Title
Artist Fabrication and Construction Oversight Contract for 19th Avenue Corridor Phase II Public Art Project (Ordinance S-44880)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with coLAB, LLC (or its City-approved designee) in an amount not to exceed $145,000, in order for coLAB artists Matthew and Maria Salenger to fabricate, install, and oversee construction of the 19th Ave. Corridor Streetscape Phase II Public Art Project. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Fiscal Year 2017-22 Public Art Project Plan includes a project to commission coLAB to work with City departments and the community to fabricate and install an artist-designed bus shelter and surroundings as the final phase of City-funded public art improvements planned for the 19th Avenue corridor streetscape. The first phase, completed in 2011, included a 1,400-foot gabion wall between Maryland Ave. and Tuckey Lane, and a wall and additional landscaping in the Royal Palm neighborhood.
On Jan. 30, 2013, City Council approved a $30,000 design contract (137883) for coLAB to work with City departments to design a bus shelter for Phase II of the 19th Avenue corridor improvements. The artist team worked with students from Orangewood Elementary School, and consulted with the Phoenix Police, Transit and Neighborhood Services departments to design and engineer a sculptural transit shelter that provides riders with improved visibility, ADA access and shade. The proposed contract would enable coLAB to coordinate the shelter's fabrication and oversee the site construction and shelter installation.
Financial Impact
The 19th Avenue Corridor Phase II Public Art Project 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 $179,768 for this project. The proposed $145,000 fabrication and construction oversight contract will cover all costs related to the artists working with City staff to fabricate and install the project. The percent-for-art funds for this project are available in the Water Services Department Capital Improvement Program.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission approved this item at its June 19, 2018, meeting. The Parks, Arts, Education and Equality Subcommittee recommended this item for approval at its June 27, 2018, meeting by a vote of 3-0.
Location
The project will be located on 19th Avenue, near Maryland Avenue
Council District: 5
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Office of Arts and Culture.