FRCC Facilities Master Plan

Front Range Community College (FRCC), a state institution in Colorado, is requesting qualifications for architectural, engineering, and consulting services to develop an updated Facilities Master Plan covering two state-owned campuses (Larimer and Westminster), with qualifications due July 10, 2026, and mandatory pre-submittal conferences and site tours on June 23, 2026.

Respondents must hold a Colorado architecture license, have completed master plans for at least two colleges of similar size within the past five years with experience on multi-location campuses, and maintain five years of operational history from a Colorado address. Attendance at the mandatory pre-submittal conference is required. Respondents must acknowledge acceptance of standard Architect/Engineer/Consultant Contract terms without reservation and comply with Colorado labor requirements (80% of work performed by Colorado residents).

The scope encompasses an executive summary, operational information assessment, existing conditions assessment, projected needs analysis, alternative solutions and recommendations, and implementation plans. Implementation plans must address space utilization, facility conditions, ADA accessibility, sustainability, infrastructure, and ten-year capital project priorities. The inventory covers 41 buildings across the Larimer Campus (Fort Collins), Westminster Campus, and Broomfield Campus Center, totaling 843,241 gross square feet. The work coordinates with a recently completed Boulder County Campus master plan.

Evaluation criteria include project team qualifications and experience; firm capabilities and workload capacity; demonstrated success on similar projects; project approach addressing budget control, quality assurance, energy efficiency, embodied carbon reduction through Environmental Product Declaration compliance, and schedule management; equity and diversity initiatives; and work location proximity to project sites.

Short-listed firms will be invited to oral interviews on July 22, 2026. Selection is anticipated July 27, 2026, with contract negotiations in August 2026 and design work commencing in September 2026, targeting project completion by April 1, 2027. No contract value is disclosed.