REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: Pre-Qualified Mural Artists List for Downtown Campus Reinvestment Project.

Submission Deadline: Friday, March 7, 2025 • 11:59 p.m. MST (AZ)
 
Purpose
City of Glendale will develop a pre-qualified list of artists to be considered for the design and installation of artwork on the south elevation of City Hall.
 
Selection Process
 
A selection panel will be convened to review all submissions meeting the application  requirements and deadline. The artist(s) will be selected on the basis of submission materials evidencing artistic quality of past work and experiences with similar (public) art projects. The panel may make a recommendation based upon preliminary submission materials or invite semifinalists to be interviewed and submit more detailed proposals. Finalist will receive a $10,000 honorarium to conduct research, meet with client and develop a minimum of two (2) design concepts. Once recommended by the panel, the City Council must approve the artist before the project may begin.
 
 
Eligibility
This is a call to artists (18 years or older) and is open to professional public artists or artist teams throughout the United States who have successfully completed previous mural works using various media.
 
· Experience and expertise in any two and three-dimensional public art media for outdoor installation. Media must be durable, vandalism-resistant and easily maintained.
· Previous public art and design team experience and expertise
· Public involvement and community interaction experience
· Ability to successfully deal with public issues and concerns
 
 
Submission Deadline and Submission Requirements
The following application materials are due and must be submitted online via Submittable by 11:59 p.m. MST on Friday, March 7, 2025.
 

Contents of Proposal

· Artist Experience: Please include information about you and/or team and list three to five projects completed in the last ten years that demonstrate your experience and capability for the work outlined in this request for proposal. For each project, provide:

 Project Name & Location

 Project Description: Explain concept and media used, etc.

 Project Contact: name, email, phone number

 Cost of Art Installation 

 Duration of project: Conceptual, fabrication & installation

· Method of Approach: Describe your approach to your work and process

· Proposed Project Team: How are you and/or your team organized? Please provide resumes and identify the primary contact(s) and role(s). 

· Assumptions, Clarifications and Exclusions: Please identify in your proposal.

· Schedule: The artist(s) is responsible for reviewing and understanding the overall project schedule and deadlines. The artist(s) shall provide, as part of the proposal package, a schedule that shows the related tasks required to meet the overall project schedule and identify any issues that might affect the schedule.

· Budget: Please provide a breakdown of the total cost for the project (per the Project Budget section of this document).

Additional Proposal Requirements 

· The proposal shall be clearly written and shall include all items that are being proposed on. In the event that the proposal excludes any item, please note this in a list of exceptions/exclusions. Submission of Proposal signifies careful examination of the Request for Information documents and complete understanding of the nature, extent, and location of work to be performed. The artist’s attention is directed to the fact that all applicable State laws, municipal ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the Contract Documents throughout and will be deemed to be included in the Contract Documents the same as though written out in full herein.

Subcontractors

· If the artist(s) intends to use subcontractors to perform any portion of the work (including installation) a list with the name of the subcontractor and the work to be performed is to be included with the Proposal. If the artist does plan on subcontracting out a portion of the work, but that subcontractor is not known at time of submission, please note TBD. All subcontractors access to building will have to be cleared with the Client, along with proof of insurance. The artist(s) understands that the use of subcontractors is subject to the approval of the Client and the Project Manager. Once approved they shall not be changed without written approval and shall not be engaged in work other than is described in the proposal.

Additional Information

Questions/Conflicts and Clarifications Due: 

All questions must be submitted in writing to Chris Taylor, at PublicArt@glendaleaz.com. No inquiries will be accepted via telephone. All clarifications and revisions will be issued by Addenda.

Proposal Deadline: 

Date: March 7, 2025, by 5:00 PM MST. Proposal packages received after that time will not be accepted. Proposal packages will not be opened publicly. Once submitted, the Proposal shall not be revised, unless requested by the Client or Project Manager. 

Format for Deliverable: 

All proposal packages are required to be submitted through the city’s Submittables portal at the following link: Calls to Artists - City of Glendale

Proposals will not be accepted via email. 

For more information

E-mail: publicart@glendaleaz.com

This RFQ does not commit the City to enter into an agreement, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the application or in subsequent negotiations, or to produce a contract for the project. The City reserves the right to reject any or all applications, reissue the RFQ or procure any service by other means.