VEPCO

I'm hearing rumblings about the need to perform various preliminary tasks
(survey work, etc.). I've given the admonition to avoid incurring hard costs
until the financing/accounting treatment has come together. That lead to the
question of what is a hard cost. I know construction/equipment obligations
are problems, studies generally ok. This leads me to the conclusion that a
geotechnical survey would be ok. Am I safe here?

Thanks,

Kay