The City of Berkeley’s Civic Arts Program is responsible for documenting, cataloguing, and maintaining the artwork in this collection. These responsibilities require the Civic Arts Program to install, de-install, transport and store large scale artwork, as well as to frame and install smaller works, provide didactic signage, photograph and video document artworks as installed, and catalogue artwork in the collection. All of the artwork in the collection has been evaluated within the last two years and the Civic Arts Program intends to conserve the artworks in most need of treatment as funding becomes available. In addition to scheduled maintenance, artworks in the collection also occasionally require emergency repair. The City of Berkeley (“City”) is soliciting proposals from qualified individuals and firms that provide Public Art Coordination Services. Interested parties must be willing to enter into a three-year (3) contract beginning January 21, 2026. II. SCOPE OF SERVICES Public Art Coordination Services include the following: Coordination of artwork restoration Facilitate artist and artwork selection Interface with the City of Berkeley on approvals Provide expert artwork curation and project management Develop and manage artwork fabrication and installation Manage art project budgets Develop and maintain records management systems related to artwork documentation with individual files for each object in the collection Documentation includes information about an artwork’s condition, its identification number, provenance, materials, treatment reports, and its physical location. Ensure the completeness of records within an on-line collection data base and corollary paper records. Coordinate professional photography of artwork Coordinate artwork signage design, production and installation Coordinate and develop publicity materials
