§ 24-30-1403 — Professional services - listings - preliminary selections

(1)
Any person desiring to provide professional services to a state agency or a state
institution of higher education shall annually submit to the office of the state
architect a statement of qualifications and performance data and such other
information as may be required by the office. The office may request such person to
update such statement before the anniversary date in order to reflect changed
conditions in the status of such person.

(2) (a) For each proposed project for which professional services are required
and where the fee for such professional services is estimated to equal or exceed
twenty-five thousand dollars, the principal representative of the state agency or
state institution of higher education for which the project is to be done shall
evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data on file with the
office of the state architect and shall conduct discussions with no less than three
persons regarding their qualifications, approaches to the project, abilities to furnish
the required professional services, anticipated design concepts, and use of
alternative methods of approach for furnishing the required professional services.
The principal representative shall then select, in order of preference, no less than
three persons ranked in order and deemed to be most highly qualified to perform
the required professional services after considering, and based upon, such factors
as the ability of professional personnel, past performance, willingness to meet time
and budget requirements, location, current and projected work loads, the volume of
work previously awarded to the person by the state agency or state institution of
higher education, and the extent to which said persons have and will involve
minority subcontractors, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of
contracts among qualified persons as long as such distribution does not violate the
principle of selection of the most highly qualified person. In selection pursuant to
this section, Colorado firms shall be given preference when qualifications appear to
be equal. All selections are subject to approval by the principal representative, and
all contracts between the principal representative and such selected professionals
shall be consistent with appropriation and legislative intent.

(b) The requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) shall not apply to
the state board of land commissioners, established in article 1 of title 36, C.R.S., in
connection with contract expenditures from the state board of land commissioners
investment and development fund created in section 36-1-153, C.R.S., or the
commercial real property operating fund created in section 36-1-153.7, C.R.S.

Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire part added, p. 891, � 1, effective July 1. L. 90: (2) amended, p. 1190, � 7, effective April 18. L. 2009: (2) amended, (SB 09-022), ch. 246, p. 1111, � 5, effective May 14. L. 2013: (2)(b) amended, (HB 13-1274), ch. 376, p. 2217, � 7, effective June 5. L. 2014: (1) and (2)(a) amended, (HB 14-1387), ch. 378, p. 1838, � 38, effective June 6. L. 2015: (1) and (2)(a) amended, (SB 15-270), ch. 296, p. 1218, � 17, effective June 5.