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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRFP - P1122 APP COMMUNITY TRANSFORMER CABINET MURAL PROJECTREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS City cf Fort Cdltm Colorado Art in Public Places Program Community Transformer Cabinet Mural Projects Honorarium $400 — at each site P 1122 The Art in Public Places Program seeks to involve local non profit organizations by commissioning them to work with the Tratisfomer Cabttx2 Mural Pnjeas team on murals for transformer cabinets in various locations in Fort Collins The murals are intended to help mitigate graffiti, as well as create artful objects within the public sites The non profit organization will develop and submit a preliminary visual concept for the mural to be painted on a transformer cabinet located in Fort Collins, Colorado The APP Program may select one or more organizations for this project Cabinets will be primed and anti graffiti coated by the city SUBMISSION INFORMATION Qualifications will be received at the City of Fort Colhns Purchasing Division, 215 North Mason St, 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 P 1122 Proposals must be received before 5 00 p m. (our clock), April 24, 2008 Final Selection May2008 Applications should be mailed to Community Transformer Cabinet Mural Projects City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division P O Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Applications should be band delivered to Community Trans former Cabinet Mural Projects City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division 215 N Mason Fort Collins, CO 80524 A copy of the Proposal may be obtained as follows Download the RFP from the City of Fort Collins Purchasing Page, www fcgov com/eprocurement Come by Purchasing at 215 North Mason St , 2nd floor, Fort Collins, and request a copy of the RFP CONTACT INFORMATION Questions concerning the scope of the project should be directed to Ellen Martin at (970) 416 2789 Questions regarding submittal or process should be directed to James B O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP (970) 221 6775 PROJECT' DESCRIPTION The Art in Public Places Program of Fort Collins, Colorado is requesting proposals in an open competition for individuals or teams from local non profit organizations to create two-dimensional murals on identified electrical equipment (transformer cabinets) placed within the City of Fort Collins The goal of the project is to mitigate the use of graffiti upon these existing structures and to make them artful objects within the site As an organization team, please create a Preliminary concept drawing for the cabinet mural Submit your concept unage using the form at the end of this proposal request We are looking for murals that are visually active/busy, so as not to leave large open spaces Make the design picture based, not wont based. If you choose to include text in your design, it should be incidental to the design Do not use text over 3 ' in height, and do not make rtthe focal point of the design Designs that include logos, copyrighted or trademarked unages, advertisements, or polrucal, commercial, religious, or sexual symbols, themes or messages will not be accepted Designs should be appropriate for a diverse, broad based audience of all ages The transformer cabinets are functioning units and need to be opened periodically by utility personnel Final artwork must incorporate the inclusion of the existing required labeling for each electncaVutdtty unit. Selected individuals/teams will receive an honoranum for paint and supplies Safety & Durability The work is intended to be a permanent addition to the Gty of Fort Collins Design and installation must consider that the work will be situated in a public location and subject to the elements and potential vandalism. Access to the boxes and to the contents of the boxes must be possible at any time The contents of the boxes have the potential to generate extreme levels of heat Site — The project area is within the city limits of Fort Collins, Colorado Please visit the Image Gallery at www fcgov com/artspublic to see previously completed transformer cabinet mural projects ELIGIBILITY This project is open to all tax exempt, non profit organizations located within the Fort Collins, Colorado City limits Organizations must be a corporation, I.LC or other business entity in good standing with and authorized to do business in the State of Colorado Individuals/team members participating in the project on behalf of a non profit should reside in or attend schools within Fort Collins, Colorado city limits The non profit organization must be willing to work with the design team selected by the City of Fort Collins All organizations must have a designated leader/mentor that is on site at all times during the execution of the mural MEDIA The team is looking for murals to be painted on working transformer cabinets The surface treatment should allow the box to be opened and worked on by the utility crews The City will prepare the surface for painting and add a final protective anti graffiti coating to the piece APP staff will be available for consultation on the materials needed for the project Page 2 of 5 The Cty will provide a total honorarium in the amount of $400 to cover all applicable expenses, including all fees for consulting with the design team, the design, supplies and execution of all artwork selected SELECTION PROCESS A selection committee may consist of members of the APP Board, representatives from the Tramfwmr Cahw Mural Projeas team, and a City Purchasing Department representative The committee will review application materials and make a final recommendation The 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 If your organization's preliminary concept is selected, the City will assign a cabinet to you. Designs will be chosen during an irutial review process If an organization's design is selected, that organization s team will work with the project team to develop a detailed final design and timeline Upon final approval from the APP Board and the Fort Collins City Council, the organization will be awarded a contract and honorarium for this project SELECTION CRITERIA 1 Qualification of the organization to the project as demonstrated in letter of intent 2 Quality and surtabilrty of submitted concept images CONTRACT Upon selection and final design approval, the organization must complete a contract with the City of Fort Collins The organization will be responsible for the appropriate supervision of the persons participating in the project on its behalf All finished work shall be faithful to the drawings, design, and concept as approved by the APP Board and the Fort Collins City Council Progress reports and honorarium will be made as contracted All designs submitted become the property of the City of Fort Collins APPLICATION MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED Please submit one (1) cop3� of the following materials 1 A one page letter of intent that includes a list of team members 2 One full color concept usage drawn or printed on the form at the end of this proposal request 3 Name and phone number of contact/mentor/team leader 4 A self addressed stamped envelope for return of notification Submissions must be complete or will not be reviewed The Art m Public Places Program is not responsible for lost or damaged artist materials Materials will not be returned Page 3 of 5 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 rrregulantres or informahtres Individuals/teams are not to contact the project community/neighborhoods for an APP project unless arranged through Ellen Macon, APP Coordinator for the City Sincerely, 4J0v'N e I, CPPof Purchasing & Rtsk Management Page 4 of 5 CITY OF FORT COLLINS ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM 2008 COMMUNITY TRANSFORMER CABINET PRELIMINARY CONCEPT IMAGE NAME MENTOR/LEADER IMAGE DESCRIPTION/NARRATIVE Page 5 of 5