Having long wanted to colonize Eve, I decided to take this contract: "Build a new outpost that can support 17 kerbals on the surface of Eve. Have 3 scientists on the outpost."
I decided that putting 3--17 kerbals on Eve, and my goal for a colony, requires a routine way to get from surface to orbit. I envisioned
Station in low-Eve-orbit
Gilly miner and shuttle
Surface base, including mining truck with klaw
Re-usable shuttle between Surface base and Station