Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form and associated Request for Proposal (RFP) for appraisal review services under Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract #PL317. The document involves the State of Florida DEP, Richards Appraisal Services, Inc. (the contractor), and two property owners: Triple Diamond Ranch (Dene Lee) and Corona Holding XIV, LLC (Ramon Corona). The task assignment pertains to appraisal review services for two separate conservation and land acquisition projects located in Okeechobee County, Florida.

The scope of work requires the contractor to provide technical review services of draft appraisals for two separate properties: Triple Diamond Ranch (approximately 4,000 acres, with 2,000 acres being appraised for DEP) and Corona Ranch (2,440 acres under a proposed Conservation Easement). The contractor must deliver a draft review document, conduct field reviews, and submit a final Appraisal Review Report with certification of compliance to applicable professional standards. The fixed-price task cost is $1,918.00, with a desired completion timeframe of 25-30 days. The work is funded through Florida Forever (Project #FF07090) with a project funding source organized under code 37102200000. Payment is contingent upon receipt and approval of proper invoices and satisfactory completion of services. Task Assignment #12 was signed on May 9, 2017, with an estimated appraisal due date of May 15, 2017, for Triple Diamond Ranch and June 12, 2017, for Corona Ranch.