EXPERIENCE

Since its inception in 1992, the General Contracts Program has overseen more than 1,100 cultural resources projects, ranging in size from single cell towers to a 70 mile highway survey, and ranging in scope from simple records reviews to complex excavations. Our experienced staff combines expertise in all aspects of cultural resource management archaeology with excellence in diverse specialities. Our goal is to help our clients comply with state and federal cultural resource regulations through good science at competitive rates. 

 

RESPECT

UI-OSA is one of the preeminent archaeological organizations in the Midwest, and is well known for its devotion to research and education. As a unit of UI-OSA, the General Contracts Program has earned the respect and trust of state and federal regulators for our quality of work. 

 

 

ABOUT US

The General Contracts Program offers timely, cost-effective consulting to private companies, local and state governments, and federal agencies wishing to comply with requirements defined in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amened), and other applicable regulations. The Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (UI-OSA) was established in 1959 as an organized unit of The University of Iowa. The UI-OSA formally created the General Contracts Program in 1992 to provide public and private sector clients with high quality archaeological and geoarchaeological investigations. The resources available to the UI-OSA are unmatched:We have a complete inventory of field equipment for all phases of investigation; fully equipped laboratories for artifact processing, anaylses, and curation; direct access to the UI-OSA Iowa Site File, GIS Archives, and Repository; an extensive metworked computer system with up-to-date word processing, graphics, statistics, databases, GIS, GPS, and radar capabilities; and the best comparative collections available in the region. 

 

STAFF AND CONSULTANTS

Program Director/Co-Principal Investigator 

Melody K. Pope, Ph.D. 

 

Co-Principal Investigator 

Stephen C. Lensink, Ph.D. 

 

Project Archaeologists

Cynthia L. Peterson, M.A., RPA* 

William Whittaker, Ph.D., RPA

 

Consulting Geoarchaeologists

Rolfe D. Mandel, Ph.D. 

Joe Alan Artz, M.A. 

 

Consulting Paleoethnobotanist

Michael T. Dunne, Ph.D. 

 

* Registered Professional Archaeologist

WHAT WE DO FOR YOU 

 

Assist you in understanding what is - and is not - required by state and federal regulations.

 

Facilitate your negotiations with state and federal regulators. 

 

Help you minimize cost and controversy by identifying ways of avoiding cultural resources through predictive modeling and detailed background archival research.

 

Identify and properly document cultural resources for your properties (Phase I survey).

 

Conduct test excavations (Phase II assessments) when necessary and full excavations (Phase III) for resources which you cannot avoid.

 

Produce reports and other documentation for you which satisfy state and federal regulators.

 

Provide you with other resources, such as ground-penetrating radar surveys to relocate cemetary plots and hidden structures.

 

Give your organization the satisfaction of handling fultural resources in a responsible, professional, and cost-effective manner.

 

 

 

SATISFIED CLIENTS

Iowa Department of Transportation

Earth Tech, Inc.

Van Winkle-Jacob Engineering, Inc.

Shive-Hattery, Moline, Illinois

Zambrana Engineering, St. Louis

WHKS & Co.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

MidAmerican Energy

Missouri Department of Transportation

Kaizen Development, Moline, Illinois

FAA Kansas City NAS Implementation Center

Jacobs Civil Engineering, St. Louis

Dallas County (Iowa) Conservation Dept.

Veenstra and Kimm, Inc.

Wilbur Smith Associates, Kansas City

Iowa Department of Corrections

City of Des Moines

Stanley Consultants, Inc.

Fayette County, Iowa Engineer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

City of Waterloo, Iowa

MMS Consultants, Inc.

City of Johnston, Iowa

Johnson County, Iowa Engineer

Rock Island District Corps of Engineers

Groundwater Service and Supply, Inc.

City of Iowa City, Iowa

El Paso (ANR) Natural Gas

Snyder & Associates, Inc.

Mahaska County, Iowa Conservation Board

Illinois State Museum Society

Howard R. Green and Company

Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

Ft. Atkinson Historic Preservation Commission

USDA Farm Service Agency, Des Moines 

 

Client references and list of complete project 

available upon request.