National Museums Liverpool - Maritime Museum Sea Galleries Graphics

Bidders are asked to submit a formal tender for the "Sea Galleries, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Graphics Tender". We are looking for a Graphics contractor who can deliver a high quality, modern, innovative, and robust graphics. The Graphics contractor delivery programme will need to be interfaced and coordinated with the Fit-Out contactor (Principal contractor) programme delivery for the project. The Fit-out contractor is responsible for the coordination and overseeing of all onsite works.

The graphics for this project has been designed differently and unconventionally to provide a more visually, interesting and modern design which links into how the gallery has been designed as a whole. The shape and style of the graphics have an angled approach, to match and represent the design of the gallery wall structures.

National Museums Liverpool - Tender Specification Page 8

The graphics contract for this projects will breakdown into the following requirements:

Level 1 - Large Panel, Level 2 - Section Panels, Level 3 - Sub-Section panels, Level 3 - Large Formatted images, Level 4 - Tactile interactives description panel, Level 5 - Case labels /In-case graphics, Rail Labels, Level 6 - External labels, Level 7 - Wall quotes, Posters, Authentic materials, Wayfinding

The delivery of the graphics will need to be produced and delivered in phases as references in the Graphic Schedule. This is because some element of the graphics, such as the large formatted images, quotes, authentic materials for walls, tactile interactive descriptions panels will need to be installed/fitted once the exhibition wall structures are in place, and before other structures are built or fitted in front. These elements will be delivered in line with the fit-out contractor's programme of works and interfaced with the main build for the gallery. The fit-out contractor will be responsible for detailing out a full detailed delivery programme of all works and will confirm when the above-mentioned graphics will need to be delivered, installed and fitted on site by. The other remaining graphics will be delivered at a later phase, and will be delivered, installed and fitted once all works are complete on gallery which will be towards the end of the programme of works. However as mentioned above the Fitout contractor will provide detailed programme delivery for all elements of work. Based on the phases of work the graphics contractor will be required to install on gallery at various stages of the programme.

Prior to the graphics being produced the client team will require the appointed graphics contractor to provide samples for sign off, prior to production. The client team may also wish to carry out site visits to review the progress of the graphic production prior to graphics being delivered to site.