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ORANGECOUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 15, 1998 <br />Agenda Abstract <br />Item # g --& <br />SUBJECT: Request for Proposals - Historic Architecture Survey of the St. Mary's Road Corridor <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Request for Proposals <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donald R. Belk <br />Preservation Planner /X2594 <br />PHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />732 -8181 <br />Mebane <br />227 -2031 <br />Durham <br />688 -7331 <br />Chapel Hill <br />967 -9251 <br />PURPOSE: To approve a Request for Proposals for a historic architecture survey of the St. Mary's <br />Road Corridor. <br />BACKGROUND: On May 6, 1998, the BOCC accepted a grant of $4,000 from the NC Division of Archives and <br />History through the Certified Local Governments Program. The grant funds, which will be <br />matched by $6,000 in County funds and $2,000 in -kind services, are to be used to begin a <br />preservation planning study of the St. Mary's Road Corridor. From $12,000 total costs for this <br />grant project, $10,000 is earmarked for consultant fees. The first phase of the planning study <br />will consist of a historic architectural survey ($3,500 consultant fee) and an archeological <br />survey of the Corridor ($6,500 consultant fee). The $6,000 cash match is in the FY1998 -99 <br />Planning Department budget. <br />The attached Request for Proposals pertains to the historic architectural survey. This RFP will <br />be used to select a architectural historian, landscape architect, or other preservation professional <br />to conduct a survey of historic structures along the corridor. This survey will be the first phase <br />of an eventual Preservation Plan for the St. Mary's Road Corridor. <br />The Historic Preservation Commission and staff will distribute the RFP to a list of qualified <br />consultants certified by the State Historic Preservation Office. HPC will consider proposals and <br />provide a recommendation to the BOCC, along with a proposed project contract. <br />A Request for Proposals for the archeological survey will be submitted in January. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Administration Recommendation <br />The Administration recommends approval of the Request for Proposals. <br />