Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Town of Pawlet, in Rutland County, Vermont, is seeking the services of a qualified consultant to create a new Local Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Town of Pawlet; 1. Assemble planning team and meet with consultant(s) to review the planning process and confirm outreach strategy. 2. Establish work plan with deliverables, timelines for completion and confirmed roles and responsibilities. 3. Review information on hazards based on best available data. 4. Review hazard data in one public meeting. 5. Complete vulnerability assessment to quantify the extent of each hazard. 6. Identify mitigation strategies. 7. Review mitigation strategies in a public meeting. 8. Submit plan to Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) and revise accordingly. 9. Submit revised plan to FEMA, revise if necessary, and adopt plan.