CN-370000-PL317-T4.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (DEP Contract #PL317, Task Assignment #4) issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for an appraisal review service related to the Big Bend Swamp-Holopaw Ranch (Camp Lonesome) property in Osceola County. The contracting parties include the Department of Environmental Protection as the client, Venture Four LLC for Camp Lonesome as the property owner, and Richards Appraisal Service, Inc. as the contractor. The contract manager and task manager is Jay F. Scott, with contractor representative Thomas G. Richards. The Bureau of Appraisal, Division of State Lands serves as the acquiring agency for this land acquisition project.

The scope of work requires Richards Appraisal Service, Inc. to provide technical review services of an appraisal for a proposed conservation easement acquisition on 1,189 acres (995 acres uplands and 194 acres wetlands). The fixed-price task cost is $2,296.00, funded through the Florida Forever program with accounting codes provided. The review deliverables include a draft appraisal review document within 14 days of receipt and a final Appraisal Review Report with acceptance/rejection recommendation within 21 days, submitted in electronic format. The contractor must provide a signed certification statement per Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and include mark-ups within 7 days of receiving the work. Invoice payment does not commence until proper invoices are received and services are inspected and approved. The task assignment completion date is defined as the date the approved appraisal review report is transmitted to the Bureau of Appraisal.