Hey Mark, The way this ...

Hey Mark,

The way this usually works is that proposals are made against a detailed project requirements brief.  You will not get good offers with a few lines of requirements. There are too many unknowns:  financing; land ownership; regulatory approvals; stakeholder approvals; raw water availability; level of service - quality, quantity, target asset life, metering, billing ;  etc.  Unless you have someone very experienced, you will need professional help just to put a brief together for starters which could easily take a year and cost a few $M. If you don't do that there is a very high risk the community won't get the outcome they expect and the final cost will be far in excess of what it should be. 

Best regards, Harry