Work Type Definition and Submittal Requirements
12.11 Archaeological Work
12.12 Historic Archaeological Work
Work Type Definition
Pages 1-2 detail the work type definition. In order to become pre-qualified for this work
type, please see the “Work Type Submittal Requirements” on pages 3-5.
I.
Description
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires Federal agencies to
take into account the effects of the undertakings on historic properties and afford the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) a reasonable opportunity to comment on
such undertakings. The Section 106 process seeks to accommodate historic preservation
concerns with the needs of the Federal undertaking through consultation among the agency
official and other parties with an interest in the effects of the undertaking on historic
properties, commencing at the early stages of project planning. The goal of the Archaeology
Study is to identify, evaluate and provide recommendations on the eligibility of
archaeological properties within the area of potential effects (APE) of the undertaking, or to
perform mitigation for adverse effects for archaeological properties eligible for, or listed on,
the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). All determinations of the APE, the NRHP
eligibility of identified resources, the effects of an undertaking, and the development of
mitigation programs must be completed by MnDOT Cultural Resources Unit (CRU) staff
acting on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
II.
Standards and Specifications
Standards and specifications required for a project under this work type may include the
following:
A. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archaeology and Historic Preservation (48
Federal Register 44716-44740; National Park Service).
B. MnDOT’s Cultural Resource Unit Project and Report Requirements (2011).
C. The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Guidelines for Architecture/History
Projects in Minnesota (SHPO 2001).
D. MnDOT Geographic Information System (GIS) Standards (2002).
E. MnDOT’s Standards for Archaeological and Historic Structures Data (2002).
F. MnDOT’s Deep Testing Protocol (2006)
III.
Provided by Consultant
Deliverables to be supplied by the consultant for a project may include the following:
A.
Archaeology studies in accordance with appropriate Federal and State standards
including, but not limited to, the standards and guidelines described above.
B.
Level I
 Archaeology identification, precontact deep testing, precontact evaluation and
precontact mitigation field work and reports.
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C.
 Appropriate site forms, photographs, curation and GIS data by project.
Level II
 Archaeological identification, historic archaeology evaluation and mitigation
fieldwork and reports.
 Appropriate site forms, photographs, curation and GIS data by project.
Levels of Deliverables/Work (Compare and Contrast)
Level I: Precontact Archaeological Work
Level II: Historic Archaeological Work
(12.1)
(12.2)
Level I consists of Phase I archaeological
Level II consists of Phase I archaeological
identification, Phase II precontact
identification, Phase II historic archaeological
archaeological site evaluation, Phase I and II
site evaluation, and Phase III historic
precontact deep testing, and Phase III
archaeological data recovery work as per the
precontact archaeological data recovery work
Standards and Guidelines cited herein.
as per the Standards and Guidelines cited
herein.
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Work Type Submittal Requirements
A consultant firm becomes pre-qualified based on the qualifications of the personnel that are employed
by the firm and by meeting the demonstrated requirements.
Key Personnel Requirements
Minimum Number of Staff:
Professional
Certification/Licensure:
At least one individual with the minimum qualifications described in the
Professional Certification/Licensure section (see below).
A. Individual performing under this work type must have a M.A.,
M.S., or Ph.D. in anthropology (with a specialization in
archaeology), archaeology, or a closely related field (historical
archaeology, ancient studies, classics, etc.).
B. Current license issued by the Office of the Minnesota State
Archaeologist (OSA), or the ability to obtain a current license
issued by the OSA.
C. Responding firm must have ability to provide GIS data, meeting
specified standards, as ArcInfo coverages or ArcView shapefiles.
The GIS standards for this work are published at
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/culturalresources/gisstds/gisreqs.html
Work Type Submittal Requirements*
I. Resume and Relevant
Project Experience
Form (Form PQ1)
Submit in Word format
A. Complete Parts 1, 1A, 2 and 3 of Form PQ1
Part 1: Fill out general information and names of personnel and specify
level for which pre-qualification is sought.
Part 1A: Complete only the top portion of part 1A. Relevant Project
Experience must be documented in Section IV on the Tables for
Archaeological Studies.
Part 2: Project Examples listed must correlate to those described below
in “Project Example Requirements.”
Part 3: Not applicable for this work type.
II. Project Example
Requirements
Submit in PDF format
A. For Level I, submit 2 Phase I Reports (Identification) and 2
Phase II Reports (Evaluation) on a precontact archaeological site
(or combined Phase I and II reports may be submitted) for
compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA or the Minnesota
Field Archaeology Act from the past 15 years.
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B. For Level II, submit 2 Phase I Reports (Identification) and 1
Phase II Report (Evaluation) on a historic archaeological site (or
combined Phase I and II reports may be submitted) for
compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA or the Minnesota
Field Archaeology Act from the past 15 years.
C. All reports must have been completed in accordance with the
regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (36 CFR 800) or the Minnesota Field
Archaeology Act. Letter reports are not acceptable; only final,
completed reports will be accepted. The personnel submitted for
pre-qualification MUST have been the project principal
investigator, completed the field work, and acted as either the
sole or primary author of the report, especially the results and
evaluation sections of the report. If primary author, please
indicate which sections of the report were written by the prequalified applicant.
III. Tables for
A. Applicant must complete the Tables for Archaeological Studies
(12.1 – Level 1 – Precontact; Level 2 – Historical) in order to
Archaeological Studies
Submit in Word format
clearly document their experience. Include years of PI
experience and years of fieldwork experience in days.
B. Level I – PreContact Archaeological Work:
1. For each person submitting for pre-qualification, a
minimum of 2 years total (24 months) demonstrable
experience in post-graduate school work as a Principal
Investigator on precontact archaeology projects
conducted for compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA
or the Minnesota Field Archaeology Act completed
within the past 15 years, PLUS
2. A minimum of 5 completed precontact archaeological
projects in Minnesota within the last 15 years, totaling at
least 25 days in the field.
3. No outstanding license requirements with the Office of
the Minnesota State Archaeologist (OSA) and ability to
obtain current OSA license in Minnesota; and
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C. Level II – Historic Archaeological Work:
1. For each person submitting for pre-qualification, a
minimum of two (2) years (24 months) within the past 15
years of experience in post-graduate school work as a
Principal Investigator on North American historical
archaeology projects conducted for compliance with
Section 106 of the NHPA or the Minnesota Field
Archaeology Act of 1963 (MS 138.31-42); PLUS
2. A minimum of five (5) completed historical
archaeological projects in the United States within the past
15 years, totaling at least 25 days in the field, PLUS
3. No outstanding license requirements with the Office of the
Minnesota State Archaeologist (OSA) and ability to
obtain a current OSA license in Minnesota.
Applicant may count the duration of each project for which they
served as PI to total 2 years (e.g. if applicant was the PI on two
concurrent projects, each of which was 4 months in duration, the
two projects would total 8 months of PI experience.)
*Work Type Submittal Instructions:
Create a CD or flash drive that includes the following individual files or folders in this order:
I.
II.
III.
Resume and Relevant Project Experience Form (Form PQ1)
Project Example Requirements (this should be a folder that includes individual files clearly
named according to Part 2 of the PQ1)
Tables for Archaeological Studies
Each file should be saved in the format identified above.
Submit 5 copies of the CD or flash drive.
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