Site Selection

With a specialization in the North American market (including the United States, Mexico and Canada) TerraLogis can help you find success - wherever the market takes you.

We provide our clients with a holistic approach to corporate location, spanning locational factors, real estate, labor and operational considerations.

Our services also span a range of options in scale - from first feasibility studies of a potential market entry to comprehensive location studies and incentive negotiations together with our selected partners.

Why Site Selection?

In order to improve efficiency and ensure long-term success, it is important to take into consideration the:

More than 3,000 counties in the United States:
Varying cost of doing business (taxes, regulations, permits, etc.)
Inconsistent standards of education & training (content, structure, support availability)
Different actors (federal, state, regional, local)
Regional clusters
Publicly vs. privately-owned real estate options
Incentive negotiations and eligibility

Process of Site Selection

Assessment of Needs

Together with the client, we develop a holistic understanding of your mission and product and establish the resulting key parameters that will guide your site selection.

Request for Information (RFI)

We prepare a tailored, anonymous tender document to be distributed in the geographic target area devised with the client; using a proprietary digital platform, responses are collected. The analysis focuses on providing the client with the widest possible range of viable options, which includes:

Existing & Greenfield Locations
Benchmarking Locations for Planning Purposes
Identification of Shortlist Locations
Site Quality Assessments
Recommendation for Site Due Diligence

Long & Shortlist

After an in-depth data analysis, we first prepare a longlist (approximately 20 targets). This long list is then shortened to a list of key candidates following a “Pitch-Week” in the United States. Key criteria include:

Suitability of Real Estate
Labor Market and Cost Studies
Labor Compliance Studies and Broader Market Considerations
Logistical factors (e.g. commuting pattern analysis)

Site Visits & Negotiations

Site visits to short-listed communities, which are organized & accompanied by TerraLogis and the project team. Key areas of interest include:

Due Diligence Analysis of Potential Locations
Sites, Buildings & Infrastructure/Utilities Review
Human Resource Analysis (Labor Costs & Programs)
Incentive Modelling & Negotiation
Incentive Compliance
Project Implementation

Final Decision

The analysts match the statistical data with the data collected on-site to prepare a holistic site matrix that will guide you to your decision.