Specifications include, but are not limited to: 2.1.Official Vermont Roadside Historic Site markers of cast aluminum with letters in raised (1/8”) relief to match the style marker installed by the State of Vermont since 1948. The standard finish shall be two color baked enamel of medium green, DuPont Dulux, paint number 65541DH, with 22 karat gold leaf used to highlight text and the Vermont State Seal on the crest. Aluminum paint shall be used for the frame and outer edges of the cast marker. 2.2. Overall size to be 44” wide x 46.5” high (including mounting base). Seal and border are approximately 1” thick, background approximately ¼” thick and appear the same on both sides. 2.3. Text configuration to consist of one title line, zero to two lines of subtitle, and seven to twelve lines of text, up to 38 letter spaces per line (765 characters including title). Bottom signature line ½” reading “Vermont Division for Historic Preservation 202X,” (not included in character count). The text lettering shall be available in 5/8”, 1”, 1 ½ “, 2”, and 3” in upper and lower case letters and shall be cast on both sides of the marker. The lettering panel size shall match the existing markers (29”h x 39 ½” w) The base of the marker shall be designed to fit a 4” round aluminum post which shall be provided by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. Post is to insert approximately 4” into the base. 2.4. The price quote is to include markers with the same text on each side, different text on each side, refurbishing, and delivery to a location in Vermont to be determined by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, generally Montpelier. 2.5. The markers are for the exclusive use of the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. Photographs of markers are available upon request. 2.6. Estimated usage will be 14 new markers and 5 refurbished markers; 7 new and 2-3 refurbished per fiscal year. 2.7. Contractor will be required to provide images of the cast for approval by the State Historic Preservation Officer or Historic Sites Section Chief prior to final production. Images of both sides are required if the text is different on each side.
