To what  standards  does AAPL  hold brokers ?

Recently a broker advertised on  landmen.net for abstracting

positions  in two Central PA  counties, even calling and offering

positions.

This  week I found out  that this broker doesn't even have the project

and  that it is still  out for bid.

Why imply you have  the project when it hasn't been  awarded?  Is this

standard and acceptable business  practice?  

And while  am  at it..  What purpose does AAPL  serve?