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DOC — Arkansas Valley Critical Living Unit Improvements (Ph 2/2)

Living-unit renovation at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, Ordway. Crowley County. Timeline requested FY27.

Money in FACT
Est. total cost
$12.5M
Result so far
Requested. What this stage means

Requested. An agency asked the state for money for this project. The state has not paid for it yet.

The stages, in order

  1. Requested An agency asked. No money yet. This project
  2. Funded Money approved. Work still to start.
  3. Underway Work started. Money goes out.
  4. Complete Work complete.

Halted Work stopped before the end.

This stage is our reading of the sources at the foot of this page, last read 24 September 2026.

Timeline requested FY27

Paid so far
Nothing. Not funded, so no contract exists.
FACT A Honesty Framework The label says how we know the figure. The grade rates the source record, not the project. The grade rates the source record, not the project.

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Latest public update

The Capital Development Committee added and recommended $12.5M (phase 2 of 2), but the project does not appear in the enacted Long Bill capital schedule — the only enacted Arkansas Valley item is an $832K kitchen-refrigeration replacement under controlled maintenance.

Open questions for the state (1)
ANALYSIS
  • Is phase 2 tracking the scope and cost assumptions set in phase 1?

Total cost and spending
Total project cost$12.5M

Total cost & funding are drawn from the official record(s) listed below.

Not funded. This project was requested in the FY 2026-27 budget cycle and is not in the enacted capital budget. It sits on the state's prioritized waitlist — no spending is expected unless a future budget funds it.

Milestones (2)
  • Capital Development Committee recommended funding — February 2026
  • Not in the enacted HB26-1410 capital schedule — not funded

Who is being paid
Funding sourceCapital Construction Fund.
Not funded — no contracts exist for this project. If a future budget funds it, prime contracts will appear here from the Colorado Contract Management System.

Sources and receipts (1)

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DOC — Arkansas Valley Critical Living Unit Improvements (Ph 2/2)

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