Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Consultant shall be responsible for and provide the following services and/or tasks: 1. Consultant may be responsible for assisting and advising the City on required submissions to HUD. This will include preparing financial and administrative manuals, action plans, policies and procedures, program/project frameworks, updated budgets, waivers, and any subsequent amendments. 2. Consultant may be required to advise and make recommendations to the City regarding CDBG, CDBG-DR, CDBG-NDR, CDBG-CV, HOME, ESG-CV, ARPA, EPA and DOJ regulations and best practices. This may include researching regulations or programs in other communities. 3. Consultant may be responsible for preparing, in consultation with the City, policies and procedures, program manuals, file checklists, sub-recipient manuals, applications, form letters, and/or other program documents as needed. 4. Consultant may be responsible for performance of Duplication of Benefits reviews. Including drafting of subrogation agreements, interviews of grantees and review of expenses, documents, budgets. Consultant may also be required to perform Duplication of Benefit calculations, or to assist the City in making and/or justifying Duplication of Benefit determinations. 5. Consultant will be required to participate in conference calls and meetings with City staff, HUD, partners and sub-recipients as part of program/project implementation. 6. Consultant may be responsible for staying abreast of all changes and federal register notices regarding CDBG, CDBG-NDR, CDBG-DR, CDBG-CV, HOME, ESG-CV, ARPA, EPA and DOJ funding.
