[BCMA] Barkerville Contract Request for Proposals - Historical Interpretation

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Subject: 	Barkerville Contract Request for Proposals - Historical 
Interpretation
Date: 	Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:53:32 -0700
From: 	James Douglas <JDouglas at barkerville.ca>
To: 	<bcma at museumsassn.bc.ca>



HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

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*Barkerville Historic Town*

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The Barkerville Heritage Trust is seeking proposals from interested 
parties for the purpose of issuing contracts for the following 
historical interpretation programs within Barkerville Historic Town:

 

*_Homelife Interpretation -- Schoolteacher and Wendle House:_* This 
contract will require no less than three people to interpret activities 
in the Williams Creek Schoolhouse and the Wendle House.

 

·         The schoolteacher portion of this contract will require one 
person daily to portray to the visiting public and school groups the 
character of a Victorian schoolteacher using prepared lesson plans which 
are relevant to the Victorian time period.  

 

·         The Wendle House portion of this contract will require one 
person daily to portray home life demonstrations to the visiting public, 
such as gardening, baking, sewing, and clothes washing, consistent with 
life at the turn of the 20^th century in an isolated gold mining town.

 

*_Judge Begbie - Early Justice:_* This contract will require no less 
than two people to portray the characters of Judge Matthew Baillie 
Begbie and his assistant(s), for daily presentations and one-on-one 
costumed interpretation concerning the colonial Justice system prevalent 
in British Columbia during the gold rush, including (but not limited to) 
the life and times of British Columbia's first Chief Justice.

 

*_Historic Chinatown Interpretation:_* This contract will require no 
less than two people to facilitate the delivery of activities which 
illustrate the importance of the Chinese community (miners, merchants, 
labourers and others) during the development of Barkerville, the Cariboo 
goldfields, and  British Columbia. These activities may include site 
tours, demonstrations, historically-themed vignettes and/or discussions, 
one-on-one costumed interpretation, Chinese schoolhouse lessons, and 
special events.  Activities must be deliverable in both Mandarin and 
English.

 

*_Blacksmith:_* This contract will require no less than two people to 
provide interpretation of themes dealing with the everyday operation of 
a blacksmith shop throughout the course of Barkerville's interpreted 
history (1862 to 1942), and to produce items for sale.  A portion of the 
proceeds from items sold will be set aside for either the Friends of 
Barkerville (Cariboo Goldfields Historical Society) or the Barkerville 
Heritage Trust (percentage and allocation negotiable). 

 

*_Mining in The Cariboo:_* This contract will require no less than three 
people to provide the interpretation of themes dealing with geology, 
mining equipment (including, but not limited to, the Cornish 
Waterwheel), technology and the mining of gold on Williams Creek at 
Barkerville. 

 

*_Historic Street Interpretation:_** *This contract will require no less 
than six people to provide site tours, historically-themed vignettes 
and/or discussions, one-on-one costumed interpretation, and special 
events on the front and back streets of Barkerville.  The Historic 
Street Interpretation contract shall include character representation 
from throughout the course of Barkerville's interpreted history (1862 to 
1942).

 

The contract will be issued on a *five (5) year term*, with annual 
renewal based on the satisfactory completion of the previous contract 
year and the availability of adequate funding.  *First-time contractors 
with the Barkerville Heritage Trust are subject to a one-year 
probationary term*, with annual renewal based on satisfactory completion 
of the initial contract year, to be determined by formal review.  During 
each of the five (5) years of the contract the conditions as outlined in 
the contract will remain the same, unless mutually negotiated otherwise.

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*Closing Date: November 8^th , 2010 at 11:59 pm for all contract proposals.*

 

*The Trust is not bound to accept the lowest or any bid submitted.*

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*Some or all contracts may not be awarded, and are subject to budget 
approvals.*

 

Proposal packages will be available after *October 8^th , 2010* by 
emailing the undersigned and giving company and/or contact name(s), 
mailing address, telephone and email information, and referencing the 
contract name; or by mailing the above information to the undersigned.

 

Packages are also available at the Barkerville Administration office 
front desk from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm daily, or by emailing the undersigned.

 

All submissions will be considered based on equal criteria.

 

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*/Closing Location:                                                   /*

Barkerville Heritage Trust                                        

c/o Barkerville Historic Town                                   

PO Box 19                                                             

Barkerville, BC  V0K 1B0

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*/Contact:/*

James Douglas

Manager, Visitor Experiences and Public Relations

250-994-3302, ext. 41

james.douglas at barkerville.ca <mailto:james.douglas at barkerville.ca>

 

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