space Type: Office
Parking Spaces (Total): 40 Reserved Parking Spaces
Parking Spaces (Reserved): 40 Reserved Parking Spaces
Full Term: 8 Years
Firm Term: 4 Years
Option Term: N/A
Additional Requirements:
- Subleases are not acceptable
- All services, supplies, utilities, and tenant alterations are to be provided as part of the rental consideration.
- The Government shall have access to the space 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Space must be contiguous on one and or two floors.
- Offered space cannot be located near agencies providing probation and/or parole services, halfway houses, drug abuse counseling/rehabilitation programs, and similar social service agencies and welfare type programs, as well as private law firms representing drug offenders.
- Building entrances/exits cannot be co-located with or located 1,000 feet minimum, line of sight or within the vicinity of the following: drug-free zone; residential/hotels/shopping center and areas where drug activities are prevalent; and/or where easy surveillance of facilities or operations is possible.
- Secure on-site or adjacent parking is required either in the form of an enclosed garage with reserved spaces or an adjacent surface lot with direct access to a building entrance. Interior parking must have a 12' height clearance and exterior parking must be able to be secured with fencing and access control devices.
- A fully serviced lease is required.
- Interested parties must provide the name of the building, address, location of available space, rentable square feet offered, and contact information of authorized representative.
- All interested parties must either submit evidence of ownership or written authorization to represent the owner(s). Any submissions received without documentation of ownership and/or written authorization to represent the owner(s) will not be considered until such time the documentation has been received, which must also be submitted prior to the Expression of Interests Due Date
- In cases where an agent is representing multiple ownership entities, broker must provide written acknowledgement/permission to represent multiple interested parties for the same submission
- Please reference Project Number 2MA0216
Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease. A fully serviced lease is required. Offered space shall not be in the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain).
Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). ). For more information, visit: https://acquisition.gov/FAR-Case-2019-009/889_Part_B.
The U.S. Government currently occupies office and related space in a building under a lease in Worcester, MA, that will be expiring. The Government is considering alternative space if economically advantageous. In making this determination, the Government will consider, among other things, the availability of alternative space that potentially can satisfy the Government’s requirements, as well as costs likely to be incurred through relocating, such as physical move costs, replication of tenant improvements and telecommunication infrastructure.
Expressions of Interest must be received in writing no later than the due date stated in this notice, and should include the following information at a minimum:
- Building name and address and location of the available space within the building. The building site/lot plans, interior building layout drawings/pictures (with dimensions shown preferably) reflecting the space that is being offered.
- Identification of public transit routes/stops near the property offered.
- Rentable square feet available, and expected rental rate per rentable square foot, fully serviced.
- ANSI/BOMA office area (ABOA) square feet to be offered, and expected rental rate per ABOA square foot, fully serviced. Indicate whether the quoted rental rate includes an amount for tenant improvements and state the amount, if any.
- Date of space availability.
- Building ownership information.
- Amount of parking available on-site and its cost. Include whether expected rental rate includes the cost of the required Government parking (if any).
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy features existing within the building.
- List of building services provided.
Expressions of Interest Due: December 23, 2024, 5:00 pm EST
Market Survey (Estimated): January 2025
Occupancy (Estimated): June 29, 2025
Send Expressions of Interest to:
Name: John Burweger
Address: Federal Real Estate Services, Inc., 36 Valley View Lane, Pawling, NY 12564
Office: 845-855-4733
Email Address: jburweger@fresinc.com
Government Contact:
Lease Contracting Officer: Danielle Piantedosi
Broker Contractor: Matt Bartlett, Transaction Management Director, CBRE, Inc.