CN-370000-PL288-T5.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form under Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract PL288, an indefinite delivery vehicle for appraisal services. The document assigns Task Assignment #5 to String Appraisal Services, Inc., represented by Joseph S. String, for appraisal work on the Adams Ranch property located in Osceola County. The contracting parties include DEP as the state agency, the Bureau of Appraisal Division of State Lands as the client, and Adams Ranch Inc. as the property owner, with Keith Fountain serving as the owner's representative.

The appraisal assignment covers 2,237 acres (1,815 uplands and 422 wetlands) at a fixed price of $2,875.00 for a conservation easement valuation with "before and after" methodology. The purpose of the appraisal is possible acquisition by the state, with the appraisal standards applied being Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees. The work is funded through Florida Forever with the funding authority dated December 17, 2015. The contractor must submit invoices upon completion and approval of the appraisal report, with delivery expected within 30 days. The report format specified is a Narrative, Single Parcel Ownership Appraisal Report, and the contractor is responsible for furnishing a five-year title history, survey, appraisal map, tax/property card, and location map prior to submission.