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Consultants analyzing a potential U.S. location for a new client facility.

Site Selection

Choosing the right location impacts cost, workforce, and long-term growth. BlueCap guides executives through a proven site selection process to evaluate multiple states, quantify total cost, and support the project by securing the best state and local incentives.
 

BlueCap's Site Selection Process

Discover & Kickoff Icon - an intial meeting between BlueCap consultants and client to obtain project information including jobs and capital investment, and states the client is interested in for investment.
Discovery & Kickoff
Criteria & Weighting Icon - Once information is reviewed, site selection criteria is identified and weighted for importance for location success.
Long-List Scan Icon - Initial list of many potential states and location for review.
Shortlist Dliligence - Locations are illiminated until a shortlist of locations is left for a deep dive evaluation.
Incentives Strategy Icon - Review of incentive programs and modeling of potential project scenarios and incetnives outcomes.
Final Selection Icon - With an thorough understanding of site selection factors, real estate options, and incentives agreements, clients can make the final location decision.
Criteria & Weighting
Long-list Scan
Shortlist Diligence
Incentives Strategy
Final Selection

Site Selection Evaluation Criteria

Site Selection - Transportation infrastructure consisting of highway, railroad, and airport.
Transportation

Access to highways, airports,   rail, and ports.

Site Selection - Warehouse preparing to send product out to customers while receiving items from suppliers.
Proximity to Suppliers & Markets

Location relative to suppliers, customers, and company facilities.

Site Selection - Tax Base Stability at the state and local level is an improtant consideration.
Tax Structure

State and local tax environments for cost and stability.

Site Selection - Workforce Availability, Cost & Skills
Workforce

Availability, cost, skills, and educational infrastructure.

Site Selection - BlueCap ensures their is a supply of available buildings meeting the clients needs.
Real Estate

Availability, cost, and

timing of potential sites.

Evaluation Criteria - Urban Livable Quality of Life Bsalance Between Work and Leisure Activities.
Quality of Life

Affect employee recruitment

and retention.

Site Selection - Initial review of state and local incentive programs that may be available to the client's project.
Economic Incentives

Impacts initial capital investment and ongoing operating costs.

Site Selection - Utilities & Infrastructure including electric, gas, water, telecommunications, and sewer must be available and have capacity for the project.
Utilities

Availability, cost, reliability,

and redundancy.

Site Selection - Telecommunications is an important consideration in choosing a new location.
Telecommunications

Connectivity, speed,

and fiber access.

Site Selection - The political invironment is important. We want to know if the state and local governments will support business activities and pass legislation that supports business rather than build roadblocks.
Government Regulations

Political environment and permitting processes.

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