The vendor is required to provide right-of-way and real estate services including advisory, negotiations, acquisitions, relocations, valuation, title and closing activities, along with correlating litigation support.
- Basic real estate support services
• This work may involve supporting agency real estate department in various real property related activities such as; public workshops or meetings; title reports; valuation waiver reports; appraisals; appraisal reviews; negotiations (initial and follow-up contact with property owners); arm’s length transaction negotiations with owners; preparation of correspondence, diaries, forms, agreements, document preparation; closings; recordation; condemnation; relocation assistance services and related services, and performance of other real estate consulting services and related matters as requested by agency.
• This work may include providing litigation support services, including property rights research; title searches, obtaining preliminary title reports, appraisal reviews, expert witness services, testimony and other legal administrative services in connection with acquiring properties or securing property rights.
- Project scoping and development phase services.
• Individual outreach to property owners
• Agreements of understanding
• Participation in public meetings
• Real property research
- Right-of-way phase services
• Perform title research and prepare title reports for impacted properties.
• Perform valuation waiver reports and appraisals and appraisal reviews as appropriate.
• Negotiate with impacted property owners and provide documentation of meeting minutes.
• Prepare all closing documentation and record all negotiated settlements.
• Recommend a course of action (up to and including condemnation for any settlements that cannot be successfully negotiated and assist in the execution of chosen course of action.
• Provide relocation assistance and advisory services in accordance with the uniform relocation assistance and real property acquisition policies act of 1970 and chapter 10 of department right-of-way manual.
- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: June 11, 2025