Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under DEP Contract PL301. The task assignment involves Catlett & Company, Inc. d/b/a Trigg Catlett & Associates as the contractor, with the property owner being Chuck Farmer of Anderson Land & Timber Company. The appraisal services are for the Lower Suwannee River and Gulf Watershed-Otter Sink Conservation Easement—2nd, located in Dixie County, Florida, with the fee appraiser being Frank Catlett. Key departmental contacts include Jay F. Scott (DEP Contract Manager), Wayne Griffin (DEP Designated Task Manager), and Contractor's Representative Frank Catlett.

The task assignment is for appraisal services with a fixed-price total of $6,460.00, with services to commence upon execution of the task assignment. The appraisal requires estimation of market values before and after placement of a proposed conservation easement on a 11,973-acre property consisting of 5,925 acres of uplands and 6,048 acres of wetlands located approximately 11 miles south of Cross City along SE Highway 349. The appraisal must follow Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, be delivered in electronic format as a Narrative Single Parcel Ownership Appraisal Report within 38 days, and include an Executive Summary and Appraisal Checklist. Funding is provided through Florida Forever (Organization Code 37102200000, Fund #348014) with a FLAIR Accounting Code specified. The task completion date is contingent upon transmittal of an approved Appraisal Report.