Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under Contract PL313 for appraisal review services. The contract involves W.H. Benson and Company as the contractor, with Jay F. Scott serving as the DEP Designated Task Manager. The project concerns two parcels of land known as the Apalachicola River Forestland Group, located in Liberty and Gadsden Counties, Florida, owned by Forestland Group – Apalachicola River Timberlands. The work is funded through the Florida Forever program, with the Bureau of Appraisal, Division of State Lands acting as the client.

The assignment is for appraisal review services on two properties totaling 2,511 acres (675 acres and 1,836 acres, respectively). The fixed-price task cost is $3,960.00, with work commencing upon receipt of the materials to review. The contractor must deliver an electronic appraisal review report in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format within 15 days of receiving the work to be reviewed, including a certification statement in accordance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). The review requires technical evaluation of a draft appraisal, field review of both properties, and an Appraisal Review Report recommending acceptance or rejection, with the extraordinary assumption that oil, gas, and mineral (OGM) rights remain intact as fee simple for both parcels. Funding is derived from the Florida Forever program under Organization Code 37102200000 and Fund Number 348014, with the project timeline contingent upon transmittal of an approved appraisal review report.