2016-146 DEAPR - MdM Historical Consultants, Inc. - completion of final phase of county-wide historic resources inventory

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Attachment C Scope of Work Orange County Survey Update and Manuscript Preparation, Phase II 2015-2016 The project is to complete the update of the existing but outdated architectural survey of rural portions of the county. The unincorporated areas of Orange County was the target of two survey projects in the 1990s: a survey of Chapel Hill Township outside of Chapel Hill and Carrboro in 1991-1992 and a survey of the rest of the county outside of Hillsborough in 1992-1993. The first phase of the rural survey update was conducted in 2014-2015. The current, second phase of the update project will consist of a survey of the historic resources within the ETJ of the Town of Hillsborough. The project consultant will document and create records for approximately 60 properties identified by Orange County staff. With a few exceptions, these properties were not identified in previous survey work. In addition, the consultant will write a comprehensive architectural/historical essay to serve as the final text for the planned Orange County Historic Resources publication. Phase 11 of the survey update consists of the following: 1. Field work at the 60 properties identified by Orange County staff. On-site work will include high-resolution digital photography conforming to HPO standards, field notes, sketch plans, and all other items as specified in Attachment E; 2. Data entry in the HPO's survey database with full population of each record, including a written summary/entry. For ten properties selected for inclusion in the forthcoming publication, the written summary/entry will be publication-quality; 3. Creation of paper files with report forms generated from the database, photographic proof sheets, site plans (sketch and/or aerial photo), field notes and other relevant materials, as well as updated file labels, as specified in Attachment E; 4. Participation in an interview should one be requested by a local newspaper in response to a press release prepared by the local coordinator in cooperation with the county's public affairs officer; 5. Preparation of an essay on the architectural and historical development of rural Orange County suitable for publication; 6. Preparation of a final Study List proposal for Phases I and II of the survey update and presentation of the proposed properties at a meeting of the North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee. A shell HPO database for the Hillsborough ETJ, including any existing records, will be provided at the start of the project, along with any older digital photos (taken in 2006) of those properties. A list and map for the 60 resources to be documented and access to existing files for any of these resources also will be provided.