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City of Fort Collins, Colorado
Art in Public Places Program (APP) – Celebrating 20 Years
2015 Design Consultant List
The Art in Public Places Program (APP) is seeking submissions to create the list of approved artists who can work
as Design Consultants for City of Fort Collins construction projects that may or may not have a separate art
budget.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Qualifications will be received at the City of Fort Collins’s Purchasing Division, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort
Collins, Colorado 80524.
Art in Public Places Program
2015 Design Consultant List
Proposals must be received before 5:00 p.m. (our clock), May 1, 2015
Final Selection: May 2015
Applications may be emailed to:
purchasing@fcgov.com
Type APP Design Consultant List in the subject line
(Request an acknowledgement email)
A copy of this RFQ (Request for Qualifications) may be downloaded from the Art in Public Places Website,
www.fcgov.com/artspublic.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions concerning the scope of the projects should be directed to Ellen Martin at (970) 416‐2789.
Questions regarding submittal or process should be directed to Gerry S. Paul, Director of Purchasing and Risk
Management, (970) 221‐6775.
PROJECT
The City of Fort Collins is seeking visual artists to serve as Design Consultants for city construction projects. The
APP Program is creating a list of approved visual artists who can work as Design Consultants for city projects that
may or may not have an independent art budget. Design Consultants selected from the resource list will work
with a project team, architects, engineers, and managers to designate opportunities for art within the project or
within a separate art budget. This approach requires good collaboration skills, creativity, flexibility, and an open
mind. The department, design team, and APP Board will determine the extent of the design consultant’s
involvement in a project. The design consultant will be paid a fee of $50 an hour for the design phase and could
be commissioned to create a piece of artwork for the site. The APP program will use this list of artists for about
one year. Acceptance onto this list will not exclude the artist from submitting and being selected for other City of
Fort Collins’s Art in Public Places Projects.
Or may be hand‐delivered to:
APP Design Consultant List
City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division
215 N. Mason
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Or may be mailed to:
APP Design Consultant List
City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
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ELIGIBILITY
This project is open to artists within a 250 mile radius from the City of Fort Collins, CO. The artist must be willing
to work with the selected project team.
SELECTION PROCESS
A selection committee may consist of members of the APP Board and a City Purchasing Department
representative. The committee will review application materials and make a final recommendation. The selection
committee reserves the right to reject any or all entries at any time in the review and selection process.
SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Technical Competence as demonstrated in resume and letter of intent.
2. Artistic Excellence as demonstrated in digital images and references.
APPLICATION MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED
Please submit one (1) copy of the following materials:
1. Current resume (max. 2 pages) outlining your professional accomplishments as an artist and experience
with design team projects.
2. A one page letter of intent describing your approach to working with a design team or on collaborative
projects.
3. Three (3) References: Names, professional titles, phone numbers, and email addresses of three
references who can speak to your experience as an artist and past public art projects.
4. Image list including artist name, title, media, dimensions, location, date, cost, and description of the
artwork.
In addition to the above materials please also submit:
Eight (total) digital images of relevant work completed within the past ten years. Digital images should be
presented in a jpeg format up to 300 dpi, no larger than 1.5 MB per image. When opened, each image file
should appear in the proper orientation. Please label each image with artist’s last name and image
number matching the artist’s image list. If mailing or hand delivering your submission, burn image jpegs
onto a PC compatible CD and include with your submission materials.
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.
Sincerely,
Gerry S. Paul
Director of Purchasing & Risk Management