Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Provide the Commission Staff with a workplan detailing each component of the comparison; 2. Work with the Commission Staff to develop mutually agreeable formats and schedules for the comparison and associated deliverables identified in A; 3. Communicate with the Staff on a weekly basis as to the comparison being conducted and the progress and content of the comparison, and provide draft work product/deliverables to staff for review; 4. As needed, participate in technical conferences, hearings, or other aspects of the investigation related to the consultant’s scope of work, including periodic briefings with the Staff and/or Commissioners as specified in A.7. This work will be paid on a time and materials basis using the Bidders hourly rates. Bidders should estimate their cost of attending these conferences or hearings and include that in Appendix D.: a. To the extent a technical conference or hearing will involve questioning of the consultant, the consultant may be asked to attend in person or participate virtually using a virtual meeting platform. ; b. Other meetings, conferences and hearings may be attended telephonically or virtually. ; c. For purposes of the bid in this RFP, Bidders should assume that any hearing or technical conference will be conducted in person or virtually using a virtual meeting platform.