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February 8, 2010
The Honorable Ernest G. Clark, Mayor
=J07 and the City Council Members
TIMOTHY J. City Hall
HURLEY Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS RE: Request for Proposal — Archaeological Services — New Construction Projects:
(1) Single-Family Homes, and(2)Northeast Iowa Food Bank Campus
REGINALD A.
SCHMI I I
Val it-' The City of Waterloo through its Community Development Department received funding
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for the new Single-Family home construction activities. The funding sources include both
COLE Community Development Block Grant("CDBG"), EDI and HOME funds granted by the
War d- Department of Housing and Community Development (HUD). Those activities may
involve acquisition and demolition of standing structures, and new construction on
HAROLD acquired lots in addition to new construction on vacant lots already owned by the City.
GETTY The new construction activities will be concentrated in the 800 to 1000 Block of Lafayette
and Sycamore Streets.
QUENTIN M.
HART The Northeast Iowa Food Bank is relying on both public and private sources to construct
Ward 4 office buildings, storage and parking facilities. Funding sources include a private capital
RON campaign drive and CDBG funding from the City of Waterloo. The project area is
WELD-ER bounded by Elm Street to the west, Vinton St. to the east, Mulberry St. to the north and
tad 5 Lafayette Street to the south.
BOB
GREENWOOD Due to the infusion of federal funds in both projects, each is considered a "federal
At-Large undertaking" thus triggering review and clearance pursuant to Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
STEVE
SCHNETT In letters from the State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO) (Exhibits "E" and "F" of
At-Large
fL`'" n the RFP), it outlines the results of the review under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, which finds that a small number of historic archaeological sites have
been identified across the general area of our acquisitions. Therefore the City of Waterloo
will be required to have a Secretary of the Interior's (SOI) qualified archaeologist research
and complete a Phase I Archaeological Study, and provide monitoring of soil excavation
and demolitions only if deemed necessary based on the results of the study. The City of
Waterloo is seeking proposals for archaeological services in connection with the both of
these new construction projects.
We've prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) and Contract for Archaeological Services.
The RFP provides all the proposal(bid) specifications, terms and conditions, as well as the
scope of work and details on the method of evaluation. The RFP calls for a lump sum
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cost of a Phase I Archaeological Study and a separate fixed cost per property for
monitoring of ground disturbances relating to new construction, or demolition, if deemed
necessary based on the results of the study. After a bidder is selected, a contract will need
to be executed.
Expenses related to the demolition of acquired properties, including administration and
environmental requirements (which would include archaeological costs to complete a
Phase I study and to perform any required monitoring) will be eligible for reimbursement
through EDI, HOME, or CDBG funding.
Please find attached a copy of the Request for Proposal and Contract for Archaeological
Services. The document will be available to interested bidders at the office of the
Community Development Department after the City Council preliminarily approves the
specifications, bid document, etc., and a date of hearing is set. The proposals would be
due to the City Council, opened, and referred to staff for review and recommendation at
the March 8, 2010 City Council meeting.
Therefore, we would ask that the City Council to preliminarily approve plans,
specifications, form of contract, etc., set a date of public hearing, and publish an official
notice pertinent to the request to receive and open the proposals for the Request for
Proposal for Archaeological Services for the New Housing Construction Project(s) and the
Northeast Iowa Food Bank Campus Project. If you have any questions or need any
additional information regarding this matter, please contact our office.
Sincerely,
Louis Starks
Contracts and Grants Coordinator
cc: Noel Anderson,Community Planning&Development Director
Rudy D. Jones,Community Development Director
Nancy Gulick,Community Development Administrator
Barbara Prather,N.E.Iowa Food Bank
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