Services

Defined scopes. Fixed fees. Actionable outputs.

Metropolitan Development Services offers focused advisory engagements for public agencies and economic-development organizations seeking clear answers about industrial competitiveness, site readiness, and implementation.

Fixed-fee, remote-first products connect site, land, zoning, infrastructure, and implementation questions to the larger proposition that industrial competitiveness is spatial.

Standard fixed-fee engagements

$9,500 · 6–8 weeks

Zoning & Development Readiness Diagnostic

Answers what regulatory or entitlement conditions are preventing intended investment, then provides prioritized zoning, development-standard, and implementation recommendations.

$14,500 · 6–8 weeks

Industrial Site Readiness Assessment

Answers why a site is losing projects and what needs to be fixed by evaluating land use, infrastructure, utilities, access, physical constraints, environmental constraints, and development readiness.

$18,500 · 6–10 weeks

Implementation & Funding Roadmap

Answers what happens next, who is responsible, what must occur first, and what funding and implementation pathways could support a realistic sequence of action.

$24,500 · 8–10 weeks

Industrial Land Portfolio Assessment

Answers which sites deserve investment first and what prevents them from becoming competitive by evaluating development-readiness conditions, infrastructure constraints, preservation priorities, strategic sites, and recommended policy or investment actions.

Brownfield / Environmental Partnerships

MDS provides fixed-fee brownfield redevelopment, land-use, and implementation planning support as a specialist subconsultant to environmental and QEP-led teams.

International & Institutional Engagements

International and institutional engagements are scoped individually based on project, procurement, and funding requirements.