Description
The City of Salem is seeking bids for the exterior restoration of the Dickson Memorial Chapel, located in the Greenlawn Cemetery. The scope of work includes rebuilding brownstone and granite buttresses, repointing exterior granite walls, replacing gutters and downspouts, and installing new slate shingles. The project is estimated to cost $1,000,000 and is subject to the applicable public bidding laws of Massachusetts.
• The project requires DCAMM certification for historic masonry work.
• The project involves the use of slate shingles, copper sheet metal, and other materials.
• The project requires compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
• The project has a deadline for substantial completion of June 19, 2026, for the portion funded by the Massachusetts Preservation Project Fund, and September 30, 2026, for the remaining work.