RFQ Appraisal Services 7.15.26.pdf

Okanogan County Transit Authority Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Transit Facility Land Acquisition Project FTA Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Program

RFQ 072026-01 - Uniform Act Appraisal Services

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

UNIFORM ACT APPRAISAL SERVICES

Agency: Okanogan County Transit Authority, 303 2nd Avenue S, Suite A, Okanogan, WA 98840 Issue Date: July 15, 2026 Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) Due Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM Pacific Time

1. INTRODUCTION

Okanogan County Transit Authority (OCTA) is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified real estate appraisal firms to provide real estate appraisal and related valuation services associated with a one-time real property acquisition for a proposed transit operations and maintenance facility funded in part through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Program. To be qualified, respondents must be Washington State Certified General Real Estate Appraisers certified by the State of Washington, in good standing. The certification shall be maintained throughout the term of the contract. Appraisers must have technical valuation competence and knowledge of applicable eminent domain law and valuation principles.

Services shall comply with the Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (URA), 49 CFR Part 24 (Uniform Act), FTA requirements, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), Uniform Standards For Federal Land Acquisition ( UASFLA), 23 CFR 710.203(b), 305(a) and 403(e), and applicable Washington State requirements (hereinafter collectively Federal and State Requirements”).

2. SOQ SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

SOQs must be received no later than Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Respondents must allow sufficient time for delivery of their SOQ by the time and date specified.

Submit to:

Brent Timm

Okanogan County Transit Authority P.O. Box 507 303 2nd Avenue South, Suite A Okanogan, WA 98840 Email: btimm@okanogantransit.com

Late submissions will not be considered.

3. QUESTIONS

Questions must be submitted in writing to Brent Timm at btimm@okanogantransit.com.

4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This RFQ supports a one-time acquisition of one or more parcels in Okanogan County, Washington for development of a transit operations and maintenance facility. Property interests may include fee acquisition, permanent easements, temporary easements, and partial acquisitions.

5. SCOPE OF SERVICES

A. Appraisal Services

- Market value determinations based on “fair market value”

- Highest and best use analysis

- Comparable sales analysis

- Before-and-after valuations

- Severance damage analysis

- Easement valuation

- Temporary easement valuation

- Larger parcel analysis

- Just compensation principles applied

B. Appraisal Updates Provide appraisal updates and revisions as requested.

C. Appraisal Review Support Respond to review comments and provide supplemental information.

D. Expert Witness Services Provide litigation, mediation, hearing, condemnation, and testimony support when requested.

E. Coordination Coordinate with OCTA staff, acquisition consultants, FTA representatives, legal counsel, review appraisers, title companies, surveyors, environmental consultants, and WSDOT representatives when requested by the OCTA.

6. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

- Minimum five years of appraisal experience.

- Experience with public agency acquisitions and have completed real property acquisition appraisals within the past five years, prepared in accordance with the Uniform Act.

- All appraisers must have technical valuation competence and knowledge of applicable eminent domain law and valuation principles.

- *Successful completion of an eminent domain valuation course within the past five years.

- *Successful completion of a partial acquisition valuation course within the past five years.

- *Successful completion of a UASFLA course.

(* Note: 200 hours of eminent domain experience in any U.S. state or territory may be substituted for these education requirements as referenced in WAC 308-125-075)

- Experience with and knowledge of federally funded acquisitions subject to the Uniform Act.

- Washington State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser through the Washington State Department of Licensing in good standing through the term of the contract.

-Knowledge and experience with appraisal report formats acceptable for federally assisted acquisitions.

- Upon request, in addition to the Sample Appraisal Report, respondents shall furnish representative redacted appraisal reports demonstrating experience with federally assisted acquisitions.

- Maintain professional liability insurance during the term of the contract in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence or annual aggregate, and if the policy is on a claims-made basis, for a period of not less than five years after the project is complete, and provide proof of such continuing coverage.

- Preferred qualifications include FTA-funded projects, transit facilities, rural properties, agricultural properties, industrial properties, and partial acquisitions.

7. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS

Consultants shall comply with all applicable federal requirements, including FIRREA, Uniform Act, USPAP, UASFLA, 23 CFR 710.203(b), 305(a) and 403(e) debarment requirements, conflict-of-interest requirements, and nondiscrimination requirements.

8. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS CONTENT

- Cover Letter signed by an authorized representative of the firm

- Firm Profile

- Relevant Experience

- Project Team

- References (minimum three)

- Sample appraisal report which complies with Federal and State Requirements

- Rate Schedule

- SOQ’s should be submitted on 8.5-by-11-inch paper, bound securely, and clearly display the title of the RFQ.

9. EVALUATION CRITERIA (100 POINTS)

Federal and State Requirements/Federal Acquisition Experience – 35 Qualifications of Key Personnel – 25 Similar Project Experience – 20 Quality of Sample Appraisal Report – 10 References – 5 Local Knowledge/Project Understanding – 5

10. CONTRACT TYPE

Project-specific Professional Services Agreement.

11. TERM

Through completion of the acquisition process and acceptance of deliverables.

12. OCTA RIGHTS

OCTA reserves the right to reject any or all submissions, waive informalities, request additional information, and negotiate with the highest-ranked firm.

13. PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTIFICATION

OCTA considers all materials, information, communications, and correspondence in any form to this RFQ to be non-proprietary and non-confidential, and therefore, subject to public disclosure under the Washington Public Records Act after the contract is awarded.

14. INDEMNIFICATION

The responding firm will indemnify, hold harmless, and defend OCTA and its employees, agents, officers, and Board of Directors from any and all lawsuits, claims, demands or causes of action of any kind arising out of the negligent or intentional acts, errors or omissions of the firm, its employees, officers or agents.