Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Coordination The Consultant will meet with the Commissions and other members of the planning department prior to the initiation of work to discuss proposed methods, schedule, and approach of the project. The Consultant will meet regularly with the planning staff to provide progress and receive comments and input on work to date. Upon completion of draft reports and mapping, the Consultant will make a presentation to the Commissions to discuss the study products. The Consultant will respond to official comments made at the final meeting and submit the final report, mapping, and GIS data within 30 days of the final meeting. B. Data Collection The Consultant will gather all available Cultural and Historic resource data and mapping applicable to Rochester as developed by Federal, state, regional and local agencies and academia, including, but not limited to the NH State Council on the Arts, NH Division of Historical Resources, Rochester Historical Society, U.S. Geological Survey, NH Department of Resources and Economic Development, The University of New Hampshire (GRANIT database), Strafford County Planning Commission, and Rochester Departments of Planning, Assessing, and the Commission. Before the development of the report and database, the Consultant will review the 2010 Cultural Plan for Rochester as well as the recently completed Historic Survey for previously developed information. At a minimum, existing data collection will include the following: i. Base Mapping the includes Town boundaries, transportation (roads and railroads), surface water features (ponds, streams, rivers), topography, and utility rights-of-way. ii. Historic District Boundary iii. Prime Historic properties iv. Areas of historic importance outside of the District v. Prime Arts and Cultural Properties vi. Areas of Arts and Cultural importance
