CN-370000-PL313-T11.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) under Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract No. PL313, issued to W. H. Benson & Company for appraisal review services related to the Big Bend Swamp-Holopaw Ranch property located in Osceola County, Florida. The project involves reviewing a draft appraisal prepared for a potential conservation easement acquisition by the Bureau of Appraisal, Division of State Lands. The contractor's representative is William H. Benson, with Jay F. Scott serving as both the DEP Contract Manager and Designated Task Manager. The property owner is Venture Four LLC for Camp Lonesome.

The fixed-price task cost is $1,500.00 with a start date upon receipt of the work to be reviewed. The appraisal review assignment requires the contractor to conduct a technical field review of the subject property and provide a draft review document and Appraisal Review Report within specified timeframes: mark-ups within 3 days of receipt, draft document within 7 days, and final Appraisal Review Report with acceptance or rejection recommendation within 10 days of receipt. The property comprises 1,118 acres (920 acres uplands, 198 acres wetlands) in Osceola County. The review is funded through Florida Forever (Project Funding Source: Florida Forever, Organization Code 3710220000, Fund 348014). The scope explicitly excludes developing an independent opinion of property value and requires the appraiser to provide certification statements consistent with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) standards and supplemental standards established by the Board of Trustees.