Title
Artist Construction Contract for Community Water Facilities Public Art Project - Kevin Berry (Ordinance S-43752)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Phoenix artist Kevin Berry for an amount not to exceed $75,000 to fabricate and install a steel fence and a sculpture to enhance the appearance and safety of an inactive well site at 5466 W. Edgemont Ave., in the Maryvale neighborhood. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The fiscal year (FY) 2017-22 Public Art Project Plan includes a project to commission an artist to enhance a community water facility. This demonstration project is part of a Water Services Department's initiative to improve the appearance and public understanding of water sites in residential neighborhoods.
On Oct. 19, 2016, City Council approved a contract for artist Kevin Berry with the Water Services Department, the community and a project landscape architect to design enhancements for the community well site. Since then, he has worked with the project's landscape architect, Janet Waibel, to develop construction documents for landscaping, pathways, gabion and forged steel fencing, and a sculptural feature to transform the site into a community amenity.
Under the proposed construction contract, Mr. Berry will fabricate and install 80 feet of steel fencing, and a 14-foot-tall sculpture along a central pathway through the site. The additional project enhancements (gabion walls, landscaping and hardscape improvements) will be produced by the project's general contractor, to be contracted separately by the Water Services Department.
Financial Impact
The Community Water Facilities Well Demonstration Site Public Art Project is one of the 31 funded projects in the FY 2017-22 Public Art Project Plan, to be considered by City Council on June 28, 2017. The Art Plan includes $166,755 for this project. The proposed $75,000 construction contract will cover all costs related to the artist's construction oversight, and fabrication and installation of the project's steel fencing and sculpture. Funding is available in the Water Services Department's Capital Improvement Program budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission reviewed this item on May 16, 2017, and recommended approval.
Location
The project is located at 5466 W. Edgemont Ave.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.