Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1.1 Contractors are required to use a hydraulic lift system when elevating the home. 1.2 Provide professional labor, equipment, and materials adequate to perform the work in accordance with the scope of work for each eligible applicant's residential structure while ensuring that all applicable housing standards and codes are met; 1.3 All elevation work will be performed to meet or exceed all local, state and federal building codes and standards; 1.4 All elevation work will bring the structure into compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program by requiring elevations to be two feet (2’) or more above the Base Flood Elevation as identified in the Preliminary Flood Insurance Map (FIRM). In rare cases, the adopted FIRM may be more stringent than the Preliminary FIRM— in these unlikely instances; the adopted FIRM data will be used.