All correspondence must be made through the Vendor Portal. Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Public Involvement The selected consultant, with the assistance and guidance of DelDOT, may be required to provide all necessary handouts/graphics and attend informational presentations regarding ROW procedures provided by DelDOT, at formal public hearings, or at one (or more) separate public meetings in conjunction with inter-agency coordination. 2. Appraisal/Appraisal Review Services Among the services that may be required to be performed are: • Review the project site and ROW plan with the DDR and Appraisal Manager. • Identify the valuation problems, determine the number and type of appraisal reports needed for each parcel (aka “case” or “claim”), identify items pertinent to the valuation of each case, and note any specific or unusual appraisal problems. (e.g., the need for septic and well relocations, parking studies, special engineering reports, architects reports, unity of use situations). • Prepare or have prepared studies and special reports that are not appraisals, which are usually incorporated into the final appraisal to provide a complete valuation of the property. Examples of these include, but are not limited to Furniture, Fixture and Equipment (FF&E) reports, cost to cure studies, planning studies, architect’s reports, septic system replacements. • Review the cost estimate and appraisal recommendation prepared by the DelDOT Appraisal Manager addressing all parcels to be acquired and the scope of work on the assigned project. May be required to prepare a supplemental cost estimate if requested by DelDOT. • Utilize qualified appraisers, appraisal reviewers, and specialists from the Department’s lists of prequalified fee appraisers, reviewers and specialists who are approved by the Manager of Appraisals. • Prepare a comprehensive appraisal plan detailing the fee appraisers to be contacted. This plan must be approved by the Department.
