About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority requests proposals from financially and legally qualified hotel developers and development teams to acquire, lease, or obtain development rights to a downtown surface parking property. The selected team will plan, finance, design, construct, own, and operate a new hotel supporting downtown Pueblo, the Riverwalk, the Convention Center, and tourism and event activity. Eligible submitters include onshore USA development teams comprising a lead developer, ownership entity, hotel operator, brand or franchise partner, architect, contractor, and financing partners with comparable projects from the last ten years. Submitters must email proposals in PDF format to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time on January 11, 2027. The pre-bid meeting occurs on December 11, 2026, and all questions are due by December 11, 2026. The Authority will evaluate proposals based on developer experience and team qualifications, hotel concept and design quality, financial capacity and feasibility, schedule and readiness, transaction structure and reasonableness of requested public participation, and public benefits and long-term operations.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority
Scope of work
- Acquisition, lease, or obtaining development rights to the property
- Hotel planning and conceptual design addressing parking, access, loading, and pedestrian connections
- Project financing and development budgeting
- Construction of the new hotel
- Ownership and long-term operation of the hotel
- Integration with downtown, the Riverwalk, and Convention Center
- Provision of hotel amenities, guest rooms, and public benefits
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Developer experience and team qualifications | Not specified |
| Hotel concept and design quality | Not specified |
| Financial capacity and feasibility | Not specified |
| Schedule and readiness | Not specified |
| Proposed transaction structure and reasonableness of requested public participation | Not specified |
| Public benefits and long-term operations | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Financially and legally qualified hotel developers and development teams
- Development team comprising lead developer, ownership entity, hotel operator, brand/franchise partner, architect, contractor, and financing partners
- Comparable hotel developments completed or underway within the last ten years
Documents to include with your response
- Identification of development team and comparable hotel projects from the last ten years
- Hotel concept description including brand or market position, estimated room count, and amenities
- Conceptual site plan and design concept addressing parking, access, loading, and pedestrian connections
- Development budget and financing plan
- Evidence of financial capacity
- Proposed transaction structure description
- Development schedule with dates for construction start, completion, and opening
- Description of proposed operating approach and public benefits
Key dates
- First publication
- November 1, 2026
- Second publication
- November 8, 2026
- Proposals due
- 5:00 p.m., Mountain Time, January 11, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit electronically as one PDF via email to Shawn Carlson, Special Programs Manager, at [email protected].
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Lots 1 and 2, Memorial Heights (corner of Alan Hamel Avenue and Central Main Street), City of Pueblo, County of Pueblo, Colorado
