R -- TITLE EVIDENCE, MODIFIED WATER DELIVERIES TO EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK PROJECT, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL

Notice Date

November 8, 2000

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

32232-0019

Solicitation Number

DACW17-01-R-0004

Response Due

December 27, 2000

Point of Contact

Ms. Brenda Martin, Contract Specialist, 904-232-3820

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contract Specialist (brenda.l.martin@saj02.usace.army.mil)

Description

1. Project: The Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades National Park Project involves the acquisition of land in the East Everglades area of Dade County, Florida as part of the overall Central and South Florida Project. 2. Purpose: In order to comply with Department of Justice standards and regulations, Real Estate Division must acquire title insurance for each tract of land. A requisite of obtaining title insurance is to pay a premium for such insurance. The title insurance premium rates are regulated by the State of Florida (FL. Admin. Code Ann. r. 4-186.003, see attached). 3. Statement of Work: An initial title commitment is obtained from the title company to determine ownership and any defects on the title to the land. Once title to the land has been cleared of all unacceptable defects, the title company issues a title endorsement removing encumbrances from the title commitment and updates the status of the title to determine if any other defects have occurred since the date of the title commitment. If no new defects appear on the title, the property is acquired by Real Estate Division. Thereafter, a final title policy must be issued to the U.S. government covering the government from causes of actions relating to items covered in the final title policy. A title insurance premium, promulgated by the State of Florida, is paid in addition to the final title policy amount. Should any item that appeared on the title commitment be cleared after the final title policy is issued, the title company will issue an endorsement to the final title policy. 4. Deliverables: The title company will issue initial title commitments (preliminary binders with exceptions); continuations of title (updates of title); final title policies; Severable Use Right (SUR) information; Oil, Gas and Minerals ownership information; and any other business products that may be obtained from a title company. The selected title company should use a Department of Justice approved title underwriter for all title products stated above. The selected title company should be professionally trained, have specialized past experience to handle issues relating specifically to Miami-Dade County. Furthermore, the selected title company should have past experience in generating the type of volume of work that is being requested in this contract. Time is of the essence for the production of work in this contract; therefore, it is imperative that the selected title company be able to handle the volume of work that is being requested. Moreover, the selected title company must have the capacity to accomplish the work in the required time. All items will be delivered within 45 days of the notice to proceed. It is anticipated that the selected title company will produce approximately 100 title commitments per week for approximately 6 or 7 consecutive weeks. Payment made on acceptance by government. Furthermore, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' attorney(s) will conduct the real estate closings; however, the Corps may request that the title company perform all curative work necessary to clear title to the land and prepare a case for closing within 30 days of the Corps' request. Should the title company's efforts to clear title be unsuccessful or appear to take a significant amount of time beyond the 30 days, the title company will notify the Corps so that condemnation procedures can be initiated in order to clear title to the property. Final title policies should be produced within 45 days of closing. The government intends to award a fixed price contract for these services based on the following quantities: 700 each title commitments, title policies; an option for up to 700 curative, closing and escrow services; an option for up to 350 endorsements to the title commitments and for up to 200 endorsements to the title policies. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business under NAICS 541191, the size standard of which is $5 Million. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001113/RSOL012.HTM (W-313 SN506339)