Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

Art in Public Places

RFQ: ASPCA / ASD Liberty City Animal Clinic

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

ASPCA LIBERTY CITY

PROJECT SUMMARY

Owner: Miami-Dade County

Project Name: ASPCA® / ASD Liberty City Animal Clinic

Total Project Budget: $35,000

Location: 1312 and 1320 NW 62nd Street, Miami, Florida 33147

Deadline: Monday, January 23, 2017, 11:59PM

Eligibility: Open to South Florida-based professional artists in the counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe, Martin, and Palm Beach.

Short Description: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA), Miami-Dade County, and the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program request qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams to create a landmark artwork(s) for the community medicine clinic in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood. The selected artist(s) will design a unique artwork that will contribute to the identity of this clinic and bring an unexpected and delightful encounters for visitors to the facility.

Detailed Description:

Miami-Dade County (“County”) has authorized possession of the vacant property located at the addresses listed above to the County’s Animal Services Department. The ASPCA and the County will jointly construct a new facility (“Proposed Building”) with the ASPCA designated as the project developer and the County as the owner of the Proposed Building and property.

The ASPCA intends to lease the Proposed Building and the property from the County for purposes of providing animal-related services, including, without limitation, spay/neuter operations and primary pet care services, to the County’s residents, including the underserved areas of Miami-Dade County particularly the Liberty City / Overtown areas. The Proposed Building is an approximately 6,900 square foot single floor level building to be constructed on the vacant property. The ASPCA intends to provide all services on an outpatient basis and does not intend to board animals overnight. The project proudly will be pursuing LEED Silver and will incorporate Art in Public Places art work into its architecture. Animal Clinic (no boarding) will be the primary use, with accessory uses including retail and office. RFQ: ASPCA / ASD Liberty City Animal Clinic

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ART INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

 Building facade inclusive of metal screens. Screens are envisioned as decorative and created from metal that secure the storefront when the facility is closed, but open like shutters while the facility is in use. A decorative motif could be inserted into a defined metal frame.

 Seating elements which are interactive and at sidewalk level, located inside the open-air vestibule.

 Mural or textural treatment to the exterior of the building.

 Lighting and or suspended sculpture to activate the double height areas of either or both the main building volumes of lobby or the meeting room with glass façade that can be seen from street.

 Floors at main lobby, durable materials such as concrete with epoxy are suggested (terrazzo not encouraged).