The University of Colorado announced today that it will be accepting proposals from qualified house movers and contractors to relocate three university-owned houses in Grandview Terrace.

The three houses -- 1220, 1243 and 1244 Grandview Avenue -- were all built in the 1920s and cannot be remodeled due to the cost, an estimated $2 million for all three properties. The buildings were vacated when faculty and staff with CU's Institute of Behavioral Science moved into a new building in 2010.

We don't want these buildings to become a neighborhood nuisance, and we want to give the public and members of the community an opportunity to relocate them if that is feasible and people are interested, said CU Interim Vice Chancellor for Administration Jeff Lipton in a statement.

CU originally notified the city in March that it planned to raze five buildings in Grandview Terrace unless someone from the city or residents stepped in to move the structures.

City spokeswoman Jody Jacobson said the city would not be putting in a bid, but is helping to find potential bidders.

"We would like to see these buildings preserved, but the city is not putting in a bid," she said.

The university is not accepting bids on the other two properties in that original memo and are not scheduled to demolish either building. The house at 1232 Grandview Ave. is currently being rented out and CU entered into an agreement with the city to take another look at alternative uses for the property at 1446 Broadway.

CU has no immediate plans to build on the properties, officials say, but instead will use the land for parking in the short term.

The five buildings are all located outside of the "Grandview Preserve," an area defined in a 2001 memorandum of agreement between the city and the university to protect historic buildings.

The university will accept proposals for relocation through Oct. 17. A proposal evaluation and selection period will then be conducted from Oct. 18 through Oct. 25, with contract award notifications going out on Oct. 29.

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