• The consultant will be hired and supervised by the Department to perform the consulting work, and will work at the direction of, and in consultation with, the Department’s Office of the Commissioner. • The consultant will work with the Department to identify and develop the topics for discussion at the stakeholder sessions, • The consultant shall attend and facilitate discussion at the stakeholder sessions. • In concert with the Department and stakeholders, the consultant will identify and develop answers to the aforementioned questions. • The consultant will also assist the Department in the preparation of the report to be submitted to the Senate and House committees responsible for energy policy no later than July 15, 2026. • The consultant may be called upon to present the report to the Legislative committees. • The consultant shall conduct an initial project scoping meeting with the Department within two weeks of the contract award date. The purpose of the meeting is to review and refine the scope, task and project approach requirements; establish a project plan, with key deliverables and milestone dates; and establish project management and communication protocols to ensure that the information needs of both the Department and the consultant are satisfied. In the process of preparing each deliverable, the consultant(s) will work closely with Department personnel in order to facilitate effective knowledge transfer on each issue. The work of the consultant(s) will be subject to an evaluation of progress achieved against the above-referenced scope and tasks, to take place after completion of key deliverables identified during the project scoping meeting and subsequent regular status and progress meeting.
