Description
The Tennessee Historical Commission is seeking a licensed masonry contractor to repair and restore a dry stack stone wall at the Cragfont State Historic Site. The project involves evaluating the wall, disassembling it in 50-foot sections, removing modern materials, and reconstructing the wall using salvageable stones and additional stone as needed. The contractor must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. The project requires a thorough evaluation, careful disassembly, and reconstruction of the wall to an average height of 3.5 feet, including copestones.
• The contractor must have a level three craft certification with the Dry Stone Walling Association or a Master Craftsman (level 3) certification with the Dry Stone Conservancy.
• The contractor must clean up all related debris during the job and remove all debris from the site.
• The contractor must perform a quality check with the site director and program coordinator after restoring at least three sections of the wall.