STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: November 10, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a service contract for the fabrication and installation of an interpretative museum at the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House for the Office of Arts and Culture - Isometric Studio, Inc., only proposer - Not to exceed $160,000 - Financing: Office of Cultural Affairs Gifts and Donations Fund ($40,000), Hillcrest Foundation Care of Communities Foundation of Texas Grant Fund ($50,000), Juanita Craft Summerlee Foundation Grant Fund ($50,000), Sturgis Charitable Trust Grant Fund ($15,000), and Juanita Craft Luse Foundation Grant Fund ($5,000)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis
This service contract will provide for the fabrication and installation of an interpretative museum at the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House.
The Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House was originally constructed in 1926 and donated to the City of Dallas by the Honorable Juanita J. Craft. The house is designated as a City of Dallas Landmark in honor of the woman who made many contributions to the civil rights movement. The house was last restored in 1990s and was operated as a museum by the Office of Arts and Culture (OAC).
OAC plans to re-open the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House and Memorial Garden (Craft House) for use as a public historic site open to the public on a regular basis. It will be the only publicly accessible house museum to honor Mrs. Craft, a grass-roots community organizer who had a profound influence on her community, and the country as a whole.
A five-member committee from the following departments reviewed and evaluated t...
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