Grade: Formal Proposal – written 15% gradeAssignment: You work at EnvironSJ, an environmental technology consulting company in San Jose, California. Your assignment is to write a formal proposal (to a funding agency or to a client) on an environmentally related topic. You will need to research the topic and present a convincing and persuasive proposal. Your proposal may recommend the implementation of an environmental process for use in production, the purchase of a product for use by your client, the design of a product for future sales, the sale of this product to clients or another company, etc. You may describe a problem and present a solution, or you may recommend that your client take advantage of an opportunity. Whatever path you choose, you need to establish the need for your recommendation and present clear steps for implementing your idea. NOTE: This is not a research paper. While you will need to do research to support your arguments, the point of this assignment is to write a proposal.ENGR 100W Details on Formal Proposal Dr. AnagnosWednesday, Nov 24: Group Formal Environmental Proposal DueNov 29, Dec 1 & Dec 6: Oral presentations (will use final exam time if more time needed)Grade: Formal Proposal – written 15% gradeFormal Oral presentation 5% gradeAssignment: You work at EnvironSJ, an environmental technology consulting company in San Jose, California. Your assignment is to write a formal proposal (to a funding agency or to a client) on an environmentally related topic. You will need to research the topic and present a convincing and persuasive proposal. Your proposal may recommend the implementation of an environmental process for use in production, the purchase of a product for use by your client, thedesign of a product for future sales, the sale of this product to clients or another company, etc. You may describe a problem and present a solution, or you may recommend that your client take advantage of an opportunity. Whatever path you choose, you need to establish the need for your recommendation and present clear steps for implementing your idea. NOTE: This is not a research paper. While you will need to do research to support your arguments, the point of this assignment is to write a proposal.Guidelines for Formal Environmental Proposal- Formal report aimed at your client (a CEO of a high-tech company, a mayor, governor, a small start up company, etc.)- Well researched (citing at least 2-4 references per person including two or more sources obtained through library research including electronic databases), - Convincing and persuasive, - Approximately 4 to 6 pages per person NOT INCLUDING VISUALS. (12 point font, 1-inch margins, double spaced). Pages must be numbered.- At least one visual per person (chart, table, photo, drawing, etc.) with proper labeling and citation.Suggested Elements and SectionsYour Proposal should have, at minimum, the following elements/sections, but you may add additional sections if you need them.Letter of Transmittal (see ENGR 100w web site if you don’t know how to do this)Title Page Include title of proposal, name of client, names of proposal team members, date of submittal (feel free to use your company logo to create an attractive title page)Executive Summary (this goes before Table of Contents)Briefly summarize (no more than a page) the purpose of and main points presented in the proposal (what is being proposed, why it should be done, the key outcomes, how much it willcost, and how long it will take, when will it start). The Executive Summary is for the busy reader who does not have time to read the whole proposal.Table of ContentsPage 1ENGR 100W Details on Formal Proposal Dr. AnagnosIntroductionDescribe the problem and your proposed solution, or describe the proposed opportunity and why your client should take advantage of it. Present relevant background information, sources of information, and scope of proposal. Describe advantages AND disadvantages of the proposed solution. Convince the client that this proposal should be implemented.Possible subheadings in the Introduction section:BackgroundEnvironmental AspectsTechnical AspectsAlternatives (or Possible Solutions)AdvantagesDisadvantagesProposed Procedure Describe the steps you would take to implement the proposal. (If it were approved, how would you do it?)Task ScheduleGive the timeline for implementation of the proposal. Present your timeline either as a table or as a Gantt chart or a milestone chart (see example on page 418 in Markel (2007) or http://www.ganttchart.com/Examples.html). The steps included in the table/chart should follow the steps outlined in the proposed procedure section. You can easily develop a milestone chart using Excel. Alternatively, a simple, free online-software is available at http://www.communitydevelopment.uiuc.edu/ganttnew/. Be sure to include the completion date in the task schedule.Personnel/CredentialsIndicate who will be implementing this proposal. What is the size of the team? Give their general qualifications (e.g. geologist, lawyer, electrical engineer, etc.). Give your qualifications to make these recommendations or implement this proposal (what are your degrees, how many years of experience do you have etc.).BudgetGive a cost breakdown and the total cost for implementing the proposal. You should consider all relevant costs such as salaries, fringe benefits, materials, equipment, travel, initial costs, on-going costs, indirect costs. For some proposals, a cost/benefit analysis may be appropriate.References List references cited in the proposal. Use correct APA documentation format for the citationsin the paper and for the reference list.Page