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Specialty Area (A5) Acquisition, Relocation, and Property Management Services <br />Request for Proposals for Right of Way Consulting and Related Services <br />Specialty Area (A5) Acquisition, Relocation, and Property Management Services <br />OPC has seen lender restrictions on loans for partial acquisitions occurring more and more on projects <br />recently. Getting permission from the property owner to work directly with the lender's reviewer to help them <br />understand the process and documents necessary for a public project is a key step in expediting this process. <br />Language issues in agreements or deeds can be resolved before documents are out for signature. <br />Obtaining partial reconveyances for partial acquisitions in today's market when it isn't a priority to the <br />lenders can be a challenge. Again, OPC has expedited this process by getting permission from the property <br />owner to work with the lender directly to explain the type of project and requirements to clear title. If the <br />displacing agency approves using a possession clause in their agreement, then any delay in the close of escrow <br />will not hold up construction. <br />Complex business relocations can have a significant impact on project site clearance and construction <br />schedules, if not handled with expertise early on. OPC will work with the City to develop a team of subject <br />matter experts to identify relocation challenges early in the process and to propose mitigation measures that will <br />be cost effective for the City, as well as real solutions for the business in its effort to relocate. Large loss of <br />goodwill claims can be avoided, and a displaced business (who may be providing significant tax revenues to the <br />City) will receive the assistance necessary to successfully reestablish their business in a new location. <br />The current real estate market has left Orange County with many homeowners in a negative equity <br />situation. OPC has gained experience negotiating with lenders, applying the federal programmatic waiver <br />related to Purchase Price Differential payments and using creative solutions to clear the mortgage debt for <br />those homeowners in a negative equity situation. Relocating these homeowners can be a real challenge due to <br />lack of funds at the close of escrow to put down on a replacement home, and OPC has worked with other <br />agencies in developing a Last Resort Housing program to address this issue. <br />Exceptions/Deviations <br />Technical Deviations <br />OPC has reviewed the scope of work thoroughly and finds it to be well -representative of the tasks that <br />must be accomplished to complete the job. <br />Contractual Deviations <br />OPC takes no exception to the sample agreement included in the RFP. <br />Page 35 <br />