CN-370000-PL317-T8.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) issued under DEP Contract #PL317 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of State Lands. The assignment involves Richards Appraisal Service, Inc., represented by Thomas G. Richards, and is managed by Jay F. Scott of DEP. The task pertains to appraisal review services for the Old Town Creek Watershed project located at Crews Groves, 2018 Old Town Creek Road, Avon Park, Florida 33826, in Hardee and Polk Counties.

The assignment requires the contractor to perform a technical review of a draft appraisal for a proposed land transaction involving a 6,071-acre property (comprising 3,826 uplands and 2,245 wetlands) currently operated as a cow/calf operation. The scope of work includes conducting a field review and document review of the subject property, culminating in an Appraisal Review Report that recommends acceptance or rejection of the appraisal under review. The fixed-price task cost is $2,730.00, funded through the Florida Forever program. Key deliverables include mark-ups within 7 days of receipt, a draft review document within 14 days, and a final Appraisal Review Report within 21 days of receiving the work. The assignment commenced upon execution and is contingent upon submittal of an approved appraisal review report. The appraisal standards applicable to this engagement are the Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).