The Company provides drinking water to approximately 19,000 customers across five Massachusetts communities - Hingham, Hull, Cohasset, Millbury and Oxford. The Company is a public utility regulated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and, in connection with a review by the Department, is soliciting proposals from communications and/or public relations firms to perform an in-depth review of the Company's Massachusetts communications practices. The goal is to provide AWC with an assessment of its current Massachusetts communications programs and practices through an independent audit.