RFI Design and Build Lump Sum Services
- Client
- Larimer, Colorado
- RFP Number
- CONS-24648
- Posted
- 10/17/2026
- Category
- Construction, Architecture, Interior Design, Landscaping and Other Related Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
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Description
AI GeneratedColorado State University solicits statements of qualifications from design/build firms and general contractors for a new 13,000-square-foot Potato Research and Storage Facility near Center, CO. The project requires design and build lump sum services for a pre-engineered metal structure or similar system on a concrete slab foundation, including three storage bays, restrooms, a dry lab, minimal water-wise landscaping, and specialized mechanical cooling and humidification systems. Only US-based firms are eligible to apply, and performance must occur on-site. Interested applicants must submit a Statement of Qualifications formatted as an 8 ½” by 11” PDF on company letterhead, along with executed Acknowledgment & Attestation and Single Point of Contact forms. The state will evaluate qualifications to select a shortlist of respondents for mandatory oral interviews. Shortlisted teams must then submit sealed Scope and Cost Proposals, which the state evaluates by combining the qualitative interview score (40 percent) with the scope and cost proposal amount (60 percent). The fixed limit for design and construction is $4,000,000.00, and the total contract term is one year.
Key solicitation details
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Colorado State University is soliciting submittals of interest from qualified Design/Build firms and General Contractors for a new 13,000 sf Potato Research and Storage Facility near Center, CO. The project total development budget is $5,000,000 with a fixed limit of design and construction of approximately $4,000,000. Eligible teams must be licensed in Colorado and meet specified experience and bonding criteria.
- Issued by
- Colorado State University
- Submittal of response due
- November 18, 2026 12:00 PM MT
- How to submit
- Submission details
- Submittals must be delivered via email in PDF format on company letterhead, limited to a maximum of 2 pages formatted as 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch.
- Contract term
- one year
- Estimated value
- $5,000,000 total development budget ($4,000,000 fixed limit of design and construction)
- Place of performance
- San Luis Valley Research Center (SLVRC) near Center, CO
- Insurance and bonding
- Demonstrated bonding capability up to $4,000,000 for an individual project
- Funding
- Agricultural grants, subject to Colorado Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship, Buy Clean Colorado Act, and federal Buy America, Build America requirements
How proposals are evaluated
| Qualitative response and oral interview (future RFP phase) | 40 percent |
| Sealed Scope and Cost Proposal (future RFP phase) | 60 percent |
Scope of work
- Three storage bays including two Macro Bin bays and one HD Pallet bay
- Restrooms and a dry lab/equipment area
- Pre-engineered metal structure, site-built metal frame, or structural insulated panels
- Concrete slab on grade foundation
- Passive cooling and active humidification mechanical system in a back wall plenum space
- Evaluation and potential capacity increase of existing site utilities
- Gravel and concrete paving with water-wise landscaping
- Insulation and system controls for food storage facilities
Minimum qualifications
- Demonstrated specific Design/Build Lump Sum experience of similar scale and complexity
- Demonstrated experience completing buildings utilizing DBB, CMGC, D/B with GMP, or D/B Lump Sum
- Demonstrated bonding capability up to $4,000,000 for an individual project
- Design Builder (Contractor and Principal Architect of record) registered/licensed in Colorado with primary office in Colorado
- Employ Colorado labor to perform at least 80% of the work
Documents to include with the bid
- Letter of interest (maximum 2 pages)
- Letter from surety affirming bonding capability up to $4,000,000
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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