NIGP 91814: Appraisals Consulting

NIGP Item 91814 Appraisals Consulting covers professional appraisal and valuation services that state and local governments procure for real property, personal property, and specialized assets—from municipal building stock to right-of-way corridors to fine art collections. Recent solicitations show active demand across property insurance valuations, real estate acquisition support, tax compliance reviews, and feasibility studies that rely on market analysis and defensible appraisal reports.

State and local buying under this code spans county governments, cities, transit authorities, and special districts, with Georgia and Florida dominant in recent activity. The Georgia Department of Transportation issued a multi-award RFP in June 2026 for right-of-way appraisal services supporting its Transportation Investment Act program, qualifying firms to deliver appraisals for parcel acquisition across four special districts. Fulton County, Georgia posted a legal services RFP in July 2026 that sits adjacent to appraisal work, supporting property-related consultation. The City of St. Petersburg, Florida solicited annual property appraisals for approximately 930 municipal buildings valued at $1.87 billion through RFP 7793 (due May 12, 2026), requiring ASA or AM designation and USPAP compliance. Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia issued RFP #26-147 in May 2026 for on-call property appraisal and acquisition services, with task-order delivery. The Cities of Hayward and Apopka (Florida) each posted appraisal RFPs for leasehold and land value analysis of city-owned properties (February–March 2026). CIS Trust, serving 309 Oregon public entities managing approximately 15,000 properties valued at $16 billion, issued a three-to-four-year rotation appraisal contract RFP with March 18, 2026 deadline. Douglas County, Georgia solicited right-of-way appraisals for 27 parcels on the Bomar Road project (April 23, 2026 deadline), and the Town of Farragut, Tennessee sought appraisal review services for 23 parcels on the Virtue Road corridor (March 10, 2026 RFQ opening). Walton County, Florida, the City of Tallahassee, and Marion County, Oregon rounded out recent activity with property valuation, land survey, and environmental assessment work. Evaluation typically weights qualifications and relevant experience at 30 to 40 percent, technical approach at 20 to 40 percent, and cost at 10 to 30 percent, with GDOT prequalification, state appraiser licensing, USPAP compliance, and minimum professional liability coverage of $1 million frequently required.