Appraisal Services

Master Agreement PL284 provides professional appraisal and appraisal review services to support Florida's land acquisition and conservation easement programs administered by the Department of Environmental Protection. The contract encompasses a comprehensive range of appraisal services including independent fee appraisals of properties with varying land compositions (uplands and wetlands), appraisal review services for evaluating draft appraisals prepared by other professionals, and specialized valuations for conservation easement interests. Services are delivered on a task assignment basis, with individual assignments ranging from small parcels to properties exceeding 20,000 acres across multiple Florida counties. Appraisals must comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and the Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees, with deliverables including narrative appraisal reports, executive summaries, and appraisal checklists submitted in electronic format.

The prime contractor for this indefinite delivery vehicle is S.F. Holden, Inc., with principal representative Philip M. Holden, MAI, SRPA. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, Bureau of Appraisal, serves as the contracting organization. The original contract was executed on March 19, 2014, with an initial three-year term through March 25, 2017, subsequently renewed for additional periods extending through September 25, 2020. The contract operates statewide across Florida. The master IDV established a not-to-exceed value of $250,000 with an hourly rate structure of $200 per hour for the initial period, increasing to $225 per hour in later renewal years. Individual task assignments are structured as fixed-price engagements ranging from approximately $1,200 to $25,000 per assignment, funded through the Florida Forever Trust Fund and other state acquisition programs.