SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                   SCHEDULE TO
                                 (Rule 14d-100)
            TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                 CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES/3
                       (Name of Subject Company (Issuer))


                        AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P. -- OFFEROR
                            (Names of Filing Persons
            (Identifying Status as Offeror, Issuer or Other Person))


                            LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                      NONE
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                 Patrick J. Foye
                            Executive Vice President
                   Apartment Investment And Management Company
                           Colorado Center, Tower Two
                   2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 2-1000
                             Denver, Colorado 80222
                                 (303) 757-8081
                 (Name, Address, and Telephone Numbers of Person
  Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

                                    Copy To:

                                Gregory M. Chait
                                  Robert Barker
                     Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
                   191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Sixteenth Floor
                             Atlanta, Georgia 30303
                                 (404) 572-6600

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE



        Transaction Valuation*              Amount of Filing Fee
                                         
        $7,199,841.48                       $662.39


    *    For purposes of calculating the fee only. This amount assumes the
purchase of 184,611.32 units of limited partnership interest of Consolidated
Capital Institutional Properties/3 for $39.00 per unit. Pursuant to Rule 0-11
under the Exchange Act of 1934, the filing fee equals $92 per $1,000,000
(prorated for amounts less than $1,000,000). The filing fee is calculated by
multiplying the aggregate offering amount by .000092.

         [ ]  Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
         0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
         previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
         number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

         Amount Previously Paid:   __________         Filing Party: __________

         Form or Registration No.: __________         Date Filed:   __________

         [ ]  Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary
         communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

         Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to
         which the statement relates:

         [X] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

         [ ] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

         [ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

         [ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

         Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting
         the results of the tender offer: [ ]

                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT

         This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to the tender offer
by AIMCO Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, to purchase
outstanding units of limited partnership interest of Consolidated Capital
Institutional Properties/3, a California limited partnership, at a price of
$39.00 per unit in cash, subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, dated May 8, 2002, and in the related Letter of Transmittal and
Acknowledgment and Agreement, which, as amended and supplemented from time to
time, together constitute the tender offer. Copies of the Offer to Purchase,
Letter of Transmittal and Acknowledgment and Agreement are filed with this
Schedule TO as Exhibits 1, 2 and 3, respectively.

         The information in Exhibits 1-3, 5 and 6 is incorporated in this
Schedule TO by reference in answer to items 1 through 11 of Schedule TO.

         Neither AIMCO Properties, L.P. nor any of the people or entities listed
on Annex I to the Offer to Purchase has, during the last five years, been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors), or was, during the last five years, a party to any judicial or
administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without
sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of
federal or state securities laws.


Item 12.   Exhibits.

1        Offer to Purchase limited partnership units of Consolidated Capital
         Institutional Properties/3, dated May 8, 2002.

2        Letter of Transmittal and related instructions, dated May 8, 2002
         (included as Annex II to the Offer to Purchase attached as Exhibit
         (1)(a)).

3        Acknowledgement and Agreement, dated May 8, 2002.

4        Letter, dated May 8, 2002, from AIMCO Properties, L.P., to the limited
         partners of Consolidated Capital Institutional Properties/3.

5        Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Secured Revolving Credit
         Facility), dated as of November 6, 2001, by and among AIMCO Properties,
         L.P., AIMCO/Bethesda Holdings, Inc., NHP Management Company, Bank of
         America, N.A., Fleet National Bank, and First Union National Bank.
         (Exhibit 10.1 to AIMCO Properties, L.P.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
         for the quarter ended September 30, 2001, filed on November 14, 2001,
         is incorporated herein by this reference).

6        Annual Report of AIMCO Properties, L.P. for the year ended December 31,
         2001 filed on Form 10-K405 on April 11, 2002, is incorporated herein by
         this reference.

                                    SIGNATURE

         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: May 8, 2002
                                            AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.


                                            By: AIMCO-GP, INC.
                                                   (General Partner)


                                            By:    /s/ Patrick J. Foye
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Executive Vice President


                                            AIMCO-GP, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Patrick J. Foye
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Executive Vice President


                                            APARTMENT INVESTMENT
                                            AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY

                                            By: /s/ Patrick J. Foye
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Executive Vice President

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION

         1        Offer to Purchase limited partnership units of Consolidated
                  Capital Institutional Properties/3, dated May 8, 2002.

         2        Letter of Transmittal and related instructions, dated May 8,
                  2002 (included as Annex II to the Offer to Purchase attached
                  as Exhibit (1)(a)).

         3        Acknowledgement and Agreement, dated May 8, 2002.

         4        Letter, dated May 8, 2002, from AIMCO Properties, L.P., to the
                  limited partners of Consolidated Capital Institutional
                  Properties/3.

         5        Credit Agreement (Secured Revolving Credit Facility), dated as
                  of August 16, 1999, among AIMCO Properties, L.P., Bank of
                  America, Bank Boston, N.A., and First Union National Bank.
                  (Exhibit 10.1 to AIMCO's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
                  August 16, 1999, is incorporated herein by this reference.)

         5(b)     Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 15,
                  2000, among AIMCO Properties, L.P., Bank of America, Bank
                  Boston, N.A., and First Union National Bank. (Exhibit 10.20 to
                  AIMCO Properties, L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                  year ended December 31, 1999 is incorporated herein by this
                  reference.)

         5(c)     First Amendment to $345,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit
                  Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2000, among AIMCO Properties,
                  L.P., Bank of America, as Administrative Agent, and U.S. Bank
                  National Association, as Lender. (Exhibit 10.4 to AIMCO's
                  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 2000
                  is incorporated herein by this reference.)

         6        Annual Report of AIMCO Properties, L.P. for the year ended
                  December 31, 2001 filed on Form 10-K405 on April 11, 2002, is
                  incorporated herein by this reference.