Document Summary

This document is a Task Assignment Notification Form under Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract PL313, issued to W. H. Benson & Company for appraisal review services on the Apalachicola River project located in Liberty and Gadsden Counties, Florida. The assignment involves the contractor providing technical review services for a draft appraisal prepared for a proposed land transaction on property owned by Apalachicola River Timberlands, LLC, spanning approximately 8,502 acres (362 acres uplands, 8,140 acres wetlands) across multiple sections in Jackson and Calhoun Counties. The designated DEP Task Manager is Jay F. Scott, with DEP Contract Manager Jay F. Scott and Department oversight provided by the Bureau of Appraisal, Division of State Lands.

The fixed-price task cost is $2,000.00, with the project funded through Florida Forever using Organization Code 37102200000 and Fund 348014. The contractor's deliverables include submission of an electronic appraisal review document in Word or PDF format within specified timeframes: mark-ups within 10 days of receipt, draft document within 15 days of receipt, and final Appraisal Review Report with acceptance or rejection recommendation within 21 days of receipt. The scope explicitly excludes development of an independent opinion of property value and requires the reviewer to provide USPAP certification and confirm work meets standards indicated in Exhibit 1. Invoice payment is contingent upon proper submission, inspection, and approval of services and products, with failure to respond to DEP communications within four working days subject to a one percent daily penalty. The task completion date is upon transmittal of an approved Appraisal Review Report.