CTF FMCC Fire Alarm Improvements RFQ TBD CMS208671

The State of Colorado Department of Corrections is requesting qualifications for architectural and engineering professional services to design fire alarm improvements at Four Mile Correctional Center in Canon City, with qualification submittals due August 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM via BidNet Direct. Colorado labor must perform at least 80% of the work, and the mandatory pre-submittal conference and site tour was held July 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM.

The scope involves replacing the facility's outdated Simplex MAPNET fire alarm system with a Simplex 4020 Simplex IDNET fire alarm network across 121,948 square feet comprising 27 buildings at a mixed male inmate facility with capacity of 525. The existing system experiences multi-generational networked and non-networked panels, electrical shorts, ground faults, programming issues, and broken detectors. The project follows Design/Bid/Build delivery.

The estimated project cost is $4,470,890. The State of Colorado Office of the State Architect will administer the contract using its standard Architect/Engineer Agreement for Design/Bid/Build services, with design phases spanning pre-design through post-construction, payment by phase, and monthly reimbursable expenses subject to a specified maximum. Anticipated design start is the week of September 28, 2026.

Minimum qualifications require demonstrated design experience on at least two projects exceeding $2,000,000 in hard costs, operation under the same business name for two years minimum, absence of prior state termination for non-performance, Colorado office presence, and mandatory pre-submittal conference attendance. Buy Clean Colorado Act requirements apply, mandating Environmental Product Declarations for asphalt, cement, concrete, glass, steel, and wood structural elements meeting maximum acceptable global warming potential limits. Evaluation criteria include project team qualifications, firm/team capabilities, prior experience on similar projects, project approach addressing budget methodology and quality control, equity and diversity initiatives, and work location proximity. The short list will be announced the week of August 24, 2026, with oral interviews the week of August 31, 2026 in Colorado Springs or virtually, and selection anticipated the week of September 7, 2026. Clarification requests were due August 5, 2026.