U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019

R -- OWNER'S GUARANTEE (INSURANCE) POLICIES AND CONTINUATIONS SOL DACW17-99-R-0029 DUE 061899 POC Brenda L. Martin, Contract Specialist, 904-232-3820, or for technical information, contact Mr. Robert T. Boal, 904-232-1461 WEB: Click here to view further information, http://www.saj.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: brenda.l.martin@saj02.usace.army.mil, brenda.l.martin@saj02.usace.army.mil. This is a Request for Information for providing Owner's Guarantee (Insurance) Policies and Continuations thereof in the form of either interim or final Preliminary Title Insurance Binders/Policies, Continuations of Title Insurance Policies, and Final Title Insurance Policies as appropriate for the subsurface mineral interests either owned by the surface owner or outstanding in third parties to 176 sections of land in Southern Miami-Dade County Florida. The land is being acquired by the National Park Service as part of the Everglades National Park Expansion Project and by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a part of the Modified Water Deliveries to the Everglades Project. The land is located in Townships 54, 54 1/2, 55, 56 and 57 In Range 37 East, Tallahassee Meridian and Townships 54, 54 1/2, 55, 56 and 57 in Range 38 East, Tallahassee Meridian. The preliminary policy/commitment shall identify all current owners of the subsurface rights, any and all subsurface lessees, and the percentage or fractional share of all subsurface owners and or lessees. Based upon information from the National Park Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, there were originally in excess of 8,000 separate surface ownership's in the subject area. The National Park Service and the Corps have acquired the surface estate to numerous tracts. In some instances the subsurface estate was acquired also. The Goverrnment will be able to provide some limited information on the surface and subsurface ownership based upon final title insurance policies for surface tracts previously acquired by the Government. The title commitments/binders shall be based on a thorough search and examination of the public records affecting the title to the mineral/subsurface interest and shall contain the legal description as furnished by the Government. The period of search shall be from the Statehood of the State of Florida in 1845 to the present. The work shall be done in accordance with the current applicable United States Department of Justice Standards and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer regulations. Title Companies must be approved by the U.S. Department of Justice. Request potential offerors provide the following information: interest, pricing information (basis for your estimate and how you would price), practical delivery information and your firms' capabilities. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineeers intends to issue a competitive Reqeust for Proposals in the future based on the information received. Posted 05/19/99 (W-SN333459). (0139)

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