Call to Artists

Contact Information

Naida Faria

617-635-3914

boston.gov/departments/procurement

The City of Boston (“the City”), acting by and through its Office of Arts and Culture (‘the Official”), requests proposals for an Art and Design Solution, as particularly set forth in the Call to Artists, which may be obtained through the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture Submittable platform https://cityofbostonartsandculture.submittable.com/submit. The public art will be incorporated into the newly renovated Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.

Responding to this call is voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this call, any presentations, and/or demonstrations will be the sole responsibility of the vendor participating in the response.

All proposals shall be submitted in strict conformance with the call, on or after 12:00 PM. Boston local time, on August 3, 2020.

The attention of all proposers is directed to the provisions of the Call to Artists and contract documents, specifically to the requirements for proposal deposits and insurance as may be applicable.

Offerors will submit proposals through the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture Submittable platform https://cityofbostonartsandculture.submittable.com/submit. Applications should be submitted on or before 5:00 PM Boston local time, on September 9, 2020.

 

The Official shall reject late proposals. Please note that we are not requesting design work at this stage and will not review applications that submit design proposals.

The term of the contract shall be for two years.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, or any part or parts thereof, and to award, a contract as the Official deems to be in the best interests of the City. This contract shall be subject to the availability of an appropriation; therefore, if sufficient funds are not appropriated for the contract in any fiscal year, the Official shall cancel the contract. The maximum time for acceptance of a proposal and the issuance of written notification of award shall be one hundred eighty (180) days. The award of this contract shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor of Boston and the Boston Art Commission. 

Kara Elliott-Ortega, Chief of Arts and Culture