Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form for DEP Contract PL317 issued by the State of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of State Lands. The assignment designates Richards Appraisal Services, Inc., represented by Thomas G. Richards, to perform appraisal services for the Shingle Creek Regional Trail - Yates Connector project located in Osceola County, Florida. The project involves the proposed acquisition of a 35.2-acre strip of land from a larger 198.8-acre parcel owned by Billie Yates, Cecil Todd Yates, Jody Ketchum-Koger, and Derrick Koger (as trustee of the Derrick Koger Trust). The acquiring agency is the Office of Greenways and Trails (OGT), with the Bureau of Appraisal, Division of State Lands, serving as the client and the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (TIITF) as the intended user.

The appraisal is valued at a fixed price of $3,850.00 and must be completed upon transmission of an approved appraisal report, with a requested delivery timeframe of 30 days. The appraisal will follow the Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, and Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions. The assignment requires a narrative single-parcel ownership appraisal report appraising a fee simple interest in the property, with the five-year title history to be furnished by the state. The project is funded through Florida Forever (Project 67852) using State Lands funds (Organization Code 37500900000, Fund 348020, BE Code 37500300). The appraisal will support state decision-making regarding property valuation for potential purchase negotiations with the owners.