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99 -- PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION/CONSERVATION OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE MURALS IN ALLEGHENY (OH/PA) AREA SOL DTRS57-95-Q-80046 POC Orin D. Cook, Contracting Officer, (617) 494-2593. The Volpe Center intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures for the Restoration/Conservation of United States Postal Service Murals in the Allegheny (OH/PA) area. Many of those post offices where artwork was placed are over fifty years of age and the unique combination of architecture, art, and internal design make them eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. This also makes the facilities subject to the National Historic Preservation Act. Phase I of the project has been completed during which qualified art conservators assessed the condition of the existing murals and produced individual Mural Treatment Reports. This requirement is for Phase II of the project, in which a qualified conservator(s) will perform the conservation/restoration on six (6) of the murals as described in the individual Mural Treatment Reports at the following sites in the Allegheny area: Ada, Oh; Belle Vernon, PA; Muncy, PA; Renovo, PA; Tunkhannock, PA; and Quakertown, PA. The conservator will also include, as required, backup personnel who are able to help with any lead abatement during conservation/restoration of particular murals. The scope of work and general requirements will be issued with the RFQ. The estimated date of issue of the RFQ is 12/20/95. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0335)

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