REQUIREMENT:The United States Government (“Government”) is seeking expressions of interest from potential sources for office space in Chicago, Illinois. The US Government’s existing lease in Chicago is expiring and the Government is seeking sources to evaluate for potential relocation. Occupancy is required by October 1, 2006. The Government is interested in leasing approximately 5,000 rentable square feet of office/storage space in for use by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The space must yield a minimum of 5,000 ANSI/BOMA (“Useable”) square feet of contiguous space. The area of consideration/delineated area is as noted above. The space must be located on the ground floor of the building and include at least one (1) drive-in truck door with a minimum clear height of fifteen (15) feet. The tenant will require 24-hour, 7-day per week secured access to the space. The anticipated term is ten (10) years, five (5) years firm as a fully serviced lease. The building must be located in a commercial office district with attractive, professional surroundings. Streets and public sidewalks must be well maintained. The location should provide regularly scheduled public transportation and employee parking within convenient walking distance of the offered building sufficient to cover commuting needs of employees. Buildings offered for consideration must be of sound and substantial construction of the type generally recognized as contemporary with the ability to demonstrate meeting all current Federal/GSA/PBS, state, and local codes and regulations including but not limited to fire and life safety, accessibility, OSHA, and seismic protection. DELINEATED AREA: North Boundary: Wacker Drive South Boundary: Cermak Road East Boundary: Lake Michigan West Boundary: Ashland Avenue SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Expressions of interest must be submitted in writing should include the following information at minimum (This is not an invitation for bids or a request for proposals): 1) Building name/address; 2) Legal property description, recent survey, and property identification numbers (PIN); 3) Location of space in the building and date it will be available; 4) One-eighth inch scale drawing of space offered; 5) ANSI/BOMA defined office area/useable square feet (USF); 6) Rentable Square Feet (RSF) offered; 7) Common Area Factor used to determine the RSF; 8) Name, address, telephone number, and email address of authorized contact; 9) In cases where an agent is representing multiple ownership entities, written acknowledgement and permission to represent multiple owners for the same submission. AUTHORIZED CONTACTS: GSA is using a tenant broker to represent the Government in lease negotiations for this transaction. In no event shall a potential offeror enter into negotiations or discussions concerning a space to be leased with representatives of any Federal agency other than the authorized officers and employees of the General Services Administration (GSA) or their authorized representative Julien J. Studley, Inc. E-mail, facsimile, or mail complete expressions of interest to: Jason Volpe Studley, Inc. 191 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2700 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-595-2908; Fax: 312-595-0779 E-mail: [email protected] For receipt not later than: April 28, 2006 Place of Performance: Chicago, Illinois

Bid Protests Not Available