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Cover Letter
Attachment 1 - Project Listing Form
Attachment 2 - Standard Agreement for Architect-Engineering Services
Appendix A - Plot Plan, Chama Rail Yard
Appendix B - D&RGW Railroad History
Appendix C - Photo - Remaining Two Bays and Shops
Appendix D - Aerial Perspective - Remaining Structures
Appendix E - Proposed Multipurpose Facility - Program Design Layout
Appendix F - Photo - Existing Parking Area
Appendix G - Visitor Center/Museum Exhibit “Bubble Diagram”
Source Evaluation Team Announcement
RFP Amendment 1
RFP Amendment 2
Links to Support Documents
-Historic Description of Roundhouse
& Turntable
-Historic
Roundhouse Documents
-Chama Chamber of Commerce
-Visitor
Center & Museum Concept Design Document
SHPO Letter
Friends' Library
Questions and Answers
What’s New Page
Contacts
External Links of Interest
Website Problems: Admin @
ColoradoNewMexicoSteamTrain.org
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Albuquerque, NM – The Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad,
Inc. has selected Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture, in association with
Kells + Craig Architects, Inc., as the consultant for the architectural
design and pre-engineering work associated with the proposed Chama
Roundhouse and Visitor Center (RVC) project. The project is being funded
by the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s Statewide
Transportation Improvement Program.
“We have selected the team that we believe is best equipped to
accomplish this important work – a significant first step in achieving a
long-term vision of the railroad, the Friends, and the community,” said
Friends’ President Tim Tennant. The BRS-KC team includes HDR, an
international engineering and architectural firm; Terracon, for
geotechnical consulting work; and Group 14 for LEED engineering support,
among other specialized consultants. Andrew Merriell & Associates, of
Santa Fe, NM, is the principal responsible for exhibit design work
associated with the visitor center and museum portion of the project.
The Friends, a 50l(c) (3) non-profit, is the recognized museum arm of
the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, recently designated as a National
Historic Landmark, which is jointly owned by the States of New Mexico
and Colorado. The Friends and the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Commission are jointly involved in raising funds, planning, designing
and constructing the RVC project, located on the railroad’s property in
Chama New Mexico. The project involves reconstructing an historic
roundhouse and turntable which existed in the Chama rail yard from 1899
until approximately 1952. The proposed facility will include a visitor
center and museum, renovated and new railroad maintenance facilities,
and space for the Friends’ restoration work. More details about the
project are available on the Friends’ web site at:
http://rfp.coloradonewmexicosteamtrain.org/
BRS, a 37-year old firm headquartered in Denver, CO, has supported
multiple projects of comparable size and scope to the RVC project. These
include visitor facilities, libraries, cultural and performing arts
centers, recreation centers, schools, city halls, and public buildings.
Kells + Craig, a well-known Albuquerque firm, specializes in cultural,
educational, recreational and civic projects and is an established
leader in the field of historic preservation in New Mexico. Some of the
BRS-KC projects include the Georgetown Loop Shop; the historic Amador
Hotel Reuse Plan, Las Cruces, NM; Fort Stanton Reuse Study, New Mexico;
Preservation Planning for the AT&SF Locomotive Shops, Albuquerque, NM;
and the Kimo Theater Renovation, Albuquerque, NM. The last project was
recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation with a
National Preservation Award.
The pre-engineering and design project will begin as soon as contract
negotiations are completed and be completed in late CY 2013.
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