Contract Summary

This is an Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contract for professional appraisal services between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEPARTMENT) and Bell, Griffith and Associates, Inc. (CONTRACTOR), a Florida corporation located in Tallahassee. The contract is designated as DEP Contract No. PL332 and was executed on September 18, 2014, with an effective period of three years from the date of execution, renewable for an additional three-year period contingent upon satisfactory performance and fund availability.

The CONTRACTOR shall provide professional appraisal services on a task assignment basis pursuant to Chapters 253 and 259, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 18-1, F.A.C. The contract establishes a fixed fee schedule of $150.00 per hour for appraisal services across all three years, with all travel and incidental expenses included in the hourly rate for fixed-price deliverables or reimbursed on a cost-not-to-exceed basis for fee schedule tasks. The total value of all Task Assignments and Task Assignment Change Orders issued under this contract shall not exceed $250,000. Services are procured through executed Task Assignment Notification Forms and Task Assignment Change Order Forms, with compensation negotiated based on specified hourly rates. The contract designates Stephen A. Griffith, MAI, SRA as the CONTRACTOR's Contract Manager, and Jay F. Scott, Acting Bureau Chief as the DEPARTMENT's Contract Manager. The contract authorizes its use by other State of Florida governmental entities, including state agencies, universities, water management districts, counties, municipalities, and local public agencies, provided that appropriate funding mechanisms and work assignments are executed in advance of services.