Buy Clean Colorado Act

The Buy Clean Colorado (BCCO) Act (C.R.S. 24-92-117) applies to State public projects for which the cost exceeds five hundred thousand dollars and for which an agency of government issues a solicitation on or after January 1, 2024. Public projects include any construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or improvement of any land, building, structure, facility, road, or bridge that is intended to promote public upkeep.

This law requires the OSA to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential (GWP) limit for each category of eligible materials. These materials are the focus for Buy Clean Colorado due to their high carbon emissions impact and volume use in public projects and since reducing the impact of these materials will provide the greatest reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during the construction of State public projects.