Specifications include, but are not limited to: -Consult with City of Norwich representatives regarding the needs and goals of the project. -Produce a report that includes the following: • An assessment of the resource’s current, existing conditions including a summary description and evaluation of the building systems including Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, HVAC and fire protection. • An action list regarding building materials, current or future failure of those materials, code violations, and ADA accessibility • Prioritized list of recommendations for the appropriate treatment of deteriorated historic elements. Recommendations must be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, consider the potential impact of recommended treatments, and avoid significantly altering the property’s historic character and context. • Cost estimates and/or a proposed budget in the report • Record of any previous existing conditions recordation including site plans, “as built” floor plans and elevations, detail photographs or drawings of significant features, context photo-documentation, and existing conditions detail photo-documentation. The City of Norwich will provide access to other requested records, upon availability including existing drawings and previous inspections. • Existing drawings include historic photographs, elevations, and floorplans. • Recommended treatments must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the treatment of historic properties and the procedures of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Methodology will follow guidelines of the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office.
