ART IN ARCHITECTURE PROJECT
The General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Program commissions American artists (citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents or Permanent Workers of the United States) to create publicly scaled and permanently installed artworks for federal buildings nationwide.
GSA announces an opportunity for a federal art commission in conjunction with the modernization of the Pensacola U.S. Courthouse in Pensacola, Florida.
The United States District Courthouse, located at 1 North Palafox Street, Pensacola, Florida, is slated to undergo repair and alterations. GSA awarded the contract for the repair and alterations of the Courthouse to W.G. Yates and Sons Construction Company of Biloxi, Mississippi on July 28, 2017 through a competitive procurement.
Construction began in January 2018 and is scheduled to conclude in September 2019.
The repair and alterations project comprises replacing the building's façade and the standing seam metal roof system to prevent water intrusion, along with repairing structural damage and abating mold resulting from past water intrusion. The facility will house judicial functions serving the Northern District of Florida to include a total of five courtrooms. Additionally, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will have an office in the building along with the Office of the U.S. Attorney, the U.S. Marshal Service and GSA.
GSA allocates one-half of one percent of the estimated construction costs of new or modernized federal buildings for art commissions. The art budget for the Pensacola U.S. Courthouse Modernization project is currently estimated to be $125,688. One or more artists will be awarded a fixed-price contract for a commission.
Artists who wish to be considered for this and all future GSA art commissions must submit application materials to GSA's National Artists Registry (Registry). The Registry constitutes the qualified list of artists for this and all GSA commissions. Instructions on how to join the Registry are available on the following Web site:
www.gsa.gov/artinarchitecture
All artists who wish to be considered as candidates for a commission at the Pensacola U.S. Courthouse in Pensacola, Florida, must have their application materials submitted and received by GSA by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on 3/23/2018. Artists' submissions received after the deadline will not be considered for this project, but will be eligible for consideration on future GSA commissions alongside the other artists on the Registry. Artists already on the Registry need not resubmit, but may elect to update their information prior to the deadline.
GSA evaluates artists based on the following criteria: the media, materials, content, style, and scope of the artist's past work, along with the artist's past performance and experience with commissions or projects similar to the one described in this synopsis. Short-listed artists will be contacted and asked to submit additional information including a statement that he or she can perform the work associated with the GSA commission within the identified budget. GSA will count the combined weight of all the selection criteria as significantly more important than price.
At a minimum, the scope of services for this commission will require: collaboration with the lead designer selected for the building project; development of preliminary and final concepts; fabrication of the artwork; participation in meetings and conservation reviews as necessary; and the installation of the artwork at the project site.
Rosalind Cherry, Contracting Officer, Phone 4043315461, Email rosalind.cherry@gsa.gov - Michael S. Reece, Contract specialist, Phone 4042158756, Email michael.reece@gsa.gov
