Strategic Project Planning
Even in the best-case scenarios, the maze of complex and interrelated tasks required to take a project from concept to start-up can seem overwhelming. At Fides Consulting, we are your strategic ally, looking out for your best interests when you need it most.
Our work empowers you to make sound business decisions, at the right time, and with the best information. Working in close collaboration with you, we set the stage for success throughout the entire project lifecycle. By carefully defining the project site, configuration, scope, interfaces, and schedule, contribution from an owner’s engineer in the conceptual phase of a project will have lasting impact.
How We Empower Project Success
Project Front End Planning
Utilizing our experience with project execution, we work with you to create realistic project timelines through the development of a Level 1 Project Schedule. From this exercise, we identify and drive critical front-end project activities, laying a foundation for the project’s logical progression. Additionally, we perform critical risk assessments, identifying potential hurdles and implementing effective mitigation strategies to safeguard against setbacks. We focus on a variety of potential risks including technical risks, schedule risks, market risks, and financial risks.
Develop Contracting Strategy
Choosing the right contracting strategy is one of the most complex and important decisions you will make. Fides Consulting offers guidance in this critical area to help you select a contracting strategy that fits your needs, positions you to obtain investment capital, incorporates your corporate risk tolerance, and supports your project objectives. In addition, we can assist you with EPC contractor selection. Our team provides assistance with EPC contractor selection and request for proposal (RFP) issuance. Fides has no interest in becoming the EPC provider for your project, so you can benefit from our position as an independent, impartial advisor with vast knowledge of the EPC industry and the most appropriate contracting models.
Stakeholder Management
We act as a conduit connecting developers, investors, partners, landowners, engineers, and constructors. Add in our governmental advisory services from our parent company CSRS, and you have a comprehensive collection of project stakeholders working together to advance your project objectives. By leveraging our established relationships, you greatly reduce the delays and headaches caused by contractual, regulatory, and compliance obstacles that arise when multiple groups have interest or influence in a project. We can also facilitate project financing by developing & assembling the necessary technical documentation in a data room for owner/investor discussions.