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Home My WebLink AboutRESPONSE - RFP - 8605 APPRAISAL SERVICES (4)March 23, 2018 Helen Matson Beth Diven City of Fort Collins Purchasing Financial Services, Purchasing Division 215 N. Mason St. 2nd Floor Fort Collins, CO 80522 Dear Ms. Matson and Ms. Diven, I’m writing to respond to your RFP 8605 Appraisal Services. This is a revised version of my 3-23 response to include acknowledge receipt of Addenda 2 with a revised bid opening date of April 11, 2018. My proposal will be valid for 90 days past April 11, 2018. I’ve included the Proposal Cost Sheet and signed Vendor Statement in this proposal, last two pages. My company, East West Econometrics LLC, is a Colorado Company that performs appraisals on all property types, but only in the narrative report format. We have four Colorado Certified General Appraisers and three research associates. My company is a designated SBA Small Business. I am the only respondent from my company that is responding to the RFP at this time. I have two other competent Eminent Domain appraisers in my company, one MAI, and one full time eminent domain appraiser, but my qualifications best meet the stated criteria in the RFP. My personal practice consists 90% of Eminent Domain, non-Eminent Domain Agency Acquisitions, damages/ethics violations litigation cases, and appraisal review. I’ve performed appraisals for CDOT since 2003 and have been on their approved appraisal list since then. I’ve also completed a number of Conservation Easement appraisals in Colorado, none recently, but I’m enrolled in the latest CE update class later this spring. I’ve included a detailed resume/CV in this document as part of my submittal, followed by my current agency references. My appraisal education experience and litigation experience are both detail in my resume/CV. In the scope of work section on page 3, Item A; I am experienced and competent to perform all of the 6 potential services listed. In Item B, I meet all of the requirements except #5. Although I’m familiar with the requirements of the Federal Transit Authority including Circulars 5010.10 and 4220.1F, I’ve not done an appraisal where FTA was the client or intended user of the appraisal. I do not have any information to address item D.4.d. on page 5. My resume/CV has a complete list of the States and Counties as well as Federal jurisdictions that I have qualified in as an expert witness. My most recent cost breakout, a five parcel CDOT project ranged from $2,800-$3,700 for partial take eminent domain appraisals. My most recent total take eminent domain fee was $3,700. All things being equal, a total take appraisal fee is less than a partial take fee on the same property. Estimated to complete appraisals depends on the scope of work, number of appraisals involved, and the complexity of the assignment. Typical times are 3-6 weeks from purchase order dependent on those factors. I’ve sent in a separate e-mail a sample of a complex partial take assignment performed for CDOT in 2017, due to potential attachment size considerations. Please contact me with any questions on this proposal. I appreciate the opportunity to submit this proposal. Sincerely, James M. Bittel Colorado Certified General Appraiser #CG0.01315404 Expires 12-31-2019 719-687-6533 jamesbittel@ewcolo.com RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Firm: East West Econometrics LLC Managing Partner PO Box 127 Louviers, CO 80131 March 2013 to present Firm Wildrose Appraisal, Inc. President PO Box 383 Divide, Co. 81211 September 1993 to present Firm: Rocky Mountain Valuation Specialists, LLC Director PO Box 848 Salida, Co. 81201 June 1999 to January 2007 Firm: Valuation Research Corporation Title: Vice President-Appraisal Branch Operations 9590 W. 14th Lakewood, Co. 80215 December 1991 to September 1993 Firm: Promark Realty, et. al. Title: Partner 743 Horizon Court Grand Junction, Co. March 1986 to December 1991 Firm: Farm Credit Services Title: Vice President-Special Assets Group-Appraiser #443 743 Horizon Court, Suite 100 Grand Junction, Co. 81506 May 1979 to March 1986 EXPERTISE Appraisal of existing and proposed residential, commercial and farm/ranch properties in El Paso, Teller, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Custer, Fremont, Gunnison, Summit, Chaffee, Pueblo, Arapahoe, Archeluta, La Plata, Denver, Ouray, Montrose, Prowers, Pitkin, Moffat, Grand, Las Animas, Yuma, Broomfield, Washington, Adams, Larimer, Boulder, Park, Weld, Delta, Lake, Routt, Alamosa, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache, Mesa, Eagle, Garfield, and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. Appraisal of farm/ranch, commercial, eminent domain cases, business valuations, and complex residential properties. Qualified as expert witness in El Paso and Teller County District Courts, Fremont County District Court, Douglas County District Court, Denver County District Court, Archuleta County District Court, Chaffee County District Court, and Hillsborough County, Florida District Court. Previously qualified in US Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas. Qualified as expert witness in US Bankruptcy Court in the District of Colorado. PROFESSIONAL LICENSE Colorado Certified General Appraiser #CGO1315404 Certified through December 31, 2019 Colorado R. E. Employing Broker License #IB01217665 Licensed through June 29, 2019 Arizona Certified General Appraiser #31839 Certified through April 30, 2013 (Inactive) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Kansas State University B.S. Economics, May 1979 Real Estate Training Center Broker Licensing Classes-1986-1992 University of Colorado NCRE 200 & 208-55 class hours-July, 1991 Licensed Non-Federal Class combined with Standards and Ethics University of Colorado NCRE 210-40 class hours-September, 1991 Licensed Federal Appraiser University of Colorado NCRE 215 Certified Appraiser I September 1992 University of Colorado NCRE 222 Certified Appraiser II October 1992 University of Colorado NCRE 230-Certified Appraiser III December 1992 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers A-29 Highest and Best Use February 1994 University of Colorado Subdivision Development August 1994 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Purdue University A-20-Principles of Rural Appraisal August 13-19, 1995 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Denver, Colorado A-30-Principles of Rural Appraisal-Audit June 17-22, 1996 University of Colorado NCRE 208 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice October 10-11, 1997 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Denver, Colorado A-15-Appraisal Report Writing January 26-28, 1998 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Denver, Colorado A-25-Eminent Domain January 29-31, 1998 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers/Appraisal Foundation Omaha, Nebraska National Uniform Standards of Professional Practice A-12. Part II April 28-29, 1999 Appraisal Institute Salt Lake City, Utah Uniform Standards of Professional Practice/Ethics April 19-20, 2001 International Right of Way Association Easement Valuation Durango, Colorado September 26, 2002 McKissock Data Systems Denver, Colorado Uniform Standards of Professional Practice/Ethics December 10, 2002 Appraisal Institute Denver, Colorado National USPAP Update Class Fall, 2004 VANED Van Education Center Denver, Colorado National USPAP Update Class May 20, 2007 Appraisal Institute/ASA Sacramento, Colorado Valuation of Conservation Easements February 25-29, 2008 Appraisal Institute/IRS Denver, CO Federal Tax Valuations July 23, 2009 VANED Van Education Center Denver, Colorado 2008-2009 National USPAP Update Class December 23, 2009 7 Hour USPAP 2010-2011 Update Stephen Snyder AQB Instructor 363 S. Harlan Street April 9, 2010 7 Hour USPAP 2010-2011 Update Stephen Snyder AQB Instructor Daniels Gate Recreation Center April 22, 2011 Supervising Beginning Appraisers Arizona School of Real Estate and Business Certified by Arizona Board of Appraisal August 26, 2011 7 Hour USPAP 2012-2013 Update Stephen Snyder AQB Instructor Daniels Gate Recreation Center April 21, 2012 7 Hour USPAP 2012-2013 Update Stephen Snyder AQB Instructor Daniels Gate Recreation Center April 21, 2013 Conservation Easement Appraiser Update Course DORA-State of Colorado November 8, 2012 7 Hour USPAP 2014-2015 Update Stephen Snyder AQB Instructor Daniels Gate Recreation Center January 18, 2014 DORA Conservation Easement Update Course Lee Ormiston Instructor Center for Professional Education June 12, 2014 Appraisal of Land Subject to Ground Leases McKissock December 6, 2014 Appraisal of Fast Food Facilities McKissock December 14, 2014 Code of Ethics The Real Estate School-Doug Barber September 29, 2014 DORA Conservation Easement Update Course DORA Staff, Mark Weston & Lee Ormiston, Instructors Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts March 17, 2015 7 Hour USPAP 2016-2017 Update Stephen Snyder AQB Instructor Daniels Gate Recreation Center October 28, 2016 Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, Albuquerque, NM Instructor, John Underwood, Appraisal Institute July 27-28, 2017 PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS: University of Colorado NCRE 232-Electronic Appraising June 1994 Teller Title Company-Jim Felt Water Attorney Water Rights and Real Estate Transactions July, 1994 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Oil & Gas Royalty Income Valuation September 21, 1995 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Rotational Grazing Techniques September 21, 1995 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Geographic Information Systems September 21, 1995 Colorado Real Estate Commission Mandatory 8 Hour Update Class November 21, 1996, November, 1998 Appraisal Institute FHA Residential Appraisal Seminar August 10, 1999 Realtors Land Institute Revised Colorado Sales Contracts August 12, 1999 CLE International Eminent Domain August 19-20, 1999 Realtors Land Institute 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange January 13, 2000 American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Water Rights Seminar February 17, 2000 Realtors Land Institute Real Estate Counseling May 4, 2000 Colorado Water Well Contractors Association Wells-Are They a Dependable Source of Water October 19, 2000 National Business Institute Getting Successful Results in Colorado Eminent Domain Actions May 29, 2002 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference August 12-13, 2002 Colorado Real Estate Commission Real Estate Update Class November 13, 2003 J. Albert Bauer, Esq. Homeowners Associations November 13, 2003 Appraisal Institute Right of Way Acquisition Process for Federally Funded Projects FHA and the Real Estate Market Appraisers in the Ring August 6, 2004 Colorado Real Estate Commission Real Estate Update Class, October 27, 2004 J. Albert Bauer, Esq. Top Ten Challenges of the New Sales Contract October 27, 2004 Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education 23rd Annual Real Estate Symposium July 28-30, 2005 Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical Considerations Lorman Education Services November 16, 2005 Colorado Real Estate Commission Real Estate Update Class November 17, 2005 VANED Van Education Center National Association of Realtors Ethics Update December 30, 2005 Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund, Inc Principles of Title Insurance March 29, 2007 VANED Van Education Center CREC Real Estate Update Class May 19, 2007 Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education 25th Annual Real Estate Symposium July 19-21, 2007 Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education 27th Annual Real Estate Symposium July 16-18, 2009 VANED Van Education Center CREC Real Estate Update Class July 29, 2009 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference August 27-28, 2009 The Real Estate School, LLC-Oliver Frascona 2009 CREC Real Estate Update Class November 17, 2009 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference August 26-27, 2010 VANED Van Education Center CREC Real Estate Update Class December 29, 2010 VANED Van Education Center CREC Real Estate Update Class December 26, 2011 VANED Van Education Center National Association of Realtors Ethics Update December 30, 2011 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference August 2-3, 2012 VANED Van Education Center CREC Real Estate Update Class July 13, 2013 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference, Denver, CO August 5-6, 2013 Frascona, Joiner, Goodman, Greensteiin, P.C. CREC Real Estate Update Class February 4, 2014 Frascona, Joiner, Goodman, Greensteiin, P.C. 2014 Colorado Real Estate Commission Contracts Class February 4, 2014 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference April 18-19, 2016 Pueblo Board of Realtors CREC Real Estate Update Class May 26, 2016 Vaned/Realtors of Central Colorado CREC Annual Commission Update-2017 February 15, 2017 Vaned/Realtors of Central Colorado Colorado Contracts and Form Review #6098 February 15, 2017 CLE International Eminent Domain Conference April 3-4, 2017 Appraisal Foundation/ASFMRA/ASA Yellow Book Panel Discussion Federal Agencies Appraising for Federal Land Acquisitions June 20, 2017 Denver CO Bisnow The Future of Downtown Denver Panel Discussions September 12, 2017 Colorado Eminent Domain Practice Colorado Bar Association CLE-Leslie A. Fields November 16, 2017 Vaned/Realtors of Central Colorado CREC Annual Commission Update-2017 February 23, 2018 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Multiple Board of Realtors Memberships-Colorado Member-International Right of Way Association PARTIAL CLIENT LIST Cushman Wakefield First State Bank of Colorado 1st Bank of Colorado Gunnison Bank & Trust The Stretesky Foundation Academy Banks PGP acting for the FDIC Duncan, Ostrander & Dingess, P.C. Greg Powell, PC. Colorado Department of Transportation Regions 1, 2, 5, & 6 Pitkin County Rural Transportation Authority Farm Credit Services City of Woodland Park, CO City of Cripple Creek, CO City of Canon City, CO City of Colorado Springs, CO Town of Buena Vista, CO Town of Mt. Crested Butte, CO Bank Midwest The Crested Butte Bank Colorado Mountain Bank Colorado Natural Gas Chaffee County, Colorado Lake County, Colorado Pueblo Bank & Trust Community Banks of Colorado Colorado East Bank Bank of the West Alpine Bank Solera Bank Collegiate Peaks Bank Crested Butte Bank Yampa Valley Bank Universal Field Services Specific References Available Upon Request. SUMMARY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY 1) Woods v. Sturman Case No. 96-CV-47 Teller County District Court. Heard before District Court Judge Mary Jane Looney, Teller and El Paso County Combined Courts, 1997, Eminent Domain 2) Joseph Lionelle, et al v. Melvin Vorwald Case No 94-CV-90 Chaffee County District Court. Heard before Hon. William D. Neighbors, Judicial Arbiter Group, July, 1997, Eminent Domain 3) In re the Marriage of Anderson, Douglas County District Court, Case No. 95-DR-507, 1996, Marriage Dissolution 4) Berger v. Hammer, Denver District Court, Case #97-CV-1204, August, 1997, Partnership Dissolution 5) Miller V. Wilson, Teller and El Paso County District Court, Case # 96-CV-109, October, 1999, Eminent Domain 6) In re the Marriage of Parsons, Fremont County District Court, Case #94-DR-497, July, 1999, Marriage Dissolution 7) Department of Transportation v. Love in Action, El Paso County District Court, June 2004, Case #03-CV-862, Eminent Domain 8) In re: the Marriage of Shurbet, El Paso County District Court, Judicial Arbitration Group, June 2009, Case #06-DR-110, Marriage Dissolution 9) Fosset Gulch Pipeline Company, LLC, v. Candlearia, Archuleta County District Court, June 29, 2009, Eminent Domain Immediate Possession Hearing 10) Harmon v. Harmon, Hillsborough County, Florida District Court, November 10, 2009, Case #DR08-00113, Marriage Dissolution 11) Woody Creek Ventures, LLC v. Chaparral Aspen Homeowners Association, Inc., Pitkin County District Court, January 26, 2010, Case #08-CV-117, Eminent Domain Deposition 12) Bank of the West v. Living Waters, Montrose County, CO District Court. January 5th , 2012, Case #2011 CV 218, Foreclosure Related Deposition 13) Academy Bank, N.A. v. Blue Heron Investment, LLC, et al., El Paso County, CO District Court. June 20th , 2012, Case #2011 CV 4275, Foreclosure Related Deposition 14) W.O.L.F., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Debtor, US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. May-July, 2015, Case #14-23663 EEB, Chapter 11, Review Appraiser and Appraiser for the Bankruptcy Estate. 15) Schaumburg Bank & Trust Company, N.A. as successor to The Bank of Commerce, Plaintiffs,  v. Little Red Ski Haus, LLC, et al., Defendants. Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Case #12 l 4588. Foreclosure: Forensic Review. Deposition August 2, 2016. Settled before scheduled trial. 16) Gray v. Kaupun, Douglas County, CO District Court, Case #15CV30646 Division 3. December 14, 2016. Jury Trial. EXPERT WITNESS FEE SCHEDULE Preparation & Analysis (Pre-Deposition or Pre-Trial) $150.00 per hour Deposition Time (including attendance and testimony) $250.00 per hour Trial Time (including attendance and testimony) $250.00 per hour Travel Time (round trip) $125.00 per hour Litigation related Appraisal Review $175.00 per hour James M. Bittel Professional References for RFP8605: Mark Pope, MAI Appraisal Program Manager Project Development - ROW Services P 303.757.9335 | F 303.757.9868 4201 E Arkansas Ave, 4th Floor Denver, CO 80222 mark.pope@state.co.us Services: Performed Eminent Domain appraisals and related litigation services 2003 -2017, although now Mr. Pope does not work for any of the CDOT regions, but rather administers the overall CDOT appraisal project manager Kellie Billingsley Real Estate Specialist II City of Colorado Springs/Real Estate Services 30 S. Nevada Ave. Suite 502 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Direct Line: (719) 385-5611 kbillingsley@springsgov.com Services: Performed Eminent Domain appraisals and non-eminent domain acquisition appraisals 2016 -2018 Nancy R. Hazlett Region 2 ROW Appraiser/Review Appraiser P719.546.5410 905 Erie Ave. Pueblo, CO 81001 nancy.hazlett@state.co.us Services: Performed Eminent Domain appraisals and non-eminent domain acquisition appraisals 2016 -2017. Ms. Hazlett was also a previous CDOT Region 2 Review Appraiser and I performed eminent domain appraisals for her in her previous employment with CDOT Darlene Kennedy Manager, Real Estate Services City of Colorado Springs, 30 South Nevada Avenue, Suite 502 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 385-5605 Office dkennedy@springsgov.com www.coloradosprings.gov Services: Performed Eminent Domain appraisal and non-eminent domain acquisition appraisals 2016 -2018 Rik Egebrecht Richard Egebrecht Appraiser/Review Appraiser CDOT, Region 5 3803 N. Main Ave., #300 Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-385-1432. E-mail: richard.egebrecht@state.co.us Roaring Fork Transportation Authority Angela M. Kincade Assistant Director, Project Management & Facilities Operations 0051 Service Center Drive, Aspen, Colorado 81611 970-384-4982