Art Maintenance and Conservation Services

This scope of work is intended to provide an opportunity for Service Providers to perform annual maintenance and conservation for the artworks located at DFW Airport Terminals and other DFW Airport Board owned facilities utilizing the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice of The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works.

The Contract shall be for a period of five (5) years.

The Contractor shall provide all materials, equipment, supplies, and labor to provide Artwork Maintenance and Conservation Services on an annual basis following the scope of work and specifications of this Contract.

The scope of work shall include all inspection, documentation maintenance/conservation on a prioritized basis of Classes 1, 2 and 3 art using the following condition codes that describe the level of care associated with each type of artwork.

• (1) Maintenance treatment required
• (2) At risk, conservation treatment necessary within 3 years
• (3) Visual reintegration and cosmetic treatment only.

The Contractor shall provide a maintenance schedule that includes projected frequencies and type of work to be performed over the term of this contract.

The Contractor shall provide training on artwork maintenance requirements to DFW Airport's custodial service provider staff and DFW Quality Assurance and provide refresher training once per year thereafter.

The Scope of Work of this Contract includes the monthly maintenance of the Airport's Circling Sculpture located at Terminal D. Due to the special maintenance requirements, the Contractor is required to provide pricing for this work as an "Alternate Work".

The Contractor's lead conservator shall conduct a joint inspection, once per year (or as needed), with the DFW Airport Board Art Program Administrator.

**Submission method:** Bidders must submit all questions or requests for clarification electronically ONLY in writing and ONLY to the contact person identified in this Request for Bid through the third-party website (dfwairport.bonfirehub.com).

The Bidder must acknowledge receipt of any addenda issued in the Requested Information section of the Bonfire website.

The Contractor shall submit price for each work listed under Exhibit 3 including pricing for Alternate Work, for each Contract year term. Pricing, as submitted by the Contractor under Exhibit 3 - Price Schedule, shall be fixed firm for the term of the Contract for each work listed.

Alternate bids will not be accepted; only one bid per Bidder will be accepted.

The Contract shall be for a period of five (5) years.