Land Purchase Due Diligence
Every property has a history, and sometimes the story is laden with unknown risk. For more than 30 years we’ve helped land buyers uncover the details and protect their assets. We use that extensive experience to offer the due diligence studies you need to be confident in your purchase and avoid accidentally buying someone else’s liability.
Entitlements Analysis for Smarter Planning
Whether you’re purchasing a property for mining or another type of development, one of the very first steps should be an entitlements analysis. This important part of the purchase process will help you understand if the property can perform to your intended purpose before you invest a significant amount of money. We’ll look at your land from every angle and help you better understand things like:
Zoning issues
Development costs
Environment impact and limitations
Natural resource deposits
Property easements
Possibilities for roads and utilities
Necessary equipment for development
Economic viability
We have vast experience that goes beyond mining, oil and gas, and gives us a solid foundation for assessing your project plans and determining if the land can realistically support your goals – even if you have a vision that’s outside of the box and requires highly customized considerations. We’ll survey your land, review public agency records, collect environmental and geological data, and more, then measure everything we find against your specific plans. We help extract value out of properties every day so we know how to discover what value is available before you even purchase.
Environmental Site Assessment to Mitigate Risk
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Competition and Liability Act of 1980, otherwise known as the Superfund, liability for hazardous waste and contamination of properties can be transferred to unwitting buyers if a proper site assessment is not completed beforehand. The cost of cleaning up a site can be incredibly expensive and cause serious delays in development, and potentially make development uneconomical all together. Site assessments that adhere to Superfund legislative requirements can ensure the purchaser is qualified for exemption from liability as an innocent landowner, contiguous landowner or bona fide prospective purchaser.
To meet your due diligence needs, we provide:
Phase 1 Site Assessments
Phase 2 Site Assessments
Phase 3 Site Assessments
We have conducted site assessments on a variety of mine, industrial and commercial sites. Whether you’re in the initial fact-finding stage, trying to confirm potential impairments, or ready to address impairments through physical and operational mitigation, we have the capabilities to ensure successful execution of your site assessment.