CN-370000-PL214-TA32.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under DEP Contract No. PL214 on June 30, 2014. The task assignment, numbered PL214.032, involves the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park located in Collier County, Florida. The contractor is First Title & Abstract, Inc. (FT&A), with Contract Manager Mark J. Woodward and DEP Designated Task Manager Mary K. Thurmond. The DEP Contract Manager is Matthew Mask. The task covers approximately 425 parcels of land with various owners and a managing agency of the Department of River Protection.

The task requires FT&A to provide contract title closing services for the parcels, including title searches at $266.75 per parcel, closing fees at $169.75 per parcel, updates of $48.50 per parcel, and initial file setup at $81.00 per parcel, resulting in a total task assignment value of $281,775.00. The service period runs from July 1, 2014, through May 12, 2015, with monthly documentation deliverables required in spreadsheet form and copies of deeds. The contractor must forward all original documents to the Division of State Lands within 45 days of receipt from the county clerk. Title commitments are due 45 days after closing, with no liquidated damages charged. The funding source is Organization Code 37500206000, and the amount is $281,775.00 for fiscal year 2009.