Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a qualified lessor to provide a fully‑served lease for a new outpatient clinic in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The lease must include a $11.34 M tenant‑improvement allowance, meet extensive VA‑specific construction, environmental, security, and energy‑efficiency standards, and support a 15‑ or 20‑year firm term. The successful lessor will be responsible for delivering the shell, coordinating tenant‑improvement design and construction, complying with Green Globes certification, and providing ongoing operational services such as utilities, janitorial, snow removal, and security systems.
• Scope includes delivering 28,083‑32,295 ABOA sq ft across no more than two contiguous floors, with 161 exclusive parking spaces.
• All design, construction, and post‑occupancy services must conform to VA, GSA, NFPA, ASHRAE, and other federal standards, with a 508‑working‑day construction deadline and 293 working‑day TI completion window.
• Mandatory requirements: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment within 180 days of proposal due date, Green Globes certification, standby generator per NFPA 70/99, and provision of a fully‑served rent (utilities, taxes, janitorial).
• Key dates: RLP issued Aug 24 2026, pre‑bid conference Sep 8 2026, questions due Sep 11 2026, bid deadline Oct 23 2026.
• Financial ceiling: $11.34 M TI allowance; rent rates to be determined after award; no additional TI funds available.