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2010 PLACES IN PERIL: PARADISE GARDENS
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS Posted: July 8, 2011 Chattooga County seeks requests for qualifications and proposals from qualified firms to develop a Site Management Plan (SMP) for Paradise Gardens, an iconic 20th century visionary art environment that requires immediate stabilization as well as long-term preservation and maintenance of historic buildings, grounds and artwork. The SMP shall address each of the seventeen restoration goals outlined in Exhibit A, “Paradise Redemption” prepared by Paradise Gardens Park & Museum's Chairman, Tommy Littleton. The SMP shall also identify site uses, ADA compliance, special user request procedures and fees, public/private/nonprofit partnerships, immediate and long range preservation and conservation needs, procedures, work project prioritization, and ongoing maintenance needs including daily operational responsibilities. Additionally, the SMP shall evaluate and recommend historic district boundaries including adjacent and surrounding site-specific properties for acquisition to accommodate signage, pedestrian and ADA site accessibility, parking, lodging and retail needs to maximize economic and heritage tourism in Chattooga County and the Northwest Georgia Region. The SMP shall include ways to maximize visitation during and post restoration. Click here to dowload RFQP in its entirety >> Click here to download Exhibit B, a draft of the site's nomination for the National Register for Historic Places, which contains the most recent documentation of the site. TO APPLY: Interested respondents are required to tour Paradise Gardens at 11 a.m. on July 21, 2011 or 11 a.m. on July 22, 2011. Paradise Gardens is located at 84 Knox Street, Summerville, Georgia 30747. RSVP to Jordan Poole at jpoole@georgiatrust.org or 404-885-7818. Submit six (6) copies and one (1) electronic copy of qualifications and proposal on or before 4:30 p.m., local time, August 15, 2011, to: In 2010, Paradise Gardens was listed as a Places in Peril site, an annual list of Georgia's 10 most endangered historic places. Read more >> Questions? Contact Jordan Poole at 404-885-7818 or jpoole@georgiatrust.org.
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