Task Assignment Notification Form Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form for an appraisal services contract issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of State Lands, Bureau of Appraisal. The contract involves String Appraisal Services, Inc., represented by Joseph S. String, as the service provider. The property owner is Blackbeard's Ranch, LLC, located in Manatee County, Florida. The DEP Contract Manager is Jay F. Scott, and the Designated Task Manager is Wayne Griffin. The document serves as an assignment of work under DEP Contract PL288, Task Assignment 17.

The contracted service is to provide appraisal services for the Myakka Ranchlands-Blackbeard property, a 1,737-acre parcel consisting of 1,384 acres of uplands and 353 acres of wetlands. The appraisal objective is to estimate the before and after value of the property to determine the remainder value of a conservation easement. The fixed-price fee for this task is $3,640.00, with payment contingent upon receipt, inspection, and approval of the appraisal report by the DEP Task Manager. The work must be completed and submitted within 30 days. The appraisal must comply with Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, presented as a Narrative Single Parcel Ownership Appraisal Report. Funding is provided through Florida Forever project funds (Fund #348018) with a project number FF06090. The contractor is required to provide a five-year title history and deliver the final report in electronic format (PDF or Word) with all editing and commenting functions enabled.