Public Art Murals

The City of Green Bay's Community & Economic Development Department is seeking proposals for a public art mural project involving twenty-two concrete pillars located adjacent to The Shipyard development under the Mason Street Bridge. This Request for Proposal (RFP) targets artists and design teams with a minimum of three years of professional artwork experience to create site-specific exterior murals on the east and west faces of the concrete support structures. The project will follow a two-phase selection process, with initial proposals evaluated and eight semi-finalists chosen to advance to Phase II, where they will receive a $500 honorarium to develop detailed concept proposals. Evaluation criteria for Phase I include Artwork/Design Approach (30 points), Previous Artwork/Representative Work (25 points), Artistic Experience and Ability for Scheduled Completion (20 points), References/History of Successfully Completed Previous Projects (15 points), and Price (10 points). Key dates include a March 28, 2022 deadline for proposer questions, April 1, 2022 for addenda posting, and a final proposal submission deadline of May 5, 2022 at 2:00 PM CT. Mandatory site visits are required for vendors to inspect the project location before submitting proposals.

The project has a total budget of $80,000, which will cover all costs associated with design, artist fees, transportation, permitting, installation, and related expenses. Funding is provided partially by the City of Green Bay Redevelopment Authority's Community Development Block Grant and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Proposers must submit three references from firms or municipalities where similar artwork has been completed within the past three years. The City reserves the right to negotiate contract terms and may award the contract to one or multiple artists or design teams based on overall best value. Selected artist(s) will be required to obtain final design approvals from the Redevelopment Authority, relevant boards and commissions, and WisDOT before contract execution. Phase II proposal scoring will focus on project proposal incorporating community character and input (30 points), community scores of publicly displayed artwork (25 points), public safety considerations (25 points), maintenance and feasibility (10 points), and price with detailed budget (10 points).