The Department of Community Development has professional planners on staff. The Township seeks a professional planning consultant to assist staff in providing technical reviews related to land use and development on behalf of, or as directed by, the Department of Community Development, on an as-needed basis; the scope of work shall include review and comment on land use and/or development applications, and other land use-related work, as needed. The scope of work shall require familiarity with Township Ordinances, the Township Master Plan and/or Reexamination Reports, the State Plan, and any pertinent regional planning documents. The scope of work requires attendance at Planning Board and/or Zoning Board meetings, on an as-needed basis. Site visits may also be required. Any and all work and/or projects that are not specific to an application for development or subject to an escrow agreement or is considered de minimis general planning and/or zoning board work, as determined by the Department of Community Development, shall require the vendor to submit a scope of work to the Township, which shall be inclusive of all activities necessary to complete a proposed project and must receive written authorization by the Mayor and/or designee prior to any commencement of work.