Round XV Cycle of The Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program

The Webb County is seeking a qualified architectural firm to prepare a comprehensive Historic Courthouse Master Preservation Plan for the Webb County Courthouse. The plan should provide a long-range roadmap for the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, maintenance, modernization, and future use of the historic courthouse while preserving its architectural integrity, historic significance, and continued functionality as a public facility. The selected firm will be required to demonstrate experience in historic preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, and master planning of historic courthouses. The scope of services includes project initiation and stakeholder coordination, historical research and documentation, building assessment, preservation analysis, building code and accessibility review, functional assessment, capital improvement recommendations, cost estimates and funding strategies, and master preservation plan preparation. • The plan should be developed in accordance with the requirements, guidelines, standards, and review procedures of the Texas Historical Commission (THC), the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program, and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. • The selected firm should have access to or include qualified consultants experienced in historic preservation, architectural history, structural engineering, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, building envelope analysis, accessibility compliance, historic materials conservation, cost estimating, facility assessments, and historic courthouse restoration. • The firm should provide all professional services necessary to prepare a Texas Historical Commission-compliant Historic Courthouse Master Preservation Plan.