AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2026-44R, approving a list of Qualified On-Call Real Estate Appraisal Service Firms to provide services to the city on an as-needed basis for a period of six years, in an amount not-to-exceed $300,000.00 per firm over six years; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to enter into individual contracts with such firms on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: March 31, 2026
Department: Engineering/CIP Department - Shaun Condor, Director
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: N/A; By Fund Allocation
Account or Project Number (C = CIP funds): Determined as services are used
Funds Available: Determined as services are used
Account Name: Determined as services are used
Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: Previous qualified list of five (5) firms was approved by City Council on January 15, 2019, for a period of six (6) years, following a solicitation process.
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Background Information:
The City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) solicitation for on-call real estate appraisal services and received nine (9) Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) on October 30, 2025. A City-staffed evaluation committee evaluated each submission, which resulted in a final selection of the five (5) most highly qualified firms with which to contract for these on-call services:
• JLL Valuation & Advisory Services, LLC - Austin, Texas
• Allen, Williford & Seale, Inc. - San Antonio, Texas
• Hornsby & Company - Austin, Texas
• Lowery Property Advisors, LLC - Irving, Texas
• National Valuation Group - Austin, Texas
Master agreements with each of the selected firms will be in effect for a period of six (6) years from the date of City Council approval for a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000 per firm. Project scope and rates will be negotiated per project. Services include real estate appraisal services in Hays, Caldwell, Comal, and Guadalupe Counties as well as other parts of Central Texas as requested by the City. All services will be performed by persons appropriately licensed as a Certified General Appraiser.
These services are being made in compliance with Federal, State, and Local statutory requirements, to include the Federal Funding and Accountability Transparency Act (“FFATA”), Public Law 114-113, under the United States Development of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) grant programs. Each selected firm will be cognizant of all other external requirements for each of the program components including, but not limited to, Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”), and other federal and state agency requirements.
Additional funding from the Texas Water Development Board’s (“TWDB”) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (“CWSRF”) may be utilized to plan and implement flood damage reduction measures. Therefore, the City must meet State and Federal requirements for the distribution of these funds. Additionally, the City has applied for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant funding and the selected firms may be required to comply with associated requirements.
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Recommendation:
Approve the five (5) master agreements for On-Call Appraisal Services as requested