Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, Bureau of Appraisal under DEP Contract #PL315. The task assignment is for appraisal services related to the Florida First Magnitude Springs-Fanning Springs project in Levy County, Florida. The contracting parties include Candler, Moses & Associates, Inc. as the contractor, with Christopher D. Candler as the contractor's representative. The DEP Contract Manager is Jay F. Scott, and the DEP Designated Task Manager is Julie Story. The project involves appraising a 1.21-acre residential lot (0.63 acres upland and 0.58 acres wetland) owned by Highland Tractor Co., located on the Suwannee River. The acquiring agency is the Florida Forever Trust Fund, and the appraisal will support the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida in internal purchasing decisions.

The fixed-price fee for this task assignment is $1,500.00, with a start date upon execution of the assignment. The appraisal will estimate the market value of the fee simple interest of the subject property and must follow the Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. The appraisal report must be delivered in Narrative Restricted Appraisal Report format within 21 to 28 days. The contractor is required to provide a signed and notarized affidavit confirming no vested or fiduciary interest in the property and must communicate the site visit date in writing to the DEP Task Manager at least three business days in advance. The project funding is sourced from Florida Forever through Fund #348014 with a Fiscal Year 16 allocation. Invoice payments will not commence until proper, correct invoices have been received and services have been inspected and approved.