Real Estate Appraisal Services

The Atlanta Independent School System (hereinafter, “Atlanta Public Schools” or “APS”) is requesting vendors to submit a proposal to provide real estate appraisal services.

Atlanta Public Schools operates approximately eighty-three (83) school sites, nine (9) administrative sites (special programs, administrative offices, two transportation centers, warehouses, storage facilities, etc.), three (3) stadiums and an inventory of discontinued facilities. There are approximately 11 million square feet of buildings, 7 million square feet of roofing and approximately 1,100 acres of land.

Atlanta Public Schools is seeking qualifications from qualified vendors for Real Estate Appraisal Services. This scope of services for real estate appraisal services for Atlanta Public School Facilities will be requested on an as-needed basis and may include but not limited to the following:

• Provide market value assessments of varies types of properties for the following: Sale or Purchase of all types of property and land; Temporary, Permanent, Utility, and Access Easements (not limited to ones described); Historical value of properties; Ground leases; and Condemnation procedures.
• Appraisal review of appraisals from other sources;
• Provide comparables for land values in a neighborhood;
• Summary appraisal report; and self-contained appraisal report.

Assignments will be on an as-needed basis. The vendor shall not commence any service until advised by the authorized APS representative.

Appraisal services shall be performed in accordance with the Uniform Standards or Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation; (USPAP) and current State of Georgia statutes, codes, rules and regulations.

All appraisal services are to be performed by an appraiser licensed and certified in accordance to the Georgia Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

All appraisal reports shall be delivered to the district within the agreed upon schedule after authorization to proceed. All reports shall be based on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) as amended and shall include the following:

• Appraisal Type-The appraisal report shall indicate whether it is a Complete Self-Contained or Summary Appraisal Report (whichever the district requests).
• Subject Property-A tax map of the subject property; a location map of the subject property; a legal description of the subject property; photographs of the subject property; and specific information regarding and future developments within a three (3) mile radius of the subject property.
• Limitations-The impact of the existence or lack of a permanent access right-of-way, legal limitations, and physical limitations of the subject property and comparable sales shall be described and incorporated into the report.
• Maps-The subject property and comparable sales shall be displayed and identified on a locator map.
• Valuation-The valuation shall be of the fee simple interest of the subject property. The valuation shall be for the purpose of property acquisition by the district unless otherwise instructed.

A minimum of five (5) comparables must be provided with each property appraisal utilizing the comparable sales approach.

Submission

Proposals shall be submitted online at https://aps.bonfirehub.com/projectDrafts/258071/details. Proposals submitted after the solicitation close date will not be accepted. Note: Any proposal submitted in any other format (email, paper, fax, mail, etc.) will not be accepted for any reason.

All questions or requests for clarification must be sent via Bonfire under Message - Opportunity Q&A. All addendums related to this solicitation will be posted on the Bonfire website.

Evaluation

Statements of qualification will be evaluated on the following criteria:

| Criteria | Points Possible |
| --- | --- |
| Company Qualifications and Experience | 50 |
| Methodology and Approach | 50 |
| Total | 100 |

Contract term

The first 1 year of the contract will commence upon contract execution. The contract will include an option for up to four (4) additional one (1)- year contract renewals, if agreed upon by both Atlanta Public Schools and the vendor.

Award

It is the intent to award a contract to a primary and an alternate offeror. If the primary offeror cannot fulfill the contract requirements, the alternate offeror will be required to complete the contract.

Site visits will be conducted for each Real Estate Appraisal project.