Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) under DEP Contract PL288, issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to String Appraisal Services, Inc. for appraisal review services on the Lower Suwannee River & Gulf Watershed project located in Dixie County, Florida. The property owner is Lyme Cross City Forest Company LLC, and the contract is administered through the Bureau of Appraisal, Division of State Lands under the Florida Forever program. The designated task manager is Jay F. Scott, and the appraiser representative is Joseph S. String.

The scope of work requires String Appraisal Services to perform a technical review of a draft appraisal prepared for the proposed land transaction, including field review of the subject property and preparation of an Appraisal Review Report. The work does not include developing an independent opinion of property value. The fixed-price task cost is $5,400.00, with payment contingent upon submission of a proper invoice and receipt, inspection, and approval of services. The assignment covers 5,785 acres (2,229 uplands and 3,486 wetlands) and involves appraisal of a conservation easement interest. Deliverables must be submitted within specified timeframes: mark-ups within 7 days of receipt, draft appraisal review within 14 days, and final Appraisal Review Report within 21 days. The funding source is Florida Forever (Organization Code 37102200000, Fund #348014), with project number FF09020.