Task Assignment Notification for Appraisal Services

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, Bureau of Appraisal under DEP Contract PL346. The document involves a fee appraisal engagement for the Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway project located in Putnam County, Florida. The property owner is Weyerhaeuser Company, represented by Jeff Teal. Red Oak Appraisal Company, Inc. serves as the contractor, with Steven Slotkin as the Fee Appraiser. The engagement is designated as Task Assignment 8, with BA File Number 19-8069. Project contacts include DEP Contract Manager Jay F. Scott and DEP Designated Task Manager Julie Story. The acquiring agency is the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund for the State of Florida.

The appraisal assignment involves a proposed acquisition of 3,996 acres (3,655 uplands and 341 wetlands) comprising 30 separate parcels near Etoniah Creek State Forest. The appraisal must follow Supplemental Appraisal Standards for the Board of Trustees, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, and Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, with special attention to Yellow Book compliance as this is a REPI project. The fixed-price total fee is $12,000.00 with a requested delivery timeframe of 60 days. The appraisal must address the interest in fee simple title and consider OGM (Outdoor Green Mitigation) rights status in the valuation analysis. Funding is provided through Florida Forever project funds (Organization Code 37102200000, Fund 348014). The appraiser must provide a notarized affidavit confirming no vested or fiduciary interest in the subject property and submit work product in an editable electronic format prior to certification.