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APPENDIX "A" <br />BASIC SERVICES BY ENGINEER <br />A. The ENGINEER shall provide the services of qualified professionals to perform <br />Right of Way Acquisition Services including title abstracting, appraisal problem <br />analysis, appraisal, appraisal review, negotiation, acquisition coordination, <br />closing and recording services upon project completion for five (5) parcels of right <br />of way to be acquired from existing commercial facilities along Ireland Road in <br />the City of South Bend, Indiana. <br />B. The ENGINEER shall engage a Subconsultant to provide preliminary title <br />abstracting for each commercial parcel from which right of way is to be acquired. <br />Title abstracting shall also include supplemental title updates following <br />acquisition of right of way for verification of title information prior to submitting <br />secured parcels to the City of South Bend for processing of payment. <br />C. The ENGINEER shall engage a Subconsultant to prepare and provide appraisal <br />problem analysis to determine the type and scope of appraisal to be prepared for <br />each parcel to be acquired. <br />D. The ENGINEER shall engage a Subconsultant to prepare and provide appraisals <br />in accordance with the appraisal problem analysis, or as modified during <br />appraisal development, for each parcel to be acquired. <br />E. The ENGINEER shall provide negotiation, acquisition coordination and closing <br />services including the following activities: <br />1. Provide completed appraisal problem analyses, appraisals, appraisal <br />reviews and just compensation recommendation forms for review and <br />authorization by the OWNER prior to initiation of negotiation activities. <br />2. In accordance with right of way engineering documents to be provided by <br />the OWNER, appraisal, appraisal review and OWNER- approved <br />recommendation of just compensation forms, the ENGINEER shall <br />prepare preliminary offer and conveyance documents and submit to the <br />OWNER's designated representative for review and approval prior to <br />commencing negotiations with each property owner. <br />3. Upon review and approval of preliminary offer and conveyance documents <br />by the OWNER's designated representative and /or the OWNER's legal <br />staff, the ENGINEER shall commence negotiation activities with each <br />property owner. <br />Ireland Road Right of Way Acquisition Services APPENDIX "A" <br />September 2012 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />