AE RFQ 2027-017M26 Modernize SOB RR

The Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration is requesting qualifications from architecture and engineering firms to modernize restroom facilities at the State Office Building in Denver, with qualifications due July 27, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Attendance at a mandatory pre-submittal conference and site tour on July 13, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at the building (1525 Sherman Street, Denver) is required.

Respondents must demonstrate no prior termination by the State for non-performance, operation under the same business name for at least two years, and documented design experience on at least two projects each exceeding $1 million in hard costs. The scope encompasses comprehensive renovation of restroom facilities across all five floors of this historically designated structure, including upgrades to meet current ADA and building code requirements, addition of gender-neutral restroom facilities, and restoration appropriate to the historic character. The State Historic Preservation Office will review plans because walls may require removal and relocation. The selected firm will update as-built drawings and provide a Revit model to the State upon completion.

The estimated project cost is $2.5 million. The State plans to use a Design/Bid/Build delivery approach, with design anticipated to begin September 2026, construction commencing February 2027, and concluding July 2027. Contractor solicitation is anticipated in early Q1 2027.

Prequalification submittals are limited to 10 double-sided pages and must address project team qualifications, firm and team capabilities, prior experience, project approach, and equity/diversity/inclusion initiatives. The project is subject to Colorado's Buy Clean Colorado Act, requiring Environmental Product Declarations for asphalt, cement, concrete, glass, steel, and wood structural elements. A Colorado labor requirement mandates 80% Colorado workers. The short list will be announced July 31, 2026, with oral interviews anticipated in August 2026. Questions are due July 16, 2026.