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The Town of Grafton, in Windham County, Vermont, is seeking the services of a qualified consultant to create a new Local Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Town of Grafton (645 pop.). 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 hazard history and future conditions utilizing best available data to determine priorities based on risk. 4. Design and initiate a public participation strategy for the jurisdiction to maximize meaningful public participation from stakeholder groups identified in the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guidance. Request for public input is to occur during drafting stages of the plan, and when a draft is available, and may include outreach to local newspapers, surveys, meetings open to the public, posted fliers, or other alternatives. 5. Complete hazard assessment to determine vulnerability to each hazard and quantify the extent of each hazard. 6. Identify mitigation strategies to address vulnerabilities to each hazard. 7. Draft and submit plan to Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) and revise accordingly. 8. Submit plan to Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) and revise accordingly. 9. Adopt plan and return the final plan to VEM and FEMA. Please deliver responses and inquiries to: Morgan Wilbur, Town Administrator townadmin@graftonvt.org 802-843-2552 The Town of Grafton reserves the right to reject any or all responses. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.