Sound Transit Biddingo #RP 0070-20

Sound Transit On-Call Architectural Glass Fabrication Services for Art Installations

Sound Transit is seeking qualified firms to provide on-call architectural glass fabrication services for its Art Program (STart) across the Puget Sound region. - Government Buyer: - Sound Transit (Art Program - STart), serving King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, WA - Managed by Sr. Contracts Specialist, Betty Chan-Etquibal - Scope of Work: - On-call fabrication of custom architectural glass artworks for transit-related art installations - Services include pre-production (coordination, electronic file development, prototypes, shop drawings) and production (fabrication, packaging, delivery) - Collaboration with artists and Sound Transit teams required - Products/Services Requested: - Fabrication of approximately 1,650 sq ft of laminated tempered float glass with anti-graffiti coating - Glass must feature UV-stable, 4-color image photographic reproduction using UV printed interlayers, ceramic frits, etching, and digital ceramic inks - Minimum durability requirement: 20 years - Pre-production services estimated at 20 hours (hourly rate) - Fabrication services priced per square foot - Notable Requirements: - Compliance with Sound Transit's diversity program, prevailing wage regulations, and COVID-19 safety protocols - Delivery and installation within the Seattle metropolitan area - Unit prices fixed for first two years; escalation applies if options exercised - No specific OEMs or vendors named; opportunity is open to all qualified architectural glass fabricators - Firms in the specialty trade contractors category, especially glass and glazing contractors, are encouraged to apply

Description

Sound Transit Art Program (STart) is soliciting proposals from firms to provide on-call architectural glass fabrication services to render artists' designs using specialized fabrication methods. The contract term is four years with an option to extend for two additional one-year terms at Sound Transit's discretion. A pre-proposal meeting is encouraged to discuss the selection process, schedule, scope of work, and contract elements. The full scope of work is detailed in Section Two of the RFP.

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