Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: mplementation of Stone Conservation Methods for Petrified Tree
Deadline: 24 Jul 2019
Posting Date: 16 Jul 2019
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 34712172
Document Ref. No.: P19AS00379
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: -
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Tender are invited for mplementation of Stone Conservation Methods for Petrified Tree
CFDA Number : 15.945 -- Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement : No
Estimated Total Program Funding : $27, 000
Closing Date for Applications: Jul 24, 2019
Posted Date : Jul 15, 2019
Description: his project will implement previously tested methods for stabilizing large petrified redwood stumps using established methods of stone conservation. The petrified stumps at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO) are the fundamental resource of the park. Of the approximately 30 stumps five of these are actively deteriorating due to cracking, spalling and the loss of large fragments of petrified wood. Several stumps have many deep multidimensional fractures apparently resulting from the use of dynamite during their original excavation, and subsequent weathering including freeze-thaw cycling. They are exposed to accelerated natural and man-made weathering processes. Currently, vulnerable portions of the stumps are held in place only by steel banding that keeps loose fragments together. Risks to the stumps persist due to the combined action of freeze-thaw (loosening of fragments and spalling), gravity (falling of fragments), biological interactions (fracturing and defacement as a result of factors such as plant growth, burrows, and excrement), and theft (loss of fragments that are within reach of visitors). Possible ground salts activated through moisture, may also be a factor.
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