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The City of San Jose is soliciting applications from qualified public art consultants who have a demonstrated history of coordinating the installation of temporary and/or permanent public art projects in outdoor environments involving a variety of durable, ephemeral and electronic media. The City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs has identified a variety of opportunities for a consultant to work with the Public Art Program in collaboration with other San Jose arts organizations to coordinate the installation of the artworks.
In December 2009, the Office of Cultural Affairs will commission up to six artists to create temporary artwork installations on San Fernando Street. The target date for installation of the projects is June 2010. The artwork will be on display through October 2010. The City of San Jose requires the professional assistance of a public art consultant to provide the following services according to the direction of the Public Art Director:
• The consultant will work as a liaison between individual artists and property owners including government agencies to coordinate the permitting, site selection and logistics of artwork installation.
• The consultant will work collaboratively with artists and their representatives to coordinate the satisfactory fabrication and installation and removal of the artworks.
• The consultant will work collaboratively with the Public Art Director to ensure that stakeholders are informed of the progress of project installation as it occurs.
• The consultant will take responsibility for related tasks as assigned by the Public Art Director.
Candidates for public art consultant must have a demonstrated history of working with artists in a curatorial or construction management capacity on the installation of permanent or temporary artworks in a variety of media in an outside, unsupervised, publicly accessible setting. Candidates must have knowledge of construction techniques, permitting requirements and must have good problem-solving and communications skills.
The term of this agreement will be from December 20, 2009 through November 15, 2010.
Compensation and Work Hours: Compensation for this project is up to $30,000, plus up to $1,500 in expenses for travel.
Complete Details and How to Apply:
The City of San Jose Public Art Program uses BidSync™ website (www.bidsync.com) RFP system for posting Contract Bids. Complete details on this bid are listed on BidSync™. All materials will be submitted online, via BidSync™ website (www.bidsync.com). There is no fee to apply or to use the BidSync™ online RFP system. To view the bid, go to www.bidsync.com, register a username and password, navigate to “Bid Search”, and search the list for “RFQ Number 10.26.09 PAC”. All inquires and comments on this RFQ are to be submitted on BidSync™ only.
- Compensation: Compensation for this project is up to $30,000, plus up to $1,500 in expenses for travel.
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