The City will conduct a comprehensive historic resources survey of an estimated 438 (or as many as funds will allow up to 500) individual resources, which will include buildings, structures, sites, and objects, constructed before 1985, and located within the City of Stone Mountain. The survey area includes the National Register of Historic Places-listed Stone Mountain Historic District. The survey area is defined on the map attached to this contract as Exhibit C. All project work shall conform to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archaeology and Historic Preservation, which include the Standards for Evaluation, Identification, and Registration. The project work will be prepared in accordance to (a) National Register Bulletin: Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning; (b) the Historic Preservation Division’s guidance materials for identifying and documenting Georgia’s historic resources, including the “Georgia Historic Resources Survey Manual, “GNAHRGIS Polygon Tool Comprehensive User Guide,” and “GNAHRGIS Field Maps Demo,” available online;” (c) the DCA’s Georgia’s Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resources Geographic Information System (GNAHRGIS) web-based GIS database; (d) ArcGIS Online GIS geodatabases and map layers in the ‘PolyTool Windshield District’ folder provided by the SHPO (if applicable to project); and (e) the mobile app ESRI Field Maps (if applicable to project). The City will ensure that the consultant(s) meets professional requirements according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards (36 CFR Part 61) and possesses the following: 1. A thorough knowledge of and familiarity with American architectural history; 2. Demonstrated experience in researching and describing historic resources, conducting architectural surveys, and writing historic contexts; 3. A thorough knowledge of and familiarity with identifying and evaluating Georgia’s historic resources including architectural styles and types, the GNAHRGIS database, and survey procedures; 4. Demonstrated writing skills; and 5. Experience with digital photography.
