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alignment, along with the legal descriptions of those properties (Preliminary Abstracting).
2.
Preliminary abstracting shall include a title search, including a search for all mortgages, easements, liens, contract sales, judgments, other encumbrances and the current legal owner.
3.
Prepare final Right-of-Way Plans consistent with the requirements of Chapter One Hundred Nine of the Indiana Design Manual.
a.
Parcel boundaries in the project area.
b.
Names of owners in the parcels shown.
c.
Project center lines and S-lines.
d.
Existing and proposed right-of-way lines.
e.
Land section lines.
f.
Prepare Parcel Listing Summary Sheet showing: Parcel numbers, property owners, total area of property and type of taking.
4.
Provide legal descriptions for all parcel takings. The descriptions shall be prepared and certified by a Registered Land Surveyor in Indiana.
5.
Provide individual plats for each parcel. Each plat shall include the following:
a.
Legal descriptions.
b.
Total area before taking.
c.
Existing Right-of-Way.
d.
Area of taking.
e.
Areas of residue.
f.
Existing Right-of-Way to be reacquired.
g.
Sketch of the parcel, drawn to scale, with the above data indicted thereon.
h.
Also, complete Parcel Listing Summary Sheet included in Right-of-Way Plans showing items (d) and (e).
6.
Provide Legal Instruments required for Transfer of Title and Recording. The preliminary abstracting/title search prepared initially shall be updated immediately prior to sending out offers to purchase right of way.
7.
Provide information obtained above for each parcel to be utilized by appraisers, negotiators and attorneys to provide the required right-of-way services.
A parcel shall be defined as all temporary and permanent right-of-way being acquired from a single existing parcel of land. This means a single parcel could have several legal descriptions based on its configuration.
The CONSULTANT shall be available for assistance in interpretation of the Right-of-Way documents.
Right of Way Staking
The CONSULTANT shall provide wooden lathes that identify the new right-of-way line for the project. The CONSULTANT shall stake the entire project one time, on the same visit, and at the same time.
TASK 10. RIGHT OF WAY SERVICES - PARTIAL
Appraisals
The CONSULTANT shall provide appraisers approved by Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to complete the appraisal work. If requested, prior to starting the work, the CONSULTANT will submit the names of the appraisers to the LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCY for approval. Contact with the property owners will be established for all parcels. The following requirements shall apply: