CSU closer to construction of academic village

FORT COLLINS — Colorado State University will pick from 12 general contractors who have bid to build the first phase of the proposed resident academic village on campus.

Companies located in Northern Colorado or Denver submitted a majority of proposals, school officials said. CSU will award the contract before the end of the school year.

As planned, the $35 million first phase will include a 128,500-square-foot residential building, including 420 beds, and an adjacent 42,000-square-foot dining hall that will serve 1,600.

The project is not state-funded; instead it is being paid with revenue bonds and private funding. The academic village…