I'm really not sure how to feel about the process so far. Considering the complexity and number of stakeholders involved, I suppose it isn't surprising that so much seems half-baked and ambiguous, but at the same time, it isn't necessarily a bad thing to be putting forward a 'shoestring' bid. If we can win the bid with both shoestring capital and operating plans, then hopefully we can target the most useful/appropriate enhancements on capital projects, but hold the evaporative operating expenses at the lower level (ie. allow for scope creep on capital, but not operations).
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