Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Meet with DHS&EM Disaster Assistance or Hazard Mitigation staff to review scope of work, inspection guidelines and estimating format to be used. • Develop deployment plan and methodology for order of inspections. • Coordinate with DHS&EM Disaster Assistance Program Manager, Hazard Mitigation Officer, or designee, prior to deployment, to establish dates and times for telephonic conference calls to provide update on inspection progress, status and issues while deployed. • Contractor may be required to analyze and render eligibility determinations based on criteria provided by the State. • Develop a detailed cost estimate and Scope of Work for work items necessary to repair the essential living area of damaged residential structure. Estimates should be supported by a valid cost estimating methodology, i.e., RSmeans, Xactimate, MSB, etc. • Provide photographs of disaster related real property damage. • Provide photographs of disasterrelated personal property, i.e., household furnishings, appliances, clothing, etc. • Provide photographs of disaster related transportation, i.e., ATVs, boats, snowmobiles, etc. • Verify the residential structure is unlivable due to one of the following: Residence is destroyed. Essential living area as defined by DHS&EM is damaged as a result of the disaster to such an extent as to constitute a serious health or safety hazard that did not exist before the disaster. • Declare whether the house is repairable or requires replacement. • Provide separate written documentation and reports for each applicant. Inspection report to include photos and cost estimates for each applicant. • Verifier will use own measurement tools, camera or other products used for documentation and estimating. • Provide a comprehensive report outlining damages for each claim to DHS&EM staff within 5 working days after inspection. • Meet with DHS&EM Disaster Assistance Program Manager, Hazard Mitigation Officer, or designee, for a postdeployment meeting. • Perform activities as needed to assist disaster survivors with the application process by telephone, online, and in-person. • Perform case or grant management activities under state guidance. • Prepare case or grant management files for further action i.e. payments, requests for information, close- out, etc. • Perform database activities.