Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY) is seeking Expressions of Interests (EOI) from museum exhibition design firms to provide design and construction services for the new Louis Armstrong House Museum Education Center (Education Center) located in Corona, New York. The new Education Center will be constructed across the street from the Louis Armstrong House Museum (Museum) which is a National Historic Landmark visited by people from around the world. The addition of the Education Center will allow the Museum to present a full array of exhibitions and public programs including a museum store, exhibits, lectures, film screenings, concerts, etc. The Education Center is being designed to achieve LEED Gold Certification and the total construction cost is approximately $12,000,000. The selected design firm will: design, fabricate, construct, deliver and install all permanent exhibits and display facilities for temporary exhibits work closely with the Education Center's architect, sub-consultants, museum curator and all other staff to assure coordination is maintained provide all casework, lighting, audio, visual, media devices, graphic design displays and security for items to be exhibited resolve any issues of sound bleeding into or disturbing the experience of another exhibit provide a signed Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the installation portion of this project.
