19H - RFP - RIGHT OF WAY SRVS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT

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• Comply with federal, state and local regulations • Create files and maintain all records • Provide condemnation consultations • Attend meetings/public hearings and conduct presentations • Provide expert witness testimony • Coordinate and review of Phase I and Phase II Environmental Studies (A3) FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT APPRAISAL SERVICES The Consultant shall complete work under the direction of City staff. The Consultant will be expected to provide experienced and knowledgeable professional staff. The Consultants shall be responsive and maintain excellent working relationships with property owners, tenants, and City staff. The Consultant shall be committed to provide adequate staffing levels at all times in order to adhere to established schedules. The Consultants shall be knowledgeable and very familiar with federal, state and local regulations, policies and procedures as pertain to the right of way services provided. Consultant services will include providing: Budgetary Estimates of Fixtures and Equipment Values Budgetary estimates are used by public agencies in planning and preparing a project budget. Consultant's estimates of fixtures and equipment values will be based upon a "drive by" site inspection of the subject businesses, limited market research, and any publicly available data. In addition, the estimates take into consideration Consultant's experience in preparing fixtures and equipment appraisals of comparable businesses, as well as our knowledge of relevant statutes and case law, negotiated settlements and jury awards in eminent domain proceedings. Consultant's results will be presented in a brief letter. Fixtures and Equipment Appraisals Consultant will provide a fully contained appraisal report, in triplicate, of the improvements pertaining to the realty and major movable equipment of each business appraised. The report will include an estimate of the fair market value in place and liquidation value of all appropriate items and will be prepared in conformance with Article 3 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, Sections 1263.205 and 1263.210. (Compensation for losses in connection with movable personal property is included in the California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Sections 6090 and 6092.) Appraisal procedures will be guided by the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). In preparing each comprehensive appraisal, Consultant will: inspect the business' facility; prepare an inventory of the improvements pertaining to the realty and major movable equipment; coordinate appraisal activities with the real estate appraiser to avoid duplication of compensation; interview the business' owner/manager regarding the business' history, operations and tangible assets owned; and utilize generally accepted valuation methodology to determine the fair market value in place and liquidation value of the appropriate items owned by the business. (A4) BUSINESS GOODWILL APPRAISAL SERVICES Page 15 of 48 19H-17