Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. The CONTRACTOR shall electronically submit a detailed Work Plan for review and approval by the STATE within 1 month of executing the contract and prior to initiating project tasks. The detailed Work Plan shall specify the following: B. The CONTRACTOR shall submit a Work Plan for OPSD and ADC’s review, revisions, and approval. The Work Plan shall include the following: Project goals, objectives, and tasks; project deliverables; due dates for deliverables and progress reports; estimated costs for the deliverables. C. The CONTRACTOR shall designate a project manager who will be responsible for informing ADC of progress and any barriers encountered. D. The CONTRACTOR shall propose potential areas for consultant services for OPSD and ADC’s review and approval. E. The CONTRACTOR shall convert the lists of land parcels and infrastructure under ADC control to GIS maps, annotated with water infrastructure and soil characteristics, and existing encumbrances. F. The CONTRACTOR shall submit a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for OPSD and ADC’s review and approval. G. The CONTRACTOR shall consult with agricultural resource economists to determine the economic supports, including grants and tax credits, needed to improve the business success of licensees or leasees. H. The CONTRACTOR shall detail accessory facilities and services needed to move licensees’ or leasees’ products from field to consumers, i.e. food safety certifications, food hubs, wholesalers, air and surface transportation, promotion and marketing, and retail distributors. I. The CONTRACTOR shall create scenarios for economic recovery from predictable natural disasters for licensees or leasees. J. The CONTRACTOR and its consultants shall make written and oral progress reports to ADC staff and board members and the public. K. The CONTRACTOR shall submit a draft and a final Hawaii Agribusiness Plan to OPSD and ADC for review and approval. L. Overview of the tasks and the feasibility of the scoping study with a proposed budget of $75,000.00 M. The CONTRACTOR shall prepare written monthly progress reports detailing the status to date of the project. All written progress reports shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: discussion of main achievements since last reporting; description of progress and anticipated achievements; discussion of challenges that have arisen; and discussion of next steps. The CONTRACTOR shall electronically submit the written progress reports to the STATE within ten (10) business days of the month.
