2026-045M25/ Capitol Heat Pumps Replacement

The Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration is soliciting qualifications for architectural and engineering design services on the Capitol Heat Pumps Replacement project, with qualifications due August 7, 2026, and a mandatory pre-submittal conference and site tour on July 23, 2026. This is a Design/Bid/Build delivery method with an estimated project cost of $8.597 billion.

Colorado labor must comprise at least 80 percent of work performed. The project is subject to the Buy Clean Colorado Act, requiring specification of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for eligible materials meeting maximum global warming potential limits — a substantive compliance obligation that filters capability.

The scope is design of replacement ground source heat pump and geothermal systems at the State Capitol Building, succeeding systems originally installed under a 2012 Energy Performance Contract. Minimum qualifications include demonstrated design experience on at least two projects each exceeding $8.6 million in hard costs utilizing Colorado office expertise, continuous business operation under the same name for two years, and mandatory attendance at the pre-submittal conference. Respondents must accept the terms of the sample Architect/Engineer/Consultant Agreement without reservation and be familiar with Buy Clean Colorado Act compliance.

Selection criteria include project team qualifications, firm capabilities, prior experience, project approach, equity and diversity initiatives, and work location proximity. Weighting is not stated. Construction is projected to commence in May 2027 and be completed by December 2028. Contract negotiations are scheduled for September 2026. Short-listed firms will be announced by August 11, 2026, and oral interviews are anticipated for the week of August 17, 2026. Fee proposals will be submitted separately following the qualification evaluation process. All submittals become the property of the State and will not be returned.