HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - AGREEMENT MISC - SURFACE STRATEGY LLC (2)City of
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Memorandum
To: Jim O'Neil, Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
From: Ellen Martin, Art in Public Places
Date: 9/12/2012
Re: Mason Corridor MAX BRT Final Design
Surface Strategy — Artist Barb McKee
Wall Form Liners
Cultural Services
Art in Public Places
Lincoln Center
417 W. Magnolia St
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970.416-2789
970.221-6373 —fax
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The City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places Program worked with the Red Fox Meadows
Project Team and City Purchasing process to select an APP artist for the Red Fox Meadows
Natural Area Project. Barb McKee of Surface Strategy was selected from an open call (RFQ) to
work with the team to develop concrete form liners for the walls on site at this natural area.
Working with the Mason Corridor Project Team, artist Barb McKee proposed reusing the form
liners from the Red Fox Meadows Project and using portions of the liners on the walls along the
BRT corridor. This is a great resource to use these form liners to enhance the Mason Corridor
walls for a very small budget. The original form liners cost over $177,000 to design, carve, cast,
transport, etc. I believe the amount of $7,697.27 at an hourly rate of $50 is very reasonable for
the work prescribed in the attached quote. As such, I recommend approval of this expenditure.
Total Project Budllet $7,697.27 (Wall Form Liners)