Title
Artist Design Contract for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train Rental Car Center Station Safety Weather Screens (Ordinance S-44067)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with R&R Studios, LLC, or its City-approved designee, for an amount not to exceed $230,000 for R&R's artists to work with an Aviation Department team to design and engineer two safety weather screens to be integrated into the PHX Sky Train Stage 2 Station at the Rental Car Center. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
On Sept. 7, 2017, a five-person artist selection panel recommended R&R Studios and six other finalists after reviewing a pool of 204 artists who had applied to be considered for this public art project. In addition to the recommended artist, the finalists included Catherine Wagner, Ball Nogues, Hypersonic & Plebian Design, Ned Kahn, Scott Parsons, and Hadrian Predock. On Oct. 3, 2017, the panel interviewed the finalists and reviewed their design concepts before recommending that R&R Studios, LLC, be contracted for the project. The panel based its decision on the artists' effective approach to integrating the safety weather screens into the station architecture, their potential to significantly enhance the arrival experience for travelers, and their ability to work effectively with complex design teams.
R&R's artists Rosario Marquardt and Roberto Behar will work with an Aviation Department team to design and engineer two safety weather screens to be integrated into the PHX Sky Train Stage 2 Station at the Rental Car Center. Each screen will be approximately 230 feet long and nine feet high. The station will be the primary entry and exit point for travelers renting cars at the airport.
Financial Impact
The PHX Sky Train Phase 2 is one of 31 projects in the Fiscal Year 2017-22 Public Art Project Plan that City Council approved on June 28, 2017. The Art Plan includes $2,300,000 for Sky Train Phase 2 projects. The proposed $230,000 design contract will cover all costs related to the artists working with City staff and the design team to design and engineer this project. The remaining $2,070,000 in project funds will be used for project construction and administration, and for development of two artist-designed terrazzo floors to be integrated into the PHX Sky Train Stage 2 stations. The percent-for-art funds for this project come from the Aviation Department Capital Improvement Program.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission reviewed and recommended this item for approval at its Oct. 17, 2017, meeting. The Parks, Arts, Education and Equality Subcommittee reviewed and recommended this item for approval at its Oct. 25, 2017, meeting by a vote of 3-0.
Location
The project will be located at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train Stage 2 Rental Car Center Station.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Office of Arts and Culture.