The City of Madison is seeking applications from qualified artists for a public art project at the State Street Campus Garage. The deadline for qualifications is September 25, 2025, at 2:00 PM Central Time. Finalists will receive a $2,000 honorarium. The total budget for the project is $320,000. The project involves public spaces within the facility: the bus terminal, parking garage, and section of Hawthorne Court between the two garages. Applicants must meet eligibility criteria, including experience with major outdoor public artwork. The selection process includes two phases: Phase I (Request for Qualifications) and Phase II (Site-Specific Design Applications). Additional documents required, participation criteria, process stages, deadlines for clarification and objection, and local vendor preference are detailed in the notice. The notice also includes information about affirmative action plan requirements, limitations on nuclear weapons producers, and sweatfree purchasing.
The bid notice states deadline for qualifications: september 25, 2025 at 2: 00 pm central time.
The selected artist must guarantee, maintain, and remedy any defects or faults in workmanship or materials that appear within a period of ten 10 years from the date of final acceptance of the artwork by the city.
The bid notice states he following selection criteria will be used to select finalists. the percentage of total score is listed in x after each number below.
The bid notice states applications should: 1. artistic merit: work samples show artistic excellence, originality, creativity, innovation, and conceptual and technical quality. 30 2. experience: cvresume and statements show relevant professional artistic experience including the ability to design, fabricate, and install a largescale art project for a public facility. 25.
The bid notice states finalists will be invited to a mandatory inperson orientation, site visit and community meeting with city staff stakeholders.
The bid notice states deadline for questions is september 8, 2025 at 2: 00 pm central time.
The bid notice states he total budget for this project is 320, 000.
