Feasibility

You have an idea, you’re pretty sure it’s good, but it might be crazy. You need an experienced professional to validate your idea so that you can make a solid decision about whether or not to move forward. You need a Feasibility Study! And Vessel can help.

Our Process

  1. Research

    • Determine allowable uses and allowable densities of development.

    • Evaluate likelihood of Entitlement approvals.

    • Determine whether desired timeline is realistic.

    • Ascertain the organizational capacity required to accomplish the project.

    • Identify funding sources.

    • Determine market demand for proposed land uses.

    • Identify real-estate values, rents, etc. for developed property.

    • Identify knowledge gaps and quantify unknowns to extent possible.

    • Evaluate risk factors and quantify risk.

  2. Process & schedule analysis

    • Identify processes necessary for completion of the project.

    • Assign expected durations to each process.

    • Develop a Critical Path Schedule with process durations and dependencies.

  3. Schematic budget analysis

    • Develop comprehensive cost estimates for each of the following categories.

    • Entitlement (zoning approvals, preliminary engineering, etc.)

    • Infrastructure (roads and utilities)

    • Hard Costs (site and building for each site)

    • Soft Costs (professional fees)

    • Permitting & Approval fees

    • Contingency (risk)

    • Break budget into phases if applicable

  4. Deliverable

    • Summary of conclusions.

    • Our go or no-go recommendation

    • Include documentation of the research and analysis.

  5. Client approval