Town of Farragut Virtue Rd Right of Way Acquisition Services

Location:	Tennessee
Posted:	Mar 12, 2026
Due:	Mar 31, 2026
Agency:	Town of Farragut
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	2026-27
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Bid Number:	2026-27
Bid Title:	2026-27 Town of Farragut Virtue Rd Right of Way Acquisition Services
Category:	Requests for Bids / Proposals / Qualifications
Status:	Open

Description:

Scope of Work

Right of Way Acquisition Services

Grant: PIN 132927.00, Federal Project STP-M-9109(195), S.P. 47LPLM-F2-216

Virtue Road/Boyd Station Road, from South of Needlegrass Lane to Willow Cove Way

Farragut, Knox County

The Town of Farragut is seeking to retain the services of professional property acquisition firms regarding a roadway improvements project at Virtue Road/Boyd Station Road in Farragut. This project includes grading, paving, signing and intersection improvements, and will require acquisition of Right of Way, permanent drainage easements, slope easements and construction easements on approximately 23 tracts and no relocations.

To accomplish these tasks, the Town will select one firm to be responsible for the Right of Way Acquisitions. These functions will include:

Procure various ROW service contracts. All firms must be on the TDOT approved list of acquisition/relocation consultants. No one involved may have any interest in the land being acquired. This will include the following:
1. Appraiser - The Appraiser shall be licensed and/or certified to conduct real estate appraisals in Tennessee and consistent with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices (USPAP).
2. Negotiator (Buyer) – Shall not be the appraiser, review appraiser, or closing agent. Will not close any transactions.
3. Closing agent – Shall not be the review appraiser, appraiser, or negotiator (buyer). May be a local abstract or title company.
4. Relocation agent – Must be on the TDOT approved list pf acquisition/relocation consultants.
Notify property owners in writing as soon as possible that their properties will be acquired or affected.
Will work in conjunction with the Town of Farragut’s Appraiser Reviewer, already procured.

All consultants must coordinate property acquisition activities with the TDOT Right of Way offices and ensure full compliance with the most recent editions of the TDOT Right of Way Manual and the TDOT Local Government Guidelines for the Management of Federal and State Funded Transportation Projects. Invoicing and payment for consulting services will be managed by the Town of Farragut, following TDOT’s established guidelines.

Interested firms should submit a qualifications-based proposal to The Town of Farragut, Procurement Division, Tessa Cortes, 11408 Municipal Center Dr., Farragut, TN 37934, by the due date found on page 1 of this RFQ.

Publication Date/Time:

3/12/2026 1:15 PM

Closing Date/Time:

Open Until Contracted

Bid Opening Information:

03/31/2026 @2:00PM

Contact Person:

All communication regarding this RFQ must be submitted via email to the Finance Department representative identified below:

Tessa Cortes, Finance Director
aprattetcortes

The Finance Director will be the sole point of contact for this RFQ.

Vendors’ contact with anyone else in the Town is forbidden and may result in disqualification of the Vendor’s proposal. Further, any oral communication will be considered unofficial and non-binding on the Town. Responders should rely only on written statements issued by the Finance Department representative.