Site Selection Process

• Form team members and roles.
• Complete criteria questionnaire.
• Consider geographic regions.
• Research demographics, business environment, and logistics in each region.
• Choose geographic region.
• Contact development authorities, send out RFI’s.
• Qualify sites via checklist.
• Visit sites.
• Present and discuss shortlist.
• Narrow selection.
• Project team visit, site analysis.
• Negotiate purchase/lease and incentives.
• Enter due diligence period and closing.
• Physical project development planning and engineering
• Start bidding process for outsourcing:
  • Environmental studies.
  • Engineering if needed.
  • Construction and general contractor.