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City of Everett Point Industrial Center (EPIC) Bridge Project – Phase 2 Full Design <br />Page 40 of 43 <br />WORK ELEMENT 14 RIGHT-OF-WAY <br />This work element is performed by Commonstreet to provide right-of-way (ROW) services. This <br />work will include early design/pre-acquisition support services, title review, valuations of partial <br />and full acquisitions, property owner negotiations, acquisition documentation, and Washington <br />State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) certification support. <br />The scope provided herein is in response to a request for a scope and fee for this project with <br />Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funding. <br />All ROW activities will comply with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property <br />Acquisition Policies Act (URA), WSDOT LAG manual, and the AGENCY’s WSDOT-approved <br />ROW Procedures. <br />14.1 Project Management and Administration <br />Prepare for and attend early design development meetings as requested by the AGENCY <br />or the project team. <br />Provide pre-acquisition services as requested by the AGENCY or project team to support <br />early design development. <br />Respond to inquiries and needs identified by your team, the AGENCY, and/or project <br />stakeholders. <br />Oversight of preliminary ROW activities to comply with WSDOT requirements. <br />Provide written and oral status updates on right of way activities. <br />Review AGENCY’s WSDOT-approved Right of Way Procedures. <br />Develop and execute the Right of Way program in compliance with state law, Uniform <br />Act, and WSDOT requirements. <br />Maintain quality control/quality assurance protocols in the execution of the ROW tasks. <br />Coordinate valuation task and any subconsultants. <br />Commonstreet will manage ROW Team sub-consultants to prepare the appraisals and <br />review appraisals. <br />Coordinate title reviews. <br />Provide oversight of ROW activities to comply with WSDOT certification requirements. <br />Provide oversight to all aspects of the ROW program. <br />14.2 Acquisition Services <br />Create state or federal-compliant project files for each parcel. <br />Request the AGENCY order new and/or updates to existing title commitments. <br />Review title reports for each parcel and identify every exception. <br />Once a parcel’s title interest has been reviewed, identify methods of clearance per <br />AGENCY direction. <br />Project file set-up. <br />Review of all valuation and compensation data. <br />Produce templates approved by AGENCY to draft WSDOT-compliant offer packages. <br />QA/QC all documents, tasks, and processes before, during, and after acquisition process.