Art In Public Places Program Conservation, Assessment & Maintenance Consultant Services
The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission wishes to enter into an agreement with a seasoned arts consultant to provide the following scope of services. " Artwork maintenance: o Maintain artworks in the APP collection. o Determine appropriate cleaning and maintenance methods and costs as required. o Report damages or vandalism of artwork and provide professional advice on treatment to APP staff. o Assist with development of annual arts maintenance plan and develop report with assistance of APP staff. o Remove and relocate portable artworks from various City and County locations and transport to designated sites and to storage. o Manage maintenance and conservation object inventory. o Assist with forward planning and provide progress estimates for projects as required o Assist in the maintenance of databases by entering appropriate information on APP objects, to agreed deadlines and standards. " Examine and document artworks in the permanent collection and develop a 5 year conservation and maintenance plan which includes: o Condition report template. o Condition reports for all permanent works in the collection which includes need for repair, method of preservation. o Appropriate methods and estimated costs for annual maintenance and (if necessary) artwork conservation. " Install artwork plaques/signage as required per APP artworks. " Complete work in a timely and professional manner. " Maintain insurance coverage as described in Section 11 of the Citys standard Professional Services Agreement " Install 8-16 exhibitions annually, in public exhibition spaces. " Assist with the management of the onsite inventory aspects of store moves, liaising with colleagues as required. " Report to the APP Administrator or other APP staff as assigned. Experience Required: Requires 5 years experience maintaining and assessing public artworks AND installing permanent and portable public artworks. Knowledge of fine art, art history, public art, and art conservation/exhibition/storage techniques. Must have experience examining and determining the condition, need for repair, method of preservation of art objects. Must understand how to mount, care for and store art objects. Must have the ability to estimate cost of restoring art objects. Must have knowledge of basic maintenance for a range of permanent public artworks including bronze, wood, stone and steel sculptures, murals, multi-media installations, artworks that include landscape elements. Must have the ability to communicate both orally and in writing; basic computer skills, the willingness to work in a team; be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within public art maintenance. Must understand how to handle, maintain, and store portable and permanent works of public art. Principal place of business must be within 50 miles of the City of Sacramento. III. Funding Available / Proposed Fees The amount of annual funding available for this proposal is up to $55,000 per year. Provide a fee schedule, with hourly rates for services, for each Task in the Scope of Services for your firm and identify the number of meetings you expect to have with SMAC and any subcontracting you expect to need. Fees will be paid based on actual work performed for each Task in the billing period and quantity of Tasks may vary year to year. Reimbursable expenses must be identified separately in the fee proposal. IV. Contract Period Following notification of selection, the successful proposer will provide the services described in the RFP for a term of one (1) year. The contract may be extended for up to four (4) additional one-year periods upon mutual agreement and subject to availability of funds.
Project Manager: Anne Oncken 916-566-3987
