CN-370000-PL317.pdf

This is an indefinite delivery contract (IDC) executed between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Richards Appraisal Service, Inc., a Florida corporation located at 598 Eau Gallie Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32935. The contract was executed on March 20, 2014, and is designated as DEP Contract No. PL317. The contractor's manager is Thomas G. Richards, MAI (telephone 321-255-5108), while the FDEP's contract manager is Jay F. Scott, Acting Bureau Chief, Bureau of Appraisals, with authorization to issue task assignment notifications up to specified thresholds.

The contract provides professional appraisal services for the State of Florida on a task assignment basis, with no minimum work guaranteed. Services are performed in compliance with Chapters 253 and 259, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 18-1, F.A.C. The initial contract term is three years from execution, with an option to renew for up to three additional years, contingent upon satisfactory performance and available funding. The fee schedule establishes hourly rates of $140.00 for the first 12 months and Year 2, and $145.00 for Year 3. The total value of all task assignments and change orders issued under the contract shall not exceed $250,000. Compensation is negotiated on a fixed-price, fee schedule, or cost-reimbursement not-to-exceed basis as specified in individual task assignments. The contract includes liquidated damages provisions of 1 percent per day for late deliverables and requires the contractor to maintain comprehensive general liability insurance of at least $100,000 per occurrence and $200,000 annual aggregate, as well as automobile liability insurance with minimum limits of $200,000.