Denver seeks five-year, $11.2 million Energize Denver software extension
The proposed contract would run through 2031 and bring the Touchstone IQ agreement to nearly $29 million; the city says replacing the customized system could disrupt compliance work.
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Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency is seeking to add $11.2 million to its contract with Touchstone IQ for the software and support behind the Energize Denver building-compliance program. The proposed extension would run from Jan. 1, 2027, through Dec. 31, 2031, and increase the contract from $17.73 million to $28.96 million, the city’s contract request says.
The platform supports the program’s help desk, compliance administration and communications, and maintains records for about 10,500 buildings. It tracks energy-use reporting and efficiency targets for roughly 3,000 large buildings, as well as compliance submissions for about 7,500 smaller buildings.
The city’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency says replacing the customized system would require significant city investment and could disrupt program operations while building-performance rules remain in effect through 2032. The request says the city’s Technology Services team reviewed the system and recommended extending it. It cites a contract-term exception for cases in which reprocurement would be detrimental to a project or program; it does not document a separate sole-source determination.
The extension would not include direct technical assistance for Equity Priority Buildings, which was part of the earlier contract. The office says it is pursuing that work separately through a request for proposals.
The proposal is scheduled for review by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Nov. 4. It is pending, not approved, according to the Legistar record for Resolution 26-1619.