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shall furnish separate reports for each separately owned <br /> portion of the parcel. If another APPRAISER is also to <br /> O 8 appraise the same property, the APPRAISER may make his <br /> inspection with such other appraiser, but must otherwise <br /> prepare his appraisal report independently. <br /> 3. Valuation Data Make such investigations, <br /> studies, and property inspections as are appropriate to <br /> enable the APPRAISER to derive sound conclusions and to <br /> prepare the appraisal reports to be furnished under this <br /> agreement. The APPRAISER shall ascertain the most recent <br /> sale of each property appraised and any other sales of such <br /> property during the last five years or in accordance preced- <br /> ing the appraisal and shall investigate any recent offer or <br /> offers of the owner to sell his property. Such sale or sales <br /> of the property appraised and all recent sales of other <br /> properties that are sufficiently comparable to the property <br /> being appraised to be considered by the APPRAISER in forming <br /> his opinion of fair market value shall be verified insofar as <br /> practical. Each such verification shall include inspecting <br /> the property and interviewing the seller, buyer, agent, or <br /> other person, who participated in the transaction, to ascer- <br /> tain the consideration paid, the terms and conditions of the <br /> sale, any special factors affecting the amount of the sale <br /> price, and the actual character and condition of the property <br /> at the time of sale. <br /> 4. Testimony in Judicial Proceedings . Testify as an <br /> expert witness in behalf of the COUNTY in any judicial <br /> proceedings involving any property appraised under this <br /> agreement. Such services shall include such reasonable time <br /> as may be required for reinspection of the property, updating <br /> the APPRAISER'S valuation, participation in pre-trial con- <br /> ferences with counsel for the COUNTY, and testifying in the <br /> judicial proceeding. Such services shall be compensated in <br /> accordance with SECTION VI. <br /> 5. Modification of Delivered Appraisal Reports <br /> Modify or furnish supplements to any appraisal report fur- <br /> nished hereunder, without additional cost to the COUNTY, if <br /> (a) applicable principles of law with respect to the valua- <br /> tion of the property require the modification or supplement- <br /> ing of such appraisal, (b) material omissions, inaccuracies, <br /> or defects in the appraisal report are discovered after <br /> delivery and acceptance of the report by the COUNTY, or (c) <br /> the APPRAISER receives or becomes aware of relevant addi- <br /> tional 'appraisal information in existence prior to the date <br /> the APPRAISER signed the report. If there is a significant <br /> delay between the date of valuation and the date of acquisi- <br /> tion of any parcel or if the property has. been materially <br /> altered since the appraisal by a fire, a revised determina- <br /> tion of the boundaries or the interest to be acquired, or <br /> other cause, the APPRAISER shall, if requested by the COUNTY, <br /> furnish the COUNTY a supplementary report updating his <br /> valuation and the supporting data and analyses to a current <br /> date. The compensation for such updating of an appraisal <br /> shall be determined in accordance with any applicable provi- <br /> sions of this agreement. <br /> 6. Reservations in Owners . Furnish the COUNTY, if <br /> requested by the COUNTY the APPRAISER'S estimate of the value <br /> of any right or interest proposed to be reserved by the owner <br /> in a property appraised by the APPRAISER, including such <br /> reservations as mineral rights, an easement for access to <br /> other property of the owner, the right to continue occupancy <br /> for an extended period after the COUNTY acquired the pro- <br /> perty, or the right to remove any building, structure, <br /> fixture or other improvement, or a part thereof, at the <br /> owner's expense and without cost to the COUNTY. The compen- <br /> sation to be paid to the APPRAISER for furnishing any such <br /> valuations, and such data and analyses as may be required to <br /> support the valuations shall be determined, as applicable, in <br /> accordance with the provisions of SECTION VI. <br /> -3- <br />