[pmoriarty]

It seems strange to me that they'd want that rather than finding out up-front before they spent a much greater amount of money actually building something which might be rejected.

[RealityVoid]

They do want that. The guys didn't want blid acceptance, just doing this in stages so that they can focus on the things that might need improvement.

[DennisP]

Yes, exactly. I'm trying to figure out how I could have communicated better, since so many people here are so wildly misinterpreting what I wrote.