Site feasibility and due diligence

Title work and a Phase I do not tell you whether a tract can be served. They do not check for a discharge point, who holds the service rights, or whether the nearest plant has room. That answer often arrives after closing, when the carry is already running.

We plan the review around your due diligence window and look at water, wastewater, fire flow and permits together. If the site can’t be served on your schedule, we tell you so in writing.

What the review covers

• Desktop diligence. Parcel facts and jurisdiction, plat and zoning triggers, flood mapping, soils and topography, wetlands data, road frontage, and the water, sewer and power path.
• A site walk-down. An MES engineer or field representative checks the site against a written checklist and takes GPS-tagged photos. Where there is no access, we observe from the right of way and mark those items open.
• The permit path and cost exposure. Each permit with its agency, trigger and likely duration, the critical path, and the conditions that could add cost, ranked.

What you receive

A site assessment report reviewed by a licensed Professional Engineer. It holds a buildability rating and fatal flaw screen, a rating for each discipline, a permit matrix, a risk register, an aerial exhibit, photos and our recommendations. It is a decision-grade screen, not a design. For one site on a tight schedule, our pre-construction site assessment delivers the draft report within 3 business days after the walk. It names the survey, geotechnical or wetland work you still need, and in what order.

What we need to start

The address or parcel, the planned use and size, your closing date, and anything you already have, such as a survey, title work or a utility letter. One site or several can go in one review. For more on what this kind of study answers, read what a utility feasibility study tells you.