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CO Code § 24-103-1002 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 103 - Source Selection and Contract Formation|Part 10 - Procurement Disparity Study|§ 24-103-1002. Definitions

 As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:    "Contract" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-101-301 (9) and includes public-private partnerships and other agreements for public-private financing.    "Contractor" means any person who is a party to a contract.    "Historically underutilized business" means a business:   That is at least fifty-one percent owned by one or more individuals who are:   United States citizens or permanent resident aliens; and    One or more of the following:       For which the minority ownership controls both the management and day-to-day business decisions.      Members of a racial or ethnic minority group;    Non-Hispanic Caucasian women;    Persons with physical or mental disabilities; or    Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community; and       "Persons with physical or mental disabilities" means persons who:   Have impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities;    Are regarded generally by the community as having a disability; and    Whose disabilities substantially limit their abilities to engage in competitive business.       "Racial or ethnic minority group" means:   African American persons, meaning individuals having origins in any of the black racial groups;    Hispanic American persons, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race;    Asian American persons, including persons whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, the United States territories of the Pacific, or the Northern Mariana Islands; or persons whose origins are from subcontinent Asia, including persons whose origins are from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, or Nepal; or    Native American persons, including persons who are American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Hawaiians of Polynesian descent.       "Subcontractor" means any person who is a party to a contract with a contractor.     Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-135), ch. 379, p. 3414, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 24-103-1004 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 103 - Source Selection and Contract Formation|Part 10 - Procurement Disparity Study|§ 24-103-1004. Requests for Information - Disparity Study

 The executive director or the entity that the executive director commissions to conduct a disparity study pursuant to section 24-103-1003 may request information in furtherance of the disparity study from each entity that is subject to the study, including each principle department of the executive branch of state government as specified in section 24-1-110, including any division, office, agency, or other unit created within a principle department, and including institutions of higher education and the Colorado commission on higher education; except that such requests may not be made of entities that have elected to be exempt from the code pursuant to section 24-101-105 (1)(b). Each entity that is subject to the disparity study shall respond to any such request for information in furtherance of the disparity study as soon as practicable after receiving the request.   Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-135), ch. 379, p. 3418, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 24-104-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 104 - Specifications|Part 2 - Specifications|§ 24-104-201. Executive Director - Rules

 The executive director may promulgate rules governing the preparation, maintenance, and content of specifications for supplies, services, and construction required by the state.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1272, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 328, § 29, effective August 9.
CO Code § 24-104-202 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 104 - Specifications|Part 2 - Specifications|§ 24-104-202. Duties of the Chief Procurement Officer - Specifications

 The chief procurement officer shall prepare, issue, revise, maintain, and monitor the use of specifications for supplies, services, and construction required by the state.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1272, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1537, § 111, effective June 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 328, § 30, effective August 9.
CO Code § 24-104-203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 104 - Specifications|Part 2 - Specifications|§ 24-104-203. Exempted Items

 Specifications for supplies, services, or construction items to be procured by purchasing agencies exempted from centralized procurement pursuant to section 24-102-302 may be prepared by those purchasing agencies in accordance with the provisions of this article and rules promulgated pursuant to this article.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1272, § 1, effective January 1, 1982.
CO Code § 24-104-204 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 104 - Specifications|Part 2 - Specifications|§ 24-104-204. Relationship With Using Agencies

 The chief procurement officer may obtain expert advice and assistance from personnel of using agencies in the development of specifications and may delegate, in writing, to a using agency the authority to prepare and utilize its own specifications.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1272, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1537, § 112, effective June 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 329, § 31, effective August 9.
CO Code § 24-104-205 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 104 - Specifications|Part 2 - Specifications|§ 24-104-205. Maximum Practicable Competition

 All specifications shall seek to promote overall economy for the purposes intended and encourage competition in satisfying the state's needs and shall not be unduly restrictive.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1272, § 1, effective January 1, 1982.
CO Code § 24-104-206 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 104 - Specifications|Part 2 - Specifications|§ 24-104-206. Ownership Considerations

 When feasible, specifications shall incorporate the concepts of energy efficiency, value analysis, and life-cycle cost.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1272, § 1, effective January 1, 1982.
CO Code § 24-104-207 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 104 - Specifications|Part 2 - Specifications|§ 24-104-207. Specifications Prepared by Architects and Engineers

 The requirements of this article regarding the purposes and nonrestrictiveness of specifications shall apply to all specifications unless otherwise provided by law.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1272, § 1, effective January 1, 1982.
CO Code § 24-104-208 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 104 - Specifications|Part 2 - Specifications|§ 24-104-208. Purchase of Compost by Governmental Bodies - Definitions

  In addition to any other applicable requirement specified in the code, no compost may be purchased by a governmental body unless the compost satisfies minimum standards specified by the department of agriculture.    For purposes of this section, "compost" means a substance derived from a process of biologically degrading organic materials that contains one or more essential available plant nutrients and that complies with minimum standards for the identification of such substance specified by the commissioner of agriculture by rule.     Source: L. 2017: Entire section added with relocated provisions, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 329, § 32, effective August 9.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-103-209 as it existed prior to 2017. For a detailed comparison of this section, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 24-105-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 105 - Construction Contracts|Part 1 - Management of Construction Contracting|§ 24-105-101. Responsibility for Selection of Methods of Construction Contracting Management

 The executive director may promulgate rules providing for as many alternative methods of construction contracting management as he or she may determine to be feasible. These rules may set forth criteria to be used in determining which method of construction contracting management is to be used for a particular project, grant to the head of a division within the department or the procurement official who is responsible for carrying out the construction project the discretion to select the appropriate method of construction contracting management for a particular project, and require the procurement agent to execute and include in the contract file a written statement setting forth the facts which led to the selection of a particular method of construction contracting management for each project.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1272, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 329, § 33, effective August 9.
CO Code § 24-105-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 105 - Construction Contracts|Part 2 - Bonds|§ 24-105-201. Bid Security

  Bid security shall be required for all invitations for bids for construction contracts when the price is estimated by the procurement agent to exceed fifty thousand dollars. Bid security shall be a bond provided by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, the equivalent in cash, or otherwise supplied in a form satisfactory to the state. Nothing in this subsection    Bid security shall be in an amount equal to at least five percent of the amount of the bid.    When the invitation for bids requires security, noncompliance requires that the bid be rejected as nonresponsive.    After the bids are opened, they shall be irrevocable for the period specified in the invitation for bids, except as provided in section 24-103-202 (6). If a bidder is permitted to withdraw his bid before award, no action shall be had against the bidder or the bid security.     (1) prevents the requirement of such bonds on construction contracts under fifty thousand dollars.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1273, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 2017: (1) amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 329, § 34, effective August 9.   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, "The Potential and Perils of Colorado Public Construction Contracting", see 16Colo. Law. 2131 (1987).
CO Code § 24-105-202 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 105 - Construction Contracts|Part 2 - Bonds|§ 24-105-202. Contract Performance and Payment Bonds - Applicability

  When a construction contract is awarded in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars, the following bonds or security shall be delivered to the state and shall become binding on the parties upon the execution of the contract:   A performance bond satisfactory to the state, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or otherwise secured in a manner satisfactory to the state, in an amount equal to fifty percent of the price specified in the contract; and    A payment bond satisfactory to the state, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or otherwise secured in a manner satisfactory to the state, for the protection of all persons supplying labor and material to the contractor or its subcontractors for the performance of the work provided for in the contract. The bond shall be in an amount equal to fifty percent of the price specified in the contract.       Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the state to require a performance bond or other security in addition to those bonds or in circumstances other than those specified in subsection (1) of this section.    Suits on payment bonds and labor and payment bonds shall be brought in accordance with sections 38-26-105 to 38-26-107, C.R.S.    This section applies to all construction contracts awarded to a private entity for construction that is situated or located on publicly owned property using any public or private money or public or private financing.     Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1273, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 2004: IP(1) amended, p. 228, § 3, effective August 4. L. 2014: IP(1) amended, (HB 14-1387), ch. 378, p. 1852, § 64, effective June 6. L. 2019: (4) added, (SB 19-138), ch. 117, p. 494, § 2, effective August 2.   Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1387, see section 1 of chapter 378, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.   (2) For the legislative declaration in SB 19-138, see section 1 of chapter 117, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 24-105-203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 105 - Construction Contracts|Part 2 - Bonds|§ 24-105-203. Bond Forms and Copies

  The form of bonds required by this part 2 shall be as provided in sections 38-26-105 to 38-26-107, C.R.S.    Any person may request and obtain from the state a certified copy of a bond upon payment of the cost of reproduction of the bond and postage, if any. A certified copy of a bond shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, execution, and delivery of the original.     Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1273, § 1, effective January 1, 1982.
CO Code § 24-105-301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 105 - Construction Contracts|Part 3 - Construction Contract Clauses and Fiscal Responsibility|§ 24-105-301. Contract Clauses and Their Administration

  The executive director may promulgate rules requiring the inclusion in state construction contracts of clauses providing for adjustments in prices, time of performance, and other appropriate contract provisions affected by and covering the following subjects:   The unilateral right of the state to order in writing changes in the work within the scope of the contract and changes in the time of performance of the contract that do not alter the scope of the contract work;    Variations occurring between estimated quantities of work on a contract and actual quantities;    Suspension of work ordered by the state; and    Site conditions differing from those indicated in the contract or ordinarily encountered; except that differing site condition clauses required by the rules need not be included in a contract when the contract is negotiated or when the contractor provides the site or design.         Adjustments in price shall be computed in one or more of the following ways: (2) (a) Adjustments in price shall be computed in one or more of the following ways:   By agreement on a fixed price adjustment before commencement of the pertinent performance or as soon thereafter as practicable;    By unit prices specified in the contract or subsequently agreed upon;    By the costs attributable to the events or situations under such clauses with adjustment of profit or fee, all as specified in the contract or subsequently agreed upon;    In such other manner as the contracting parties may mutually agree; or    In the absence of agreement by the parties, by a unilateral determination by the state of the costs attributable to the events or situations under such clauses with adjustment of profit or fee, all as computed by the state pursuant to the applicable sections of any rules issued under section 24-106-108, and subject to the provisions of article 109 of this title 24.       A contractor shall be required to submit cost or pricing data if any adjustment in contract price is subject to the provisions of section 24-103-403.       The executive director shall promulgate rules requiring the inclusion in state construction contracts of clauses providing for appropriate remedies and covering the following subjects:   Liquidated damages as appropriate;    Specified excuses for delay or nonperformance;    Termination of the contract for default; and    Termination of the contract in whole or in part for the convenience of the state.       The contract clauses promulgated under this section may be set forth in rules; except that such rules shall be consistent with section 24-91-103.5 (1) and (2) and section 24-30-1303 (1)(s)(IV).     Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1274, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 89: (4) amended, p. 1143, § 3, effective April 10. L. 2017: IP(1), (2)(a)(V), and (4) amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 330, § 35, effective August 9.
CO Code § 24-105-302 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 105 - Construction Contracts|Part 3 - Construction Contract Clauses and Fiscal Responsibility|§ 24-105-302. Fiscal Responsibility

 Every contract modification or contract price adjustment under a construction contract with the state in excess of an amount specified in the contract shall be subject to prior written certification by the controller or other official responsible for monitoring and reporting upon the status of the costs of the total project or contract budget as to the effect of the contract modification or adjustment in contract price on the total project or contract budget. In the event that the certification of the controller or other responsible official discloses a resulting increase in the total project or contract budget, the procurement agent shall not execute or make such contract modification or adjustment in contract price unless sufficient funds are available therefor or the scope of the project or contract is adjusted so as to permit the degree of completion that is feasible within the total project or contract budget as it existed prior to the contract modification or adjustment in contract price under consideration; except that, with respect to the validity of any executed contract modification or adjustment in contract price which the contractor has reasonably relied upon, it shall be presumed that there has been compliance with the provisions of this section.   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1275, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 330, § 36, effective August 9.
CO Code § 24-109-101.1 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 109 - Remedies|Part 1 - Prelitigation Resolution of Controversies|§ 24-109-101.1. Definitions

 As used in this article 109, unless the context otherwise requires:    "Aggrieved party" means any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, or contractor who believes that he or she has suffered a denial of legal rights under this code in connection with the solicitation or award of a contract. For purposes of contract controversies, an aggrieved party may also be the contractor.    "Material issue" means a nontrivial defect in the solicitation or award that would prejudice the outcome of the procurement. The presence of multiple nonmaterial issues in a solicitation or award does not constitute a material issue unless the aggrieved party can establish that those nonmaterial issues together would prejudice the outcome of the procurement.     Source: L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 339, § 40, effective August 9.
CO Code § 24-109-101.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 109 - Remedies|Part 1 - Prelitigation Resolution of Controversies|§ 24-109-101.5. Resolution of Controversies

  The procurement official or his or her designee is authorized to settle and resolve any questions regarding:   Any protest concerning the solicitation or award of a contract;    Debarment or suspension from consideration for award of contracts; and    Any controversy arising between the state and a contractor by virtue of a contract between them, including, without limitation, controversies based upon breach of contract, mistake, misrepresentation, or any other cause for contract modification or rescission.       Any decision of the procurement official or his or her designee with respect to a material issue raised in a protest is subject to appeal pursuant to part 2 of this article 109.    Except for appeals referred to the office of administrative courts pursuant to section 24-109-201, the provisions of section 24-4-105 shall not apply to the administrative procedures established pursuant to this article 109.     Source: L. 2017: Entire section added with relocated provisions, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 339, § 41, effective August 9.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-109-101 as it existed prior to 2017. For a detailed comparison of this section, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 24-109-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 109 - Remedies|Part 1 - Prelitigation Resolution of Controversies|§ 24-109-102. Protested Solicitations and Awards

  Any aggrieved party in connection with the solicitation or award of a contract may protest to the procurement official or his or her designee. The protest of an invitation for bids or a request for proposals shall be submitted in writing to the procurement official or his or her designee within ten business days after such aggrieved party knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto. The protest of a small purchase solicitation or award of contract shall be submitted in writing to the procurement official or his or her designee within three business days, unless the procurement official otherwise extends the time period to ten business days, after such aggrieved party knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto.    The procurement official or his or her designee shall have the authority to settle and resolve a protest of an aggrieved party concerning the solicitation or award of a contract. A written decision regarding the protest shall be rendered within ten business days after the protest is filed. The decision shall be based on and limited to a review of the material issues raised by the aggrieved party and shall set forth each factor taken into account in reaching the decision. This authority shall be exercised pursuant to rules promulgated by the executive director to provide for the expeditious resolution of the protest. Remedies awarded pursuant to this decision, if any, shall be limited to those set forth in part 5 of this article 109.    If the procurement official or his or her designee does not issue a written decision regarding a solicitation or award within the period specified in this article 109 or within such longer period as may be agreed upon by the procurement official and the aggrieved party, then the aggrieved party may proceed as if the procurement official or his or her designee had rendered an adverse decision.     Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1278, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 161, § 2, effective April 8; (1) and (2) amended, p. 1538, § 115, effective June 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 340, § 42, effective August 9.   Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (2) by Senate Bill 96-228 and House Bill 96-1225 were harmonized.
CO Code § 24-109-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 109 - Remedies|Part 1 - Prelitigation Resolution of Controversies|§ 24-109-103. Stay of Procurements

 A contract resulting from a request for proposals is not awarded until any protest made in connection with the request for proposals has been resolved pursuant to section 24-109-102 (2).   Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1278, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 85: Entire section repealed, p. 875, § 12, effective June 6. L. 2017: Entire section RC&RE, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 340, § 43, effective August 9.