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Item 5.1. City of Elk -�-� River MEMORANDUM TO: Housing and Redevelopment Authority FROM: Stephen Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator DATE: November 26, 2001 SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) for Historic Study of Downtown Area The City of Elk River received three proposals to conduct a historic context study of Elk River (citywide) and a Phase 1 survey in the Downtown Redevelopment Study Area. The context study will identify the historical themes significant to the heritage and development of Elk River. The Phase 1 survey will be used to determine which buildings in the 111 Downtown Redevelopment Study Area are potentially historically significant. The three proposals to conduct this work are attached to this memo. The Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) reviewed the proposals at their meeting on November 15. Their analysis is as follows: ➢ Pat Nunnally—Mr. Nunnally bid $7,500 to do just the context study of Elk River. Mr. Nunnally specializes in context studies of river towns. Staff believes that he would do a great job on the context study, but he is not qualified to do the Phase 1 survey and is not proposing to do that portion of our request. If the city were to accept Mr. Nunnally's proposal, either a separate consultant would have to be retained to do the Phase 1 survey work or the product would be incomplete for the purposes of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan. The HPC is recommending against accepting Mr. Nunnally's proposal. ➢ 106 Group—In the past, the city retained the 106 Group to do a Phase 2 survey at Orono Cemetery when lake sediment was placed on that site. The city was pleased with the service provided. The 106 Group indicates in their proposal that they will do the context study, but they can't provide the Phase 1 survey for the budgeted amount. They would, however, provide an overview assessment of the buildings in the study area that are • older than 50 years old,which can be used as the basis for a future Phase 1 survey.