Maintenance for Public Art Collection and El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition

The City of Palm Desert is seeking a qualified firm to provide maintenance services for its public art collection and the El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition. The selected firm will be responsible for cleaning and conserving 73 artworks in the public art collection and 18 sculptures in the El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition. The contract will be for one year, with an optional three-year extension. The firm will be required to provide monthly invoices, perform minor conservation work, and respond to emergency calls within two hours. The City is looking for a firm with at least three years of experience in cleaning large-scale outdoor artwork in the public realm. • The firm must have experience working with metals, glass, mosaics, various patinas, water features, and painting methods and applications. • The firm must provide three references with their proposal, stating the nature of their art maintenance experience. • The firm must be registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to perform public work. • The firm must comply with all Labor Code provisions, including payment of prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract.