Description
The Pikes Peak State College is seeking to procure architectural design services for a classroom build-out project at the Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation (CHES). The project involves converting an existing Commons Area on the 2nd floor of CHES into two classrooms, adding a wall in the 1st floor Nursing ward to form two separate Nursing areas, and adding a wall at a storage room on the 1st floor and relocating a wall. The college has determined that FBT Architects is the only vendor that can reasonably provide the required services due to their prior involvement in the design of the facility and their extensive knowledge of the building's systems and programmatic requirements.
• The project is part of the college's expansion of its healthcare programs.
• The college has implemented a Remodel, Renovation, Refurnish (RRR) process to prioritize campus improvement requests.
• The project was initially submitted during the Spring 2025 RRR cycle but was deferred due to funding limitations.
• The project was resubmitted in Spring 2026 in response to a planned expansion of the Nursing program.
• The college proposes to proceed with a direct contract with FBT Architects in lieu of a competitive solicitation.