2006 NS Contract - Legacy Research Assoc Cultural & Archaeological Survey New Hope Park Blackwood Farm

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appropriate of all above ground structures, including burial grounds or cemeteries. The field methods and techniques used shall be of the Contractor's choosing, but should reflect a thorough working knowledge of contemporary archaeological methods and techniques. The field investigation shall be of a nature sufficient to accomplish the following goals: 1. Make recommendations on the potential need for further survey, 2. Locate and identify sites that may have archaeological or historic significance, and 3. Evaluate the archaeological significance of any such sites. Based on this limited field investigation, Orange County ERCD will discuss with the Contractor whether there are areas that may warrant a more intensive surface and subsurface investigation. For instance, once specific locations are determined for construction of park facilities, we may decide to follow up this project with a systematic shovel testing program based on a 30- meter, or similar, grid pattern across the areas of the property that have been identified as potentially significant. Contract pricing for this will be negotiated with the successful bidder in the eventuality the work is ordered. D. Reporting of Results The Contractor shall give regular (bi- weekly) verbal reports to the Orange County ERCD during the course of the project. In order to facilitate the effective use of survey findings, the final report must be completed and submitted to ERCD in final form no later than Friday, July 14, 2006. Approximately midway through the project (specific dates to be included in contract), the successful Contractor will provide ERCD with a Preliminary Field Report of the findings to date, status of the survey (research and field work). The contractor shall also, at this time, be prepared to conduct a short presentation (15 -20 minutes) to the Orange County staff working on the park project and, depending on the findings, to the design committee. The final report shall provide overviews of those portions of prehistory and history that are relevant to the New Hope community, set within the broader context of Orange County and the Southeast. The report will also include detailed maps of any former locations of roads, historic structures, and any significant landscape alterations associated with those historic structures. The final report shall generally satisfy requirements outlined in the "Guidelines for Preparation of Archaeological Survey Reports," prepared by the NC Office of State Archaeology. Two copies of a draft of the final report shall be submitted to the Orange County ERCD for review and comment at least two weeks in advance of the final submittal A I