This seems similar to the recently advertised NRA positions here in Ireland. > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 2:28 PM > To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > [log in to unmask] > Subject: VDOT Statewide Cultural Resource Consulting announcement > (fwd) > > think this is the first time i've seen such a tender going out for an > entire > state - usually it's just for individual projects, or has anyone else seen > > anything similar? > > Wittkofski, J. Mark schrieb: > > Any interested professional cultural resources firm is encouraged to > submit > > a proposal for the following statewide consulting services contract. > The > > entire RFP can be downloaded from the VDOT site included in the > > announcement. Thank you. > > > > J. Mark Wittkofski > > > > > > > > STATEWIDE CULTURAL RESOURCE SERVICES > > > > The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is seeking expressions > of > > interest from consulting firms to provide statewide cultural resource > > services that are related to transportation projects. These services > > include, but are not limited to: 1) conducting surveys to identify > > buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites potentially > eligible > > for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; 2) preparing > > treatment plans for significant resources affected by transportation > > projects; and 3) implementing treatment actions as determined by VDOT. > In > > addition to the foregoing, firms will need to have the capacity to > prepare > > landscape plans as partial mitigation for impacts to significant > historic > > properties, to conduct surveys for locating identified cultural > resources > > onto transportation CADD plans and plots, and to be able to take > > geotechnical borings and prepare soils analyses as may be needed for the > > identification of archaeological sites. All services must be performed > in > > accordance with VDOT guidelines; all appropriate federal and state laws > and > > regulations, and be of sufficient quality to obtain approvals from all > > applicable federal and state regulatory agencies. > > > > This contract will have a maximum compensation of $3,000,000.00 or a > term of > > three (3) years, whichever occurs first. The method of payment will be > > actual costs for each assignment based on fixed billable rates. During > the > > course of this contract, work will be solicited only as the need arises. > > For any given project, VDOT will provide a scope and request a detailed > work > > plan and schedule of compensation to be submitted by the consultant for > > review, negotiation of the level of effort, and approval before work can > > begin. It is anticipated that this contract will involve numerous > projects, > > but VDOT cannot predict nor guarantee the timing, complexity, or number > of > > projects assigned. The Department reserves the right to modify or > eliminate, > > in whole or in part, any of the requested services. > > > > Responding firms must obtain a copy of the complete Request for Proposal > > (RFP) for requirements. The RFP may be downloaded from the VDOT > Internet > > site: www.vdot.state.va.us/OpNet <http://www.vdot.state.va.us/OpNet> . > For > > persons with a hearing impairment, this number can be reached via the > > Virginia relay center (1-800-828-1120). To receive the RFP by mail or > fax, > > firms may contact Mr. J. Mark Wittkofski, VDOT Environmental Division at > > (804) 371-6867. Submissions must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. > (EST), > > Tuesday, November 14, 2000. > > > geoff carver > http://home.t-online.de/home/gcarver/ > [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%