SLCo PAR125984 Exterior Mural for the South Ballfield at Olympus Hills Park - RFP

Salt Lake County is seeking proposals for an original outdoor mural at the south baseball field of Olympus Hills Park through its Art in Public Places program and Parks & Recreation division. The Request for Proposals (RFP) targets professional artists, artist teams, or arts organizations located within Utah to design and create an exterior mural that emphasizes themes of teamwork, play, and community pride. The mural will be installed on a cement wall measuring 124 feet long with a maximum height of 5 feet, intended to engage community members and Little League players aged 12 and under. Proposals must be submitted by December 15, 2025, at 1:00 PM MT through the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) system, with a pre-proposal WebEx meeting scheduled for December 3, 2025, at 3:30 PM MT. The evaluation criteria include artistic quality and project goal adherence (40%), permanence and maintenance (25%), scale and material considerations (15%), artist experience (10%), and budget reasonableness (10%). The Selection Committee will convene on January 9, 2026, with an anticipated notice to proceed on January 16, 2026, and project completion required before the spring baseball season in March 2026.

The procurement is exclusively restricted to artists and artist teams residing in Utah, with no specific disadvantaged enterprise provisions mentioned. The total budget for this public art commission is up to $7,000, which must comprehensively cover design, city permits, travel, labor, equipment, insurance, transportation, installation, and all material costs including basecoat, paint, UV-protective and graffiti-resistant topcoats. The selected artist must provide proof of insurance, including workers' compensation, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, professional liability of $1,000,000, and commercial automobile liability. Payment will be structured in four 25% installments: upon contract execution, upon approval of working drawings, upon substantial completion, and upon final acceptance. Additionally, the artist will be required to maintain a one-year warranty on workmanship and provide maintenance instructions for future care of the mural. The contract will be a written agreement between the selected artist and Salt Lake County, with all costs and professional responsibilities clearly defined within the procurement documents.