Request for Proposals

The Cumberland Mayor and City Council, and Historic Preservation Commission, seek the professional services of a qualified consultant to conduct the first phase of an update of the Downtown Cumberland National Register Historic District (AL-IV-A-132), nominated in 1983. This 1st phase will include an updated narrative for Sections 7 and 8, an analysis and recommendations for potential boundary expansion(s), and photographic documentation.

The selection process will be graded on a number of criteria and submission requirements.  For additional information copies of the RFP packet may be obtained from Ruth Davis-Rogers, Historic Preservation Planner, at the Cumberland City Hall, 57 N. Liberty Street, Cumberland, MD  21502 or by emailing ruth.davis-rogers@cumberlandmd.gov.  Any requests for information (RFI) for the explanation or clarification of any point not sufficiently covered by RFP packet must be submitted in writing.

Sealed Proposals addressed to the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 57 North Liberty Street, Cumberland, Maryland 21502, until but not after 3:00 p.m. (EST), Wednesday, November 6th, 2024.  All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked on the outside thereof “Downtown Cumberland Historic District Update.”  Proposals will be publicly opened at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6th, 2024 in City Hall Council Chambers.