Glenville, a community of 70,000 people, has just received a tract of undeveloped land, approximately 70 acres, and a small development grant from the estate of a prominent citizen. The city council believes that the site will make a beautiful park. The council discusses several possible ways of using the land to provide recreation facilities while still maintaining the natural beauty of the land.

The council decides to use a landscape design service. The problem they face is how to find and select the best company. The council decides to announce the project in the newspapers of Glenville and surrounding communities.

Helen Costillo notes: "Look, we don't know all that can be done with this land. We need input from several designers who can give us suggestions.

Paul Zetchen agrees but is concerned about the cost: "The estate has allotted about $40,000 toward development costs, but that won't begin to cover the work. We need to know how much development will cost."

Karen Schneider argues for credentials: "We want to know that the companies that we talk to are qualified what other projects have they done like this? How much did those projects cost? How long did it take to do the job? Mason Valley had to fire one company that worked on their sports park because the company couldn't get the work done. Poor drainage was also a problem. What a mess!"

Laverne Roth then adds: "I don't want any trees removed that do not have to be...