What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe City of Ellsworth seeks qualified historic preservation contractors, architectural conservators, and conservation firms to assess, remove, stabilize, conserve, restore, and reinstall the historic City Hall Seal Pediment. The contractor must perform this phased work on the approximately 91-year-old, 18-foot hand-carved wooden relief located on the front gable of Ellsworth City Hall without causing unnecessary damage. The buyer requires complete documentation, secure climate-monitored transportation and storage, a professional condition report, a treatment plan adhering to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, safe reinstallation, and long-term maintenance recommendations. Only onshore USA-based vendors are eligible to bid, and the work requires onsite performance in Ellsworth, Maine. The contract term is for one year, and the buyer requests proposals to determine the budget. The text does not disclose submission methods, submission deadlines, question or pre-bid deadlines, or proposal evaluation criteria.
Scope of work
- Safely remove the historic City Hall Seal from the front gable of City Hall.
- Document the existing condition, configuration, components, connections, and deterioration before and during removal.
- Preserve and properly identify loose, detached, broken, or previously repaired components.
- Transport and store the Seal in a secure, climate-monitored environment for gradual moisture equilibration.
- Obtain a comprehensive professional condition and assessment report.
- Develop a conservation and restoration treatment plan.
- Restore and conserve the Seal consistent with Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
- Reinstall the restored Seal using appropriate materials, methods, and anchoring systems.
Minimum qualifications
- Qualified historic preservation contractors, architectural conservators, conservation firms, or appropriately qualified teams
- Onshore (USA Only)