Exterior Wayfinding Signage Services

The vendor required to provide exterior wayfinding signage site analysis, signage design, signage fabrication and installation services of exterior campus wayfinding signage.
- Requirement:
1. Site analysis:
•    Prospective contractor shall perform an on-site review to verify locations, determine available areas for signage, confirm dimensions and identify potential conflicts with architecture, landscapes, vehicle travel, etc. 
•    Develop wayfinding and circulation solutions. 
•    Develop sign location plans. 
•    These location plans shall be updated through the process. 
•    Location plans shall be presented in on-campus meeting to college facility management at the end of the site-analysis project reflecting accurate placement and messaging.
•    Develop an understanding of appropriate building codes, ordinances and other requirements, as they relate to signage for the project.
2. Sign design:
•    Prepare conceptual designs to determine design direction and review, with the design team, considerations for materials, finishes, color, typography, lighting and scale. 
•    The design contractor shall develop a menu of recommended signage types for programming review. 
•    Signs shall be attractive and exhibit a professional quality of workmanship, which shall reflect positively on college. 
•    Signage should incorporate college branding standards, as appropriate. 
•    Signage should leverage the spatial organization of the facility and utilize architectural design features, destinations zones, landmarks, shape, color, lighting, etc. 
•    Signage should be easy to recognize, consistent, clear, distinctive, and easy to read. 
•    Signage shall be compliant with ADA standards for accessible design. 
•    The signage contractor should have a primary goal to ensure that signage works in unity with the college campus in order to generate a well-coordinated facility. 
•    Signage should be updateable by college and utilize college internal resources whenever possible. 
•    Finalize all elements of the sign system design including materials, fabrication specifications, graphic design and installation details. 
•    Prepare sign layouts based on actual sign messages to determine sign and letter sizes and to determine the need for variations to the wayfinding and signage program. 
•    Provide final fabrication submittals based on approved design(s).
3. Sign construction and fabrication:
•    Review the interior and exterior wayfinding signage program in accordance with the approved design.
•    Develop an installation schedule to assure timely, accurate and code compliant installation.
4. Sign installation:
•    Develop an installation schedule to assure timely, accurate and code compliant installation. 
•    Install the exterior wayfinding signage program in accordance with the design intent of the approved program.

- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 20, 2026