HomeMy WebLinkAboutRFP - P901 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES SHELDON LAKE AT CITY PARCITY OF FORT COLLINS
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM
SHELDON LAKE
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROJECT
at City Park
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS # P-901
Views of City Park and Sheldon Lake, Fort Collins, Colorado
Proposal due date: October 31, 2003 5:00 p.m. (our clock)
Budget: $65,000
Sheldon Lake Project
The City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places Program seeks to commission an artist to work with
the Sheldon Lake Project team, to create artwork for the Sheldon Lake Area.
PROJECT
As a collaborative member of the team, the artist will develop ideas for a theme, materials for the
artwork, and how it could be integrated into the site. Upon acceptance of the design, the artist will
then follow through with the fabrication and installation of the artwork.
Safety & Durability - The work is intended to be a permanent addition to the City Park Area.
Design and installation must consider that the work will be situated in a public location and subject
to potential vandalism.
Site — Sheldon Lake is located in City Park, north of Mulberry Street in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Timeline - Submission Deadline: Friday October 31, 2003
Final Selection: November 2003
Installation: To be determined
(Postmark by this date or hand -deliver by 5 p.m. to the Purchasing Office. Any applications not
received or postmarked by this date will be returned unopened.)
Open to all artists.
All media will be considered.
ELIGIBILITY
MEDIA
BUDGET
The total contract amount for all applicable expenses, which includes travel, design, execution,
transportation, and installation of all artwork selected as well as a project plaque, shall be an amount
up to $65,000.
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection committee may consist of seven (7) members of the APP Board, two (2)
representatives from the City's Utility Department and a City Purchasing Department representative.
The committee will review applications and make a final recommendation. The City of Fort Collins
City Council gives final approval. The selection committee reserves the right to reject any or all
entries at any time in the review and selection process.
An artist will be chosen during an initial review process. The artist will work with the Sheldon Lake
Project Team to develop a detailed proposal, budget and timeline. Upon final approval from the
APP Board and Fort Collins City Council, the artist will be awarded the contract for an amount up
to $65,000 for this project. If the design is not approved, the artist will be paid a design fee of $750.
CONTRACT/MATERIAL
Upon selection and final approval, the artist must complete a contract with the City of Fort Collins.
All finished work shall be faithful to the drawings, design, concept and budget as approved by the
selection panel. Progress reports and payments will be made as contracted, with final payment to be
made upon installation and acceptance by the City of Fort Collins.
APPLICATION MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED
Please submit one (1) coov of the followine materials:
1. Current reswm outlmmg your professwnal aoxrnplislzwz as an artist.
2. A one-" letter of inient
2. Slide min ory listing title, mm67, dma nsions, cost, location, date and description of the anuork.
3. Tien re&maas for public art prp)em.
In addition to the above materials please also submit:
1. No more than eight LAW slides (total) of rekamtwork.
2. A self addressed sta rpirnaikrfor the retum of the slides
Do not include a graphic rendering or illustration with this application.
Entries that do not submit all of the required items will not be reviewed.
SELECTION CRITERIA.
Artists will be selected based on artistic excellence and technical competence of previous work as
illustrated in an accurate presentation of the work through media such as slides, resume, letter of
intent and the artists' suitability to the project.
Applica cm should Iv mad&ta
SHELDON LAKE PROJECT
City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Applirati m s1a t&l e hvid-clelizenrl w:
SHELDON LAKE PROJECT
City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division
215 N. Mason
Fort Collins, CO 80524
(970) 221-6775 - Purchasing Department
(970) 221-6735 - Ellen Martin or Ilsbeth Kaufman, Art in Public Places Program
NOTICE
All proposals submitted must meet all applicable City codes and Charter requirements. The City of
Fort Collins reserves the right to reject all proposals and to waive irregularities or informalities.
Artists are not to contact the project community/neighborhoods for an APP project unless arranged
through Ellen Martin, APP Coordinator for the City.
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O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
of Purchasing and Risk Management