Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Appraisals: The Contractor may be issued a task involving the appraisal of lands and improvements, and/or of oyster leases and improvements, to be acquired conforming to La. R.S. 56:432.1, the Oyster Lease Acquisition and Compensation Program (OLACP) where integrated coastal protections and restoration projects are approved for construction pursuant to the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, PL 101-646 (CWPPRA) and other coastal protection, conservation and restoration projects directly impact privately owned lands in such a way that compensation is required. All appraisals shall be reported as self-contained appraisal reports in narrative form and must conform to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and guidelines contained in La. R.S. 56:432.1. Contractor shall refer to Section A of the Uniform Appraisal Standard for Federal Land Acquisitions for a description of the contents of the appraisal report and the OLACP. One hard copy of the report shall be provided to CPRA and reports (including all addenda) must also be submitted in electronic format. B. Appraisal Updates: The Contractor may be asked to update the appraisals if a project time period is extended. The update will be in one of two formats: minor update or major update. The minor update will be in the format described in USPAP Advisory Opinion 3. This appraisal will require inspecting the property and updating market data to the date of the update request. This type of update will be requested when the property appraised has not undergone a significant change since the original appraisal, and when the time lapse between the date of the original appraisal and the date of the update request is not unreasonably long for the type of real estate involved; however, in no event, no longer than two (2) years. A major update will be requested when circumstances require a re-analysis of the factual data in a self-contained appraisal report. This appraisal will also require inspection of the property and updating market data to the date of update request. This type of report will be prepared in the same detail as the original appraisal report.