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Colorado's constitution designates it as a home rule state, meaning the Office of the State Architect (OSA) oversees only state-owned land and buildings. Individual cities and counties within Colorado are responsible for adopting and interpreting their own building regulations for private and municipal projects.
The Office of the State Architect's authority over State real property is derived from CRS § 24-30-1303. This statute outlines policies and procedures for various functions, including real estate transactions, property development, long-term and project-specific planning and design, professional consultant and construction solicitations, project management, construction contracting, building code compliance, and certain environmental impacts.
Furthermore, the OSA recommends the annual controlled maintenance statewide budget and state agency capital construction budget requests to the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting and the Capital Development Committee of the General Assembly. CRS § 24-30-1307 allows the OSA to develop policies and standards to fulfill these responsibilities and to delegate all or part of that authority to individual agencies and institutions.
(Applicable to state agencies and institutions of higher education)
Annual Requests and Facility Management Reporting Forms & Instructions for Capital Construction, Capital Renewal & Controlled Maintenance, Meeting / Training Events, Reports to The Capital Development Committee (CDC), Vacant Facilities / Unused Property Reports and Project Reporting.
(Applicable to state agencies and institutions of higher education)
Design and construction process including: solicitation, contracting, project management, code compliance, project tracking and close-out, and administration of the Controlled Maintenance Emergency Fund.
(Applicable to state agencies and institutions of higher education)
Real estate transaction process including: centralized leasing, executing leases and negotiating easements and rights-of-way, and reviewing and approving acquisitions and utilization of real property.
(Applicable to state agencies and institutions of higher education)
Energy management includes: establishing efficient Energy/Water Conservation practices, High Performance Building Certification, and Energy Performance Contracting.
Environmental practices include choice of appropriate building materials and renewable energy sources.
(Applicable to state agencies only)
Facilities planning process including: reviewing and approving Operational Master Plans, Facilities Master Plans, Facility Program Plans and administration of the Planning Fund.
News
June 14, 2023 - The Office of the State Architect (OSA) has created an OSA 101 Training webpage. Access the training videos via the State Architect tab and then by selecting OSA Reports & Training.
The Office of the State Architect (OSA) has developed a geographical information system (GIS) map application to display State of Colorado vacant parcels and facilities. Access the map here.
Aug. 5, 2022 - The Office of the State Architect (OSA) will be hosting a virtual informational meeting for Trade and Manufacturer Association representatives to learn about the Buy Clean Colorado (BCCO) Act with an opportunity to contribute feedback! Join OSA on August 29, from 3 – 4 PM to learn more and share your knowledge!
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FAQs
What building codes have been adopted by the Office of the State Architect?
State Buildings Programs (SBP) within the Office of the State Architect is responsible for establishing minimum building codes for all construction by state agencies (State Departments and Institutions of Higher Education) on state-owned or state-lease purchased properties or facilities.