Professional Services Agreement - American Structurepoint Inc - West Side Quiet Zone

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 295F7F4F-778D-4E36-838C-D2E4BB27ECC8 3. The Buyer shall make every reasonable effort to acquire expeditiously parcels listed herein. 4. The Buyer shall make a prompt offer to acquire each parcel for the full amount that has been established and approved as just compensation for the acquisition. The Uniform Property or Easement offer letter shall be given each parcel owner or sent by certified mail with return receipt requested. 5. Upon initiation of buying, the Buyer shall provide owner of real property to be acquired with a written statement of, and a summary of the basis for, the amount that has been established by the Owner as just compensation for the proposed acquisition. 6. The Buyer shall perform the services under this Agreement in compliance with the Indiana Department of Transportation's Buyers Procedure Manual in addition to the following regulations: a. Make all reasonable efforts to personally contact each owner or his designated representative, explain the acquisition, and offer in writing the approved estimate of just compensation. When all efforts to make a personal contact have failed, or in the event the property owner resides out of state, the owner may be contacted by certified or registered first-class mail or other means appropriate to the situation. b. The owner of improvements located on lands being acquired for right-of-way should be offered the option of retaining those improvements at a retention value determined by the Buyer and approved by the Owner. c. A revised offer and summary statement of just compensation shall be provided to the owner if the extent of the taking is revised. d. The Buyer shall maintain adequate records to include a report for each parcel containing but not limited to: 1) The date and place of contact 2) Parties of interest contacted 3) Offer made 4) Counter-offer or reasons offer was not accepted 5) The report must be signed and dated by the Buyer, and initiated by the person contacted. e. The property owner may be given a copy of the report on each contact. f. When attempts to buy are unsuccessful, the Buyer shall prepare his/her recommendation for action and submit it to the Owner. Page 5 (Exhibit A — Engineer's Services) EJCDC E-500 Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Copyright 0 2008 National Society of Professional Engineers for EJCDC. All rights reserved.