REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Colorado Mesa University seeks to acquire stained glass manufacturing and installation services via direct purchase for Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) Center of Reflection/Campus Sanctuary. The amount of funding available for the purchase of artwork is $40,000.  CMU is looking to secure the services of accomplished stained glass artisans with an extensive track record of successful projects in the region.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL:              Friday September 25, 2020, 11:59 pm MST

TOTAL STAINED GLASS BUDGET:        $ 40,000.00

NAME OF INSTITUION:                           Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, Colorado

ABOUT COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY AND THE CENTER FOR REFLECTION

Founded in 1925, Colorado Mesa University is a comprehensive regional public higher education institution offering liberal arts, professional, and technical programs at the master's, bachelors, associate and certificate levels.

Colorado Mesa University takes great pride in providing educational opportunities and tools that help students succeed in today's complex and interconnected world. CMU’s focus is on providing quality academic programs, built on a strong liberal arts core that support students' interests and regional employment needs, as well as technical programs that respond to vocational workforce demands. Today, enrollment exceeds 11,044 students. The university offers more than 70 undergraduate programs of study along with graduate programs in business administration, education and nursing. Campus expansion to accommodate an ever-growing student body has resulted in state-of-the-art learning facilities on nearly 100 acres in the heart of Grand Junction, Colorado. Nestled between mountains and high-desert canyons, the area is home to some of the best outdoor recreation in the country and enjoys 300 days of sunshine a year.

Over the years, students have communicated the need for a campus sanctuary. Colorado Mesa University (CMU) is supporting the needs of its student body through the construction of the CMU Center for Reflection in the west-central zone of the main campus in Grand Junction. The Center is a non-denominational, inter-faith facility that will allow students to reflect, contemplate and celebrate life. The Center is the latest exciting project to transform campus and maintain CMU as a leading university when it comes to serving and representing the diverse needs and values of students.

A number of candle light vigils, prayer circles and memorial services occur on campus every year. These events reflect a need for students to have a place both to grieve during life’s challenges and to relish in its joys. The sanctuary will be placed in the Center of Reflection. The Center is designed to help make the campus sanctuary stand out in a way that helps address the spiritual needs of students now and in the future. The center will include a courtyard, water feature and thoughtful landscaping.

 OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAINED GLASS ART

Colorado Mesa University is looking to acquire stained glass manufacturing and installation services to complete the eastern face of the Campus Center of Reflection/Sanctuary building.  Interested parties are encouraged to review the specific dimensions and design documents below prior to submitting any clarifying questions about the RFP.

 Current faculty/staff, students, or Alumni of CMU are encouraged to apply.

 The Art Selection Committee will consider the following:

•  Artistic excellence
• Technical competence
• Conceptual compatibility
• Scale, material, form and content
• Ease of maintenance, minimal and low cost maintenance
• Demonstration of successful prior projects

 SELECTION PROCESS AND SCHEDULE

The Art Selection Committee will review all complete submittals of artworks in consideration for acquisition of the building.  The schedule is as follows:

 September 10, 2020, 11:59 pm MST – Request for Proposals Launched via CaFÉ™ system

September 25, 2020 – Request for Proposals submission deadline

September 28, 2020 -- Selection panel meets to review submissions

October 1, 2020 - Notification of  selections

APPLICATION PROCESS

All applications for this project are being accepted through CaFÉ™ (www.callforentry.org). No hard copy submissions will be accepted. The applicant will be asked to submit digital images of  artwork (see below for more information), a resume, and a statement of interest. There is no application fee to apply or to use the CaFÉ™ online application system.

Digital Images. In order to be considered for this project, the applicant must electronically submit digital images of prior stained glass projects through the CaFÉ™ system. Artists may submit 3-6 images of the same artwork, in order to show various details.

Instructions on how to use CaFÉ™ and format images/video can be found at www.callforentry.org/image_prep.phtml. Assistance in using the CaFÉ™ system is available during regular business hours by calling 303­629­1166, 1­888­562­7232 or e­mail cafe@westaf.org.

Resume: Submit a current résumé that outlines professional accomplishments as an artist.

Statement of Interest: A statement of interest in 250 words or less must be submitted via CaFÉ™.  It should briefly outline the artist’s interest and/or information on schedule or medium, if explanation is relevant.

QUESTIONS

For more information or clarification, please contact Derek Wagner at: dawagner@coloradomesa.edu

ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

http://www.coloradomesa.edu/about/values.html

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria