Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form and Invitation to Submit Proposal for Real Estate Appraisal Services under Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract PL313. The task assignment involves the Kissimmee - St. Johns River Connector - Durando Ranch project located in Okeechobee County, Florida. The contractor is W. H. Benson & Company, represented by William H. Benson, with DEP Contract Manager Jay F. Scott and Designated Task Manager Wayne Griffin overseeing the engagement. The work is funded through Florida Forever program (Fund #348020) and is allocated under the Division of State Lands, Bureau of Appraisal.

The task requires appraisal review services for a 1,353-acre property (576 acres of uplands and 777 acres of wetlands) located west of Highway 441. The fixed-price task cost is $3,000.00, with a desired completion timeframe of 25-30 days. The contractor must provide a technical review of a draft appraisal, conduct a field review of the subject property, and submit an Appraisal Review Report with a recommendation regarding acceptance or rejection of the work under review. The scope explicitly excludes developing an independent opinion of the property's value. The work must follow Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), with deliverables including mark-ups within 10 days, a draft review document within 17 days, and the final Appraisal Review Report within 25 days of receipt of the work to be reviewed.