Creation of Polychromatic Pre-Cast Concrete Maps

Added: Apr 27, 2011 9:32 am

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) intends to create battle maps, to honor the service, sacrifice and achievements of the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam conflict, at its memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.  The goal is to build polychromatic concrete mosaic maps identical to the World War II and Korean War maps that are currently at the memorial.  The existing maps were built in the period between 1969 and 1971 by Earley Studios in Manassas, Virginia.  An example of one of these maps is attached.

The maps would be built as precast concrete panels, which would be fitted into a new pavilion to be built at the ABMC’s Honolulu Memorial (http://www.abmc.gov/memorials/memorials/hn.php).  Conceptually, the new pavilion would sit on a foundation roughly 14 feet by 14 feet in dimension.  The maps would rest on two adjacent walls and would fit into two panels, which would be roughly 10 feet by 10 feet in dimension.  The two panels would include multiple maps along with text and graphics, similar to the existing maps for WWII and the Korean War.  A total of five maps would fit into the two panels.

The ABMC is looking for an architect, an engineer or other firm capable of developing the construction process specifications, drawings and quality control team that would be used to solicit the fabrication services and ensure the quality of the final product. 

The desired team would be highly experienced in the process used by John Earley and the Earley Studio.   This Request For Information (RFI) is to identify possible firms that have such experience and capabilities and who might be interested in developing a proposal for such work.  Any interested individual or firm should submit a portfolio of their applicable experiences which cannot exceed 5 pages.  The response should also include a short (not to exceed one page) description of how they would develop such a team and identify its key players.  Since the ABMC would be responsible for the development of an artist’s rendition of the maps to be constructed, such a team would not need to include the historical and graphical artistic aspects of the work.