The City of Fredericksburg seeks a qualified contractor for professional conservation, preservation, and restoration services for the General Hugh Mercer monument (bronze statue and stone base). Work must adhere to AIC guidelines. Key phases include pretreatment assessment, bronze restoration (cleaning, corrosion removal, repatination, protective coating), and stone base restoration (biocide treatment, stain reduction, masonry repointing, stone repair). A voluntary preproposal meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2026. All quotes are due by September 21, 2026. The evaluation is based on best value, considering technical capability superiority over lowest price.
The city will pay invoices within 30 days of receipt. The city will pay invoices within 30 days of receipt.
Selection will be based upon submission of quotations meeting the selection criteria, using the tradeoff method to assess best value. The city will perform a technical evaluation. . . to assess the best value to the city using the tradeoff method.
Contractors must be supervised by a professional associate, professional stone carvers guild practitioner, or fellow of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC). all work must be supervised and performed by a professional associate, professional stone carvers guild practitioner, or fellow of the american institute for conservation aic specializing in objects or architectural conservation.
A voluntary preproposal meeting is available on September 8, 2026, at the statue. voluntary preproposal meeting: september 8, 2026, 11: 00 a. m. et at the general hugh mercer statue at the intersection of fauquier st and washington ave in fredericksburg, va ****.
Prospective offerors must contact the procurement officer in writing with questions no later than September 11, 2026, 4:00 p. m. EST. contact the procurement officer in writing, no later than september11, 2026, 4: 00 p. m. est.
Failure to meet all mandatory requirements may result in a reduced evaluation score of up to 10 of the total available points. Failure to meet all mandatory requirements may result in a reduced evaluation score of up to 10 of the total available points.
