Specifications include, but are not limited to: The selected awardee(s) will be responsible for river corridor easement design for priority river corridor easements as outlined below. For each easement the awardee will be required to provide the following deliverables (as appropriate): Design tasks include (but not limited to): • Initial landowner contact and outreach – documentation of dates of contact • For interested landowners – Complete landowner interview document to obtain information about flooding history and current and previous land management practice, etc. • Develop preliminary project design elements – Site plan with preliminary River Corridor Easement boundaries; locations of areas of possible conflict and/or landowner need, locations of possible restoration/enhancement projects, locations of possible wetlands, stream crossing, and other features of interest (if applicable) • Arrange site visits the State (DEC river scientist and wetland scientist, where applicable) and other partners, and • Where landowner interest to move forward towards RCE implementation o Landowner commitment letter o Refine project design details with the State (DEC River Scientist) o For project to be co-held – Town approval letter o Draft documents of agreements developed for landowner review River Corridor Easement – Implementation Awardees will be responsible for river corridor easement implementation for priority river corridor easements as outlined below. Implementation is completed on projects that have completed the final design phase and have a signed Purchase & Sale (P&S) Agreement with a willing landowner. For each easement the contractor(s) will be required to provide the following deliverables (as appropriate): Implementation tasks included (but not limited to): • Draft of conservation easement 30 days prior to closing; • Complete property survey, map and project location (latitude and longitude); • Geographic Information System (GIS) Shapefile in Vermont State Plane for the completed survey easement area; • Complete title search and insurance;
