This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Richmond, Virginia. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Vendor Question Submission Deadline:February 6, 2024, 4:00pm The purpose of this document is to provide interested parties with information to enable them to prepare and submit a bid response for culverts. The County intends to use the results of this process to award a contract(s) or issuance of purchase order for the product(s) and or services(s) stated above. From January 1st to April 19th, 2024 and from September 30th to December 31st, 2024 Dane County normal hours of operation are M-F 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. During the summer months not included above Dane County Highway is closed on Fridays and normal work hours are M-Th. 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A. It shall be the intent of the Contract that the Consultant, employing qualified, competent personnel, shall perform all services necessary to prepare title examinations, appraisal reports, which may include current owner rundowns, negotiate the acquisition of right of way from assigned properties, and provide relocation assistance services required for displaced individuals, businesses, or other entities on an acquired property on any project. All services for assigned properties or displaces shall be performed in accordance with the terms herein and the Department's Right of Way and Utilities Manual of Instructions, as it may be amended from time to time (the "ROW Manual"), and which is incorporated herein by reference and available at the following internet address: http://www.virginiadot.org/business/row-default.asp. The Consultant will also be required to utilize VDOT's Right of Way and Utilities Management System (herein referred to as "RUMS"), and equipment meeting the specifications identified in Part II, Section 9 of this RFP. The Consultant agrees to perform the services as set forth herein and furnish and deliver to the Department final reports with respect to each assigned parcel, accompanied by all necessary documents needed for voluntary acquisition of such parcel or necessary for the commencement of eminent domain proceedings to acquire parcels not acquired by voluntary acquisition. The Consultant must provide all the following services under the Contract: 1. Appraisal Appraisals are required on 58 parcels, which are listed in the order of priority, as provided for on Appraisal Priority List (Attachment G). Any variation of this sequencing must have the approval of VDOT's State Appraisal Manager (the "VDOT Appraisal Manager"). The Consultant shall furnish the type of appraisal specified. The completed appraisal shall be provided to the Consultant Appraisal Reviewer by the Department's due dates provided on Attachment G. All appraisal work performed by the Consultant must be completed by persons licensed and on VDOT's Approved Fee Appraiser or Reviewer Panel at the appropriate level in accordance with the licensing requirements set out in Section 406 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia (1950) as amended (the "Code"), and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The Consultant Appraiser shall conform to recognized appraisal principles and practices of the appraisal profession in estimating the value of the properties. Evaluation of such property must also be according to judicially recognized methods of property evaluation in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The appraisal must provide adequate factual data to support the conclusions reached as to value in sufficient detail to permit the Consultant's Reviewer, to follow and understand the conclusion reached by the Consultant, all according to the provisions of Chapter 4 of the ROW Manual. All appraisals will be prepared as specified in accordance with Chapter 4 of the ROW Manual as well as the requirements of 49 CFR, Part 24. The appraisal reports shall be based upon plans as furnished by the Department for said route and project, showing areas of land and interests therein to be acquired by the Department, and showing each parcel designated by a parcel number. Copies of such plans will be furnished by the Department to the Consultant, and the individual appraisal report prepared by the Consultant Appraiser shall make use of the parcel number for proper reference. The Consultant Appraiser shall make a detailed study of the highway plans, including a field study for items such as property lines, improvements, out conveyances, etc., to assure correctness of the said plans. The Consultant Appraiser shall make a detailed inspection of the properties and make such investigations and studies as are necessary to derive sound conclusions for the preparation of appraisal reports. The Consultant Appraiser is responsible for providing and including appraisals for Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) that are not subject to relocation. The Consultant Appraiser is responsible for acquiring and including in the appraisal any estimates required for signs acquired or impacted by the acquisition. Upon completion of the inspection, investigations, and studies, the Consultant Appraiser shall prepare and electronically deliver via email and upload report in RUMS all completed appraisal reports to the Department. All comparable sales shall be placed on the VDOT Comparable Data Form and electronically submitted to the Consultant Reviewer for approval. All approved comparables are to be attached in the submitted appraisal. The Consultant, through its appraisals, will be responsible for the following additional services: estimating and completing any sign appraisals (outdoor advertising or on-premises signs),furnishing parking loss estimates, and determining the fair market values of properties with contaminated soil. The cost of these additional services is not covered under the Contract. It is the responsibility of the Consultant to submit to the Department a request for approval of any additional cost associated with these services prior to beginning the work.