7. PUR_1355.docx

The document is a Foreign Country of Concern Attestation (Form PUR 1355) issued by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the District Five Right-of-Way Appraisal, Cost Estimates, Design Support and Valuation Support Services contract. The solicitation seeks proposals from qualified vendors to provide appraisal, appraisal review, right-of-way cost estimates, design support, and valuation services across nine Florida counties: Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia. Vendors must be State Certified Real Estate Appraisers with a minimum of three years of Eminent Domain experience. Qualifications questionnaire and work product sample submissions are due by August 19, 2025, at 10:00am, with a public meeting to determine award scheduled for September 29, 2025. The contract aims to execute up to 12 contracts with a anticipated five-year term beginning on the date of contract execution.

The compensation structure will be based on lump sum amounts for each Task Work Order, with full narrative appraisal updates paid at a maximum of 50% of the original parcel fee, and letter updates at a maximum of 25%. All bidders must be registered in the State of Florida's MyFloridaMarketPlace system and will be subject to a 1% transaction fee. The solicitation encourages Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation, with vendors expected to indicate their DBE utilization intentions. Out-of-state corporations must be authorized to do business in Florida and properly licensed by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. While no specific contract value is listed, funds for each Task Work Order will be encumbered prior to issuance, and the contract does not have a specific budgetary ceiling. The contract includes compliance requirements with various nondiscrimination statutes, and vendors must complete a Foreign Country of Concern Attestation certifying they are not owned by or principally located in a foreign country of concern.