Specifications include, but are not limited to: The New York Power Authority (NYPA or Authority) desires to contract with a firm or firms of cultural resource professionals to provide services related to the investigation and management of historic resources at various NYPA or third party facilities. Services required will include, but are not limited to: 1) implementation of various office and field investigations related to the potential effect of Authority activities on historic resources (e.g., reconnaissance surveys; Determination of Effects reports; Phase 1A, 1B, 2, and/or 3 studies; End-of Fieldwork letters; etc.); 2) Historic American Building Survey (HABS)/ Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)/Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS)/3D Laser Scanning/Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems (CRGIS) documentation of historic resources to be altered or demolished; 3) monitoring of existing historic resources to assess the potential effects of project operations, construction, erosion, motorized vehicle traffic, and/or vandalism; 4) support of NYPA in responding to unanticipated discoveries of human remains and/or archeological resources within 24 hours of a request from NYPA’s Agency Preservation Officer or his/her designee or Cultural Resource Specialists; 5) preparation of nomination documents for resources that may be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; 6) preparation and review of various management plans; 7) conservation of fine/decorative arts objects owned by NYPA of historic and/or cultural value and 8) field operations oversight and staff augmentation services.
