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5 <br />A. General Information <br />Provide a project mock up, rendering, or sample that defines the City of Elk River which may <br />include photographs or drawings so long as they are no larger than 24” x 36” or modeled on a <br />base no larger than 2’ x 2’. Entries must include two & three dimensional renderings: 1800 <br />pixels wide in one PDF and include title, description and dimension. Each artist must include a <br />current resume. <br /> <br />B. Artistic Merit/Quality <br />a. Provide an explanation of how this project will enhance artistic, cultural, and educational <br />values of the viewers of this piece of art. <br />b. Provide an explanation of how this project will advance the artist’s goals relating to <br />public art and build upon past public art involvement. <br />c. Provide an explanation of how the artist’s entry will allow all community members a <br />greater understanding and awareness of art. <br />d. Provide an explanation of how the public survey influenced your choice of project <br />submittal. <br />e. How will your project create a broader understanding and appreciation of your chosen <br />medium? <br /> <br />C. Project Understanding <br />Submit a one-page letter of interest describing “What the City of Elk River means to you?” The <br />EDA is seeking an impactful, memorable project that communicates this concept. <br /> <br />D. Project Approach <br />Provide specific approaches, methods, and assumptions that will be utilized to accomplish each <br />work item as listed in Section 3, Part 2. Artists may submit as teams. The EDA, in its sole <br />discretion, may contract with an individual artist or a team. <br /> <br />E. Location, Installation and Future Maintenance <br />Provide a proposed schedule from project initiation to final completion. The schedule should <br />include a listing of key tasks within each phase, key milestones and approximate dates, and <br />deliverables. <br /> <br />F. Additional Information <br />Include any other information that is believed to be pertinent, but not specifically requested <br />elsewhere in this RFP. <br /> <br />G. Total Project Cost <br />The compensation to the selected artist(s) will not exceed $20,000. The artist shall be reimbursed <br />between 25-50% of upfront costs for materials and the balance upon satisfactory completion <br />and installation of the artwork. <br /> <br />The artist shall break out the estimated costs as follows: <br />a. Public art piece materials <br />b. Transportation costs <br />c. Installation costs <br />d. Future maintenance costs <br />e. Any other costs or charges deemed relevant by the artist