Colorado State University-Pueblo is soliciting the submittal of qualifications for Project Management Services from firms to provide complete project management for the Psychology Building Renovation and Addition Building on campus.
The Program Plan for the project calls for a renovation of 45,987 gsf of the existing Psychology Building and a new 2-storey, 26,460 gross square foot addition to the east of the building. Two floors of 13,200 gsf each, along with a new elevator complying with ADA standards, will connect to the exiting and circulation hallways in the center of the existing buildings at both floor levels. This will provide a “double loaded” main east west circulation spine on both levels that will be designed as a wide “avenue” conducive non-programmed interaction between students and faculty, while allowing efficient access to various types of classrooms and labs for varied disciplines of the CHASS that will use this building space. Design and construction shall be of institutional quality in structure, finishes, and exterior aesthetics, as exhibited in the campus design vocabulary and expressed in the recently- completed Occhiato Student Center (OSC), Library /Academic Resources Center (LARC), Student Recreation Center, and HPER buildings.
The project will be designed and constructed to LEED Gold Standards, and will fit the current master plan concept for the campus.
Spending authority for the project has been approved by the Board of Governors of the CSU System, and CCHE, and has been approved by the Capital Development Committee. Total project funding has been approved at $16,812,751.
Colorado State University-Pueblo anticipates using a Design-Build /Guaranteed Maximum Price approach as an Integrated Project Delivery method. Through the use of a Design -Build Entity (to be selected following this Project Manager selection) a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) will be established by the Design-Build Entity in conjunction with CSU-Pueblo and the Project Manager. The Design-Build Entity will develop, among other things, project design, availability of materials and labor, project schedule, and project costs as they relate to the established budget, as well as constructability, and will provide value engineering through the phases of the project. (The selection process for the Design-Build Entity will begin following the selection process for the Project Manager.)
Project Design is expected to begin in November 2018, with completion by January 1, 2021.