SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · CITY OF CARLSBAD
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The City of Carlsbad seeks qualified firms for art conservation and preservation services for its permanent public art collection, including preventive and condition-based treatments, to ensure long-term preservation and aesthetic quality.
The City of Carlsbad (“City”) is requesting proposals from qualified firms to provide art conservation and preservation services for the City’s permanently installed public art collection. In 2023, the City retained Patt Conservation to prepare a Public Art Maintenance and Treatment Survey (“Survey”), which provided a professional condition assessment of 35 public artworks throughout the City’s collection and included recommendations for preventive conservation, monitoring, and condition-based conservation treatments. The Survey is included as Exhibit B to this RFP.The intent of this RFP is to establish an Art Conservation and Preservation Services Agreement with a qualified firm (“Consultant”) to perform preventive conservation and condition-based treatment services, and to provide professional expertise to support the long-term preservation, safety, and aesthetic quality of the City’s public art collection. Pre-Bid Meeting Information: No Online Q&A: Yes Location Information: Department: Contract Administration Address: 1635 Faraday AvenueCarlsbad, California92008 County: San Diego Other Details: The City of Carlsbad Art in Public Places Program was established in 1983 and was the first of its kind in San Diego County. The Program enhances quality of life, fosters community identity, and expands public appreciation of the arts. Since the installation of the City’s first permanent public artwork in 1989, the collection has grown to include more than 35 artworks located throughout the City.The City owns the public art collection and retains sole authority over preservation priorities, approval of conservation and treatment recommendations, and responses to artwork damage or public safety concerns.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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