Task Assignment Notification for Appraisal Services

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form under Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract PL288, an indefinite delivery contract for appraisal services. The contract involves String Appraisal Services, Inc., represented by Joseph S. String, and is managed by DEP Contract Manager Jay F. Scott and Designated Task Manager Clay Courson. The task assignment covers appraisal work for the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway project in Lake County, Florida, involving two separate conservation easement acquisitions on properties owned by the Ann H. Hunter Trust and the Fred C. Hunter Trust.

The task assignment is valued at $3,600.00 on a fixed-price basis and is funded through Florida Forever with Organization Code 37102200000, Fund 348014, Category 084108, and Project 50001. The appraisal services require the contractor to provide "before and after" value estimates for two adjacent properties totaling approximately 451 acres (118 acres for Ann H. Hunter Trust and 333 acres for Fred C. Hunter Trust) to assess the impact of proposed conservation easements on property values. The appraisal must follow Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees, be delivered within 28 days, and include an Executive Summary and Appraisal Checklist in editable Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. The appraisal is intended for use by FDEP's Bureau of Appraisal and the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.