All correspondence must be made through the Vendor Portal. Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City is seeking proposals from qualified, licensed, and experienced title companies or agencies to provide full title services. Including but not limited to initial title work, owners and encumbrances reports, title insurance, conduct report updates prior to condemnation proceedings, conduct closings, title updates, and eminent domain as needed. It is the intent and in the best interest of the City to award a contract to a primary and secondary firm to provide services expeditiously. . Title Services 1. The selected Firm(s) will be expected to plan and deliver title services that might include either, or both, abbreviated title searches and/or comprehensive title searches, depending on the particular ownership circumstances of a property. For abbreviated title searches, the Firm(s) shall review and investigate all land records to verify and confirm the presence of a legal instrument, document, or recording, evidencing rightful ownership to property by an applicant and co-applicant. The Firm(s) must provide a copy of the documentation it finds evidencing property ownership along with a summary explanation of its contents. Furthermore, the Firm(s) must identify any issues of concern with the documentation or where sufficient documentation might be lacking in the public record. Lastly, a Firm(s) will be expected to provide a Tax Parcel Identification Number with supporting documentation. 2. In addition to all information required for abbreviated title searches noted above, a Firm(s) shall perform the following additional services for full, comprehensive title searches and examinations. The Firm(s) shall review all recorded information concerning an identified property. Firm(s) must review and search all land records, mortgage, conveyance, and where applicable, all probate and suit records concerning the ownership of a property going back for a period of thirty (30) years or more as necessary. The Firm(s) shall further review all public records including but not limited to all suit records concerning a given applicant/co-applicant, owner, or co-owner of a subject property to determine if their ownership claim in the property is not compromised and is suitable for participation in the Program. For full, compressive title searches and examinations, the Firm(s) shall cause an abstract to be prepared and a certified title opinion to be rendered.