Title Commitment

Title Commitment in the state of Rhode Island, Providence county.
The contractor must coordinate, facilitate, and perform the following services:
1.Provide the title commitment (or title search and/or update of abstracts), includingcopies of all instruments that created rights, interests, or encumbrances, for theeasement boundary and ingress-egress descriptions.
2.Work with NRCS and the landowners to clear exceptions on title to the propertyand resolve vesting interests.
3.Update the title commitment, based upon the final legal description of theeasement area, including copies of all instruments that created rights, interests, orencumbrances on the property, not included on the original title commitment, forthe easement boundary and ingress-egress descriptions.
4.Hold funds in escrow, provide closing protection coverage, and provide paymentto proper recipient and comply with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax reportingForm 1099.
5.Obtain signatures on warranty easement deeds provided by NRCS.
6.Obtain signatures on subordination agreements and limited lien waivers,affidavits, and any other necessary documents.
7.Record documents in the local land records office (e.g., the applicable countyregistrar or recorder's office, county or town clerk records office).
8.Provide a final title insurance policy using American Land Title Association(ALTA) U.S. Policy 09-28-1991 (Revised 12/3/2012).
9.Provide other services, as necessary, to finalize the easement transaction.
The contractor will provide the above-listed items to the designated NRCS contact identified on the attachment to this statement of work.
The vendor must fillout the Attachement 6, Standared Form 1449 (SF1449) and Attachment 2 Quote Sheet and email it to alan.leta@wdc.usda.gov no later than August 31, 2018 bu 1:30 p.m. eastern time to be considered responasive..