X -- Expressions of Interest to Provide an Assignable Land Option for a Building Site.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FROM PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROVIDE A BUILDING SITE IN THE AREA OF THE CITY OF TUCSON, ARIZONA The Federal Government is seeking expressions of interests from current property owners or their authorized brokers for a no-cost assignable option to purchase land for a building site. The Government selected developer will exercise the option at the negotiated purchase price. To receive consideration, the property must lie within the following boundaries: 22nd Street and Starr Pass Boulevard on the South; Mission Road, South Grande Avenue and North Grande Avenue to the west; West Speedway Boulevard to the north; and North Euclid Avenue, South Euclid Avenue and South Park Avenue to the east. The site must be strategically located for the operational needs of a federal agency. Zoning of adjacent properties and master planning of the general area should be compatible with the proposed project. The property must have easy access to major freeways but not be adjacent to overpasses, bridges, elevated ramps or railroad tracks. Sites should have adequate electrical power, sanitary sewer, water, telephone, cable TV and fiber optics available, or easily accessible. Any property submitted for consideration must be relatively flat and consist of approximately 5 - 7 contiguous buildable acres and located outside of any designated 100 year floodplain. The property should not have any easements or right-of-ways encroaching on the secured portion of the site or reducing the site's usable area. A current preliminary title report and any existing Phase I environmental site assessment reports, boundary surveys, soil reports, geotechnical reports, cultural resources reports or other pertinent data must accompany each expression of interest. In addition, all submittals must include a representation of the agent's authority to tender the offer on behalf of the current fee owner. The federal government will determine how to develop the site and hereby notifies all interested parties that we may consider properties other than those offered in response to this advertisement. The Government will require the land to be delivered in fee ownership and will not entertain offers of a ground lease. Offerors should submit expressions of interest by mail or facsimile no later than close of business on December 30, 2006. Forward pertinent information to: Studley, c/o Carpenter/Robbins Commercial Real Estate, Inc., Agent for the General Services Administration 3160 Crow Canyon Road, Suite 200 San Ramon, CA 94583 Attn: Doug Wierenga, Phone: (925) 790-2131 Fax: (925) 866-1306 e-mail [email protected]. With a copy to: Julia Sanders, Contracting Officer/Realty Specialist GSA, PBS Real Property Program Division, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 4th Floor East San Francisco, California 94102 e-mail [email protected]