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r- Relocation Assistance Program Brochure - Business The Relocation Assistance Program provides the policies for orderly, timely and efficient relocation of business occupants displaced by the acquisition and development activities. The relocation program is administered by offering advisory assistance and making relocation payments as follows: Relocation Advisory Assistance Maximum assistance to re- establish with a minimum of delay and loss of earning will be provided to displaced businesses. A Relocation Consultant will be assigned to each displaced business throughout the relocation process and will be the principal contact in all relocation matters. Information will also be supplied regarding other programs which may offer assistance to displacees, including consultation with the Small Business Administration. The Relocation Consultant will assist in completing and submitting claim forms for relocation payments. 2. Relocation Payments Relocation payments are available to eligible businesses, non - profit organizations and farm operations. To qualify for these payments, an owner or tenant must have legally occupied the property on which the displacee conducted a business at the Developer makes its first written offer to purchase the property. Relocation payments to businesses consist entirely of moving costs and related moving costs. Relocation moving payments do not cover such costs as down time, overtime, loss of business goodwill, loss of profits, loss of employees, or other similar items. Generally, claims are submitted and moving payments are made after the move is completed and the premises are left clean and orderly. All claims must be submitted with 18 months of the date displacee vacates the property. Commercial displacees may elect one of the two types of relocation moving payments as outlined below: Actual Reasonable Moving and Related Expenses. You may choose to be reimbursed for actual moving and related expenses which include: Moving Expenses, Each displacee will be eligible for complete moving services to a new location and will have the option of having either a commercial move or conducting a self - move. The Developer must be supplied with a written inventory listing of the personal property items to be moved at least 30 days in advance of the move. Also, no later than 15 days prior to moving, written notice must be given to the Developer of the date of the move and the type of move requested. Relocation Advisors must be allowed to make reasonable and timely inspections of the personal property at both the displacement and replacement sites, and to monitor the move. The displacee will be required to obtain a minimum of two competitive bids from qualified, approved professional moving carriers. The Developer may make direct payment to the professional moving carrier with the lowest bid, or if a self -move is elected, payment can be made to the displacee in an amount not to exceed the lower of the two bids. To assist in filing a claim, the following is a list of expenses which are generally included: 14 55A -28