Omagh Bomb Memorial
Open, international, 2-stage, RfP
Omagh, Ireland
25 May 2007 - Registration Deadline
25 May 2007 - Submission Deadline
29 May 2007 - Submission Deadline Outside UK
SPONSOR:
Omagh Memorial Working Group
TYPE:
Open, international, 2-stage, RfP
LOCATION:
Omagh, Ireland
LANGUAGE:
English
TIMETABLE:
25 May 2007 - Registration Deadline
25 May 2007 - Submission Deadline
30 May 2007 - Jury Deliberations
31 May 2007 - Shortlist Announced
ELIGIBILITY:
professional design teams with competence and experience in the fields of landscape/horticultural design, visual art and project management
JURY:
To Be Announced
AWARDS:
6 Finalists - £1,000 each upon fulfilling their Stage 2 obligations and submitting a bona fide proposal in accordance with the brief
FEE:
None
THE COMPETITION:
Omagh Memorial Working Group invites submissions from suitably experienced and skilled Design Teams, for the design, production and installation of a permanent memorial to the Omagh Bomb of 15 August 1998. It is essential that design teams have an appropriate mix of skills and experience including expertise in Landscape Architecture and visual art/three dimensional design. Designs Teams will be expected to prepare proposals for the integrated treatment of the bomb site and the temporary memorial garden and the project will entail the development of a permanent memorial garden with a major public art element.
At Stage 1 Design Teams are invited to submit an outline design concept. On the basis of submissions received at Stage 1, the Panel of Assessors will select six Design Teams and invite them to prepare and submit detailed proposals for the memorial.
The total budget for this project is £240,000 with at least £100,000 of this budget being ring fenced for the public art element.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mr Frank Sweeney, Head of Arts and Tourism
Omagh District Council
The Grange, Mountjoy Road
Omagh, County Tyrone
BT79 7BL
N. Ireland
Tel: 028 82245321; 048 82245321 (from Ireland)
0044 2882245321 (from abroad)
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