Questions concerning the Property must be submitted here.
Sale of Property
Greater Essex County District School Board (the “Board”)
Offers to purchase ("Offers") the Board owned property (the "Property") known as Prince Andrew Public School, 1950 Kelly Road, LaSalle, Ontario N9A 6Z6, will be received at 451 Park St West, Windsor ON N9A 5V4 Attention: Shelley Armstrong, in a sealed envelope, up to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time ("EST")) (the "Closing Time"), on May 9, 2025 (the "Closing Date").
A solar facility has been constructed on the roof of the building on the Property further to a rooftop license agreement, as amended (the “Contract”). Copies of the documents constituting the Contract are available to the solicitors for a party who wishes to submit an Offer. If this is the case, please have your solicitors submit their request to Scott Spindler, Harrison Pensa at [email protected]. Receipt of the Contract will be subject to the recipient agreeing to maintain the confidentiality of its terms. The form of Offer which the Board requires offerors to submit contains a condition to closing in favour of the Board which provides that the successful offeror shall have, on or prior to closing, negotiated and agreed to the assignment and assumption of the Board’s rights and obligations under the Contract to and by the successful offeror.
1.0 Information for Bidders
1.1 Offers received after the Closing Time will not be considered and will be returned unopened (unless the address of the offeror does not appear upon the outside of the envelope, in which case the Board will open the envelope for purposes of determining the address of the offeror).
1.2 An offeror who has already submitted an Offer may submit a further Offer at any time up to Closing Time. The last Offer received shall supersede and invalidate all Offers previously submitted by that offeror.
1.3 There will be no public opening of the Offers received. Information concerning the Offers received will not be published by the Board.
1.4 The Board shall have complete discretion as to whether to accept or reject any or all Offers for whatever reasons it may, in its absolute discretion, consider appropriate. The Board has a statutory obligation to sell the Property at fair market value. Among other considerations, the Board will consider the offers it receives in relation to such obligation. The Board reserves the right to negotiate with any offeror and, in the event negotiations with that offeror fail, the Board reserves the right to approach and negotiate with any other offeror.
1.5 Set out below, under the heading "Related Files", is a link to the form of Offer which the Board requires offerors to submit in the event they are interested in the Property.
1.6 Also set out below are links to additional information regarding the Property, namely a Designated Substances Management Plan for the Property and a Property Fact Sheet. Offerors are advised that no representations or warranties, whatsoever, are made by the Board as to the accuracy or completeness of any such information. It is the responsibility of each offeror to satisfy itself as to the condition of the Property and all other aspects thereof. The Board had previously made available an Asset Condition Assessment regarding the Property which had been commissioned by the Ministry of Education. Certain of the information contained in that assessment was inaccurate. The assessment indicated that the Property is serviced by sanitary waste piping system with gravity discharge to the city main. That information is incorrect. In fact, the Property’s sanitary waste systems are comprised of two (2) septic systems. Interested parties should not rely on any of the information contained in the previously shared Asset Condition Assessment.
1.7 Questions concerning the Property must be submitted here. Questions received and the Board's responses may be published on the Board's website, prior to the Closing Time; provided that, the Board reserves the right to: decline to respond to any question received; not publish any question received; and/or paraphrase or edit any question received, in its complete discretion. Questions received after 5:00 p.m. (EST) on May 7, 2025 will not be published and will not be responded to. No responses will be published after 12:00 noon (EST) on May 8, 2025.
1.8 Any offeror who contacts or attempts to contact Board personnel or Trustees concerning the Property (other than in the manner specified in section 2.6 hereof), prior to the Closing Time, may be excluded from the sale process and their Offer may be rejected.
1.9 THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN OFFER IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD'S TRUSTEES.
1.10 The building(s) located on the Property will be available for viewing on May 2, 2025. The building(s) shall not otherwise be made available for viewing by interested offerors prior to the Closing Time and interested offerors should not attempt to contact the Board for such purposes. It is the responsibility of each offeror to satisfy itself as to the condition of the Property and all other aspects thereof. No claim shall be allowed at any time after submission of an Offer that there was any misunderstanding of the terms and conditions of this tender. Failure to make the necessary examinations or investigations shall not be accepted: as an excuse for any default on the part of the Offer to fulfil in every detail all the requirements of this tender and their Offer; or, as a basis for any claims whatsoever for an extension of time in any circumstance.
2.0 Requirements at Time of Closing
2.1 CONTENTS OF SUBMISSION
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, OFFERS MUST BE SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS:
2.2 Hand delivered in a sealed envelope to 451 Park Street West, Windsor ON Attention: Shelley Armstrong on a weekday (which is not a civic or statutory holiday), between 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon (EST) or between 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. (EST); and, in any case, prior to the Closing Time. The name and address of the offeror should appear on the outside of the envelope containing the Offer. Offerors are required to submit two fully executed copies of their Offer, in the form of Offer provided below under the heading "Related Files". Variation of the terms contained in the Board's prescribed form of Offer, in the first instance, may result in the rejection of that Offer. For purposes of certainty, neither facsimiles nor photocopies of Offers will be accepted or considered. Furthermore, offerors who choose to use a courier service for purposes of delivering their Offer, do so at their own risk
2.3 While it is understood that Offerors may want to attach conditions to any Offer they may submit, it is anticipated by the Board that the form of Offer itself will not be amended and that any such conditions would be attached by way of schedule(s) to the Offer.
2.4 If an offer is accepted, the purchaser will be required to provide a deposit within ten days of acceptance by wire transfer to Harrison Pensa LLP, otherwise the offer will be null and void.
3.0 Other
3.1 REAL ESTATE COMMISSIONS
The Board will not pay any commissions to any real estate agents in connection with the sale of the Property. To the extent that an offeror has retained the services of a real estate agent for purposes of submitting an Offer, any amount alleged to be owed to such agent shall be the sole responsibility and liability of such offeror.
3.2 ZONING AND OFFICIAL PLAN
Offerors are responsible for satisfying themselves as to the zoning and permitted uses of the Property. The Board makes no representations or warranties with respect to same.
4.0 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the property tax for the property?
School boards are exempt from property tax, accordingly this information is not available.
What are the current estimated utilities cost for the property?
Due to the current operations at the school, as well as the fact that the Board’s acquisition of utilities is on a bulk basis, this information is not available.
What is the Property “zoned”?
It is the responsibility of interested parties to conduct such investigations as they consider appropriate regarding the Property, including any applicable by-laws, zoning and heritage designations and the implications thereof. The Board will not provide any representations or warranties with respect to same.
Is a survey of the Property available?
If available, a survey of the property will be made available to the successful offeror, without representation or warranty as to the accuracy thereof.
When will I know if my offer was accepted?
The Board will notify the successful offeror of the Board’s acceptance of its offer should the Board choose to accept one of the Offers received. At such time as the successful offeror provides its deposit (as contemplated in the attached form of Offer), the Board will then notify those parties whose offers were not accepted that their offer was not accepted.
Do I need a lawyer?
Given the nature of this sales process the Board’s strong preference is that interested parties be represented by legal counsel.
What time is the viewing of the property on May 2, 2025?
The property will be available for viewing at 11 a.m. on May 2, 2025.
Has the roof has been replaced since the solar system has been installed?
Here is a diagram of the Prince Andrew school building roofs. The roofs shown on the diagram are divided into sections. The respective sections shown on the diagram were replaced on the respective dates set out below:
- Section A and A1 – Replaced in 2015
- Section B – Replaced in 2006
- Section C1, C2, C3 – Replaced in 2005
- Section E1, E2 – Replaced in 2006
- Section F – Replaced in 2001
- Section H – Replaced in 1991
- Section G – Replaced in 2018
The solar panels in question were installed in approximately 2015-2016.
It is emphasized that the Board is selling the Property on an “as is, where is” basis. This means that the Board is making no representations and warranties, whatsoever, with respect to the Property (other than its ownership thereof). The Board makes no representations and warranties with respect to the condition of any aspect of the roofs at the school building, the dates on which any portion may have been worked on or replaced or the specifics of the timing or manner of installation of the solar panels. Finally, the Board makes no representations with respect to the accuracy of the above information. It is the responsibility of any interested party and ultimately the purchaser of the Property to satisfy itself with respect to all matters regarding the Property and said parties should not rely on the Board for any information in respect of same. It is strongly suggested that any interested party speak with their own legal counsel to fully appreciate and understand the implications of the foregoing.
Can you please identify the make of “digital building automation system to controls main mechanical equipment”?
Prince Andrew’s controls for mechanical equipment is dependent on the addition, ages and renovations. Addition #2 (noted on the fact sheet provided) is all electric heat locally controlled in the individual rooms with thermostats. The main original building is mostly pneumatic controls with a control air compressor feeding the thermostats in this portion of the school. The Building Automation System infrastructure make is “Continuum” from Schneider Electric.
There is a building automation system for the following:
- Boiler system and pumps
- CR1, 2 &3 Unit Ventilators
- CR5 Roof top Unit
- CR6. Library Roof Top Unit
- GYM Roof Top Units (2)
- Main Office/Staff Room Roof Top Unit.
It should be emphasized that the Board is selling the Property on an “as is, where is” basis. This means that the Board is making no representations and warranties, whatsoever, with respect to the Property (other than its ownership thereof). The Board makes no representations and warranties with respect to the building systems at the school or the accuracy of the above information. It is the responsibility of any interested party and ultimately the purchaser of the Property to satisfy itself with respect to all matters regarding the Property and said parties should not rely on the Board for any information in respect of same. It is strongly suggested that any interested party speak with their own legal counsel to fully appreciate and understand the implications of the foregoing.
Is there an air conditioning/cooling system?
There are 3 separate air handling units with DX cooling, all manufactured by York, serving the Main Office / staff room complex, Library (Classroom #6) and Classroom #5. It should be emphasized that the Board is selling the Property on an “as is, where is” basis. This means that the Board is making no representations and warranties, whatsoever, with respect to the Property (other than its ownership thereof). The Board makes no representations and warranties with respect to the building systems at the school or the accuracy of the above information. It is the responsibility of any interested party and ultimately the purchaser of the Property to satisfy itself with respect to all matters regarding the Property and said parties should not rely on the Board for any information in respect of same. It is strongly suggested that any interested party speak with their own legal counsel to fully appreciate and understand the implications of the foregoing.
Related Files
Designated Substances Management Plan
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