CN-370000-PL288-T3.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) for DEP Contract #PL288, issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to String Appraisal Services, Inc. for appraisal services related to the Big Bend Swamp-Holopaw Ranch (Camp Lonesome) property located in Osceola County. The property is owned by Venture Four LLC for Camp Lonesome, with Julie Morris serving as the owner's representative. The assigned task (Task Assignment #3) is managed by DEP Contract Manager Jay F. Scott and DEP Designated Task Manager jay F. Scott, with Joseph S. String designated as the Appraiser Representative. The Bureau of Appraisal, Division of State Lands, serves as the client, and the appraisal is intended to support possible conservation easement acquisition.

The contract assigns appraisal services for a 1,189-acre parcel (995 acres uplands and 194 acres wetlands) valued as a fee simple interest and conservation easement subject to extraordinary assumptions that the conservation easement is in place and legal access is secured. The fixed-price total for this task assignment is $3,450.00, funded through the Florida Forever program with Organization Code #37102000000, Fund #348020, and Project #FF02050. The appraisal must be completed within 30 days or the contractor's best time frame, delivered as a narrative-style appraisal report with an executive summary for each parcel and appraisal checklist, following Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees. Invoice payment commences only upon receipt and approval of proper invoices and inspected services, with failure to respond to DEP inquiries within four working days resulting in a one percent daily fee penalty.