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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, has
nined that the four appraisers selected possess qualifications
ring the expectation that they will furnish appraisal reports on
the Commission and the Housing & Home Finance Agency can act
;onfidence, and that they will be able to support their conclusions
ly in the event of investigation or court proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the appraisers have represented to the satisfaction
of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission that they do not have any
interest, present or prospective, that could reasonably be construed
either to impair their ability to furnish impartial reports, or to raise
any question as to their impartiality or fairness; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed contracts conform to the Housing &
Finance Agency standard form of appraisal contract No. H -639;
WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, on the
of inquiries among other users of professional appraisal services
:termined that the compensation to be paid is:
(a) fair and proper under all circumstances;
(b) at rates that do not exceed what typically would be
paid in the locality for equivalent services, based
on compensation that has been paid and is being
paid by others for similar services;
(c) the compensation to be paid is within the limitation
of the approved budget on the amount available for
such services.; and
WHEREAS, the proposed contract for the selected selected appraisers'
services will fulfill the needs and requirements of the project and will
best serve the interest of the project with due regard for the objective
of holding the expense to a minimum;
NOW, THEREFORE, the following individuals are hereby
designated to each appraise 1/4 of the Sample Street Redevelopment
Area, for an overall fee of $1, 750 each, with court appearance to be
compensated at the rate of $100 per full day and $50 for 1/2 day or less.
J. H. Kelsey
Eugene Pajakowski
Alex Langel
William Morris
Ea h appraiser shall complete his appraisals within 45 days after
re eiving authorization to proceed with his work.
In order to make the foregoing determinations, the South Bend
Re evelopment Commission has: ,
(1) Made appropriate inquiries among users of appraisal
services, particularly other public agencies, to identify
the best qualified appraisers for the particular assign-
ment and to obtain information as to their competence
and qualifications to perform the proposed appraisal
services.
(2) Made inquiries of the attorney expected to handle con-
demnation litigation for the Local Public Agency and
of condemnation trial attorneys for other public agencies,
to obtain information as to the relative abilities of the
appraisers to support their valuations by court testimony.
(3) Made pertinent inquiries among other users of professional
appraisal services, particularly other public agencies, to
estimate the prevailing rate in the locality for equivalent
services, including the obtaining of information with re-
spect to the rates of compensation that have been and are
being paid to the appraisers, the types of property apprai-
sed, the extent and character of the appraisal reports and
services furnished, and the caliber of the appraisers em-
ployed.
(4) Given full consideration to available qualified appraisers,
conferred with six of them, and selected four appraisers
to perform the equired work. In conferring with apprai-
sers, the Local Public Agency has ensured that each such
appraiser fully understands the requirements, has ascer-
tained their qualifications for the particular assignment,
and obtained proposals as to the conditions under which
they would undertake the work.
(5) Required the selected appraiser to submit a statement
conforming to the conflict -of- interest provision in HHFA
standard form of contract for the particular type of
services to be furnished by the appraiser.
(6) Obtained statements, signed by the selected appraisers,
setting forth their qualifications, including education,
technical training experience (particularly to estimate
the value of the properties to be appraised), and the
courts in which they have testified as expert witnesses,
(7) Negotiated contracts with the selected contractors on
the basis of the foregoing investigations and analyses,
which contracts, in the opinion of the Local Public Agency,
will best serve the interest of the project, with due regard
for (but not primary consideration of) the objective of
holding the expense to a minimum.
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President
South Bend Redevelopment Commission
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