City of Boise Department of Arts and History RFQ2024-002

521 W Grove Street Immigration History Public Art Project

The Boise City Department of Art & History is the government buyer overseeing the 521 W Grove Street Immigration History Public Art Project. The project involves selecting an artist or artist team to design, fabricate, and transport a public artwork reflecting immigration history for a new public site at 521 W Grove Street, Boise, ID. The awarded budget for the artist(s) is $300,000. The City of Boise will manage and coordinate the construction of the footing/anchor system and installation, with an anticipated cost not exceeding $50,000. The procurement process is conducted via a Request for Qualifications (RFQ2024-002) through the JAGGAER digital platform. The project emphasizes collaboration with the design team, historical content reflection, and community engagement. No specific OEMs or vendors are mentioned as this is an artist selection process. The contract includes unique requirements such as adherence to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, submission of detailed application materials including past artwork examples, resumes, and references, and compliance with City of Boise terms and conditions. The place of performance is Boise, Idaho, specifically at 521 W Grove Street.

Description

The Boise City Department of Art & History invites artists to submit qualifications for the re-imagined 521 W Grove St opportunity. One artist or artist team will be selected and awarded $300,000 to collaborate with the project design team, respond to and reflect history content as provided by the Arts & History department, develop and formalize artwork design, respond to feedback, fabricate the work, and transport the work to the site. Construction of the footing/anchor system and installation of the work will be coordinated with and managed by the City of Boise and is not anticipated to exceed $50,000.

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