CanadaBuys #27-317559

Brokerage services to sell one Canadian government residence in Buenos Aires

Global Affairs Canada seeks a qualified local broker to sell one Canadian government-owned residence in Buenos Aires. - Buyer: Global Affairs Canada, also identified as the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD); Embassy of Canada to Argentina and Paraguay in Buenos Aires. Procurement-office details in the attachments include the Bureau des achats (Procurement Office). - Service requested: Seller-representation real estate brokerage for one Crown-owned residential property. No product items, part numbers, or commercial vendors are named. - Broker qualifications: A current Argentine real estate license, at least 20 seller-represented transactions in Argentina, and at least five years of professional experience as an agent or broker in Argentina. - Key work: Assess the property and market; prepare a market analysis and disposition plan; arrange marketing and professional photography; report progress monthly; analyze buyers and offers; support commercial negotiations; and coordinate transaction documents with Canada’s legal and technical advisers. - Important requirements: The broker must act in Canada’s best interests and support purchaser screening related to Canadian sanctions requirements. Local and other travel expenses are not reimbursed. - Pricing: Compensation is a commission percentage of the completed sale. The pricing schedule uses an estimated sale price of US$2,300,000; the commission rate is not specified. - Performance term: Runs from contract award to the stated contract end. The draft contract describes up to two one-year extensions; another attachment does not specify option periods.

Description

Canada is seeking offers from real estate agents to provide brokerage services for the Embassy of Canada to Argentina and Paraguay in Buenos Aires. The procurement concerns the disposal of one Crown-owned residential property in Buenos Aires that was previously used to house Canadian diplomatic personnel. The contractor must be locally available, use locally accepted brokerage and representation standards, and will not be compensated for local or other travel expenses. The estimated contract period is seven months, with a proposed start date of December 1, 2026.

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