Summary of Task Assignment Notification

This document is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) issued under DEP Contract #PL284 between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and S.F. Holden, Inc., for appraisal services related to the Kissimmee – St. Johns River Connector – Durando Ranch project located in Okeechobee County. The property owner is Lefty Durando, with Julie Morris serving as the owner's representative. The contractor's representative is Philip M. Holden, with DEP Contract Manager Jay F. Scott and DEP Designated Task Manager Wayne Griffin overseeing the assignment.

This task assignment pertains to fixed-price appraisal services for estimating market value for potential fee acquisition of a 1,353-acre property (576 acres of uplands and 777 acres of wetlands) located west of Highway 441 in Okeechobee County. The fixed-price total for this appraisal is $4,160.00, with payment contingent upon transmittal of an approved appraisal report. The appraiser must deliver the appraisal report within 25-30 days and must follow the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees. The assignment requires a narrative, single-parcel ownership appraisal report in fee simple interest, with a five-year title history to be furnished by the fee appraiser. Funding is provided through Florida Forever with Organization Code 37102000000, Fund #348020, and the project is categorized under Category 084108 and BE Code 37100400.