R4 — Konative Engagement
A decision-grade view of your powered-land opportunity.
In six weeks. For a flat fee.
The Konative Readiness Audit is a fixed-fee diligence engagement for powered-land owners, data center sponsors with a stalled project, and investors deploying capital with timing pressure. Site viability, power path, cooling and supply chain, a real pro forma, a risk register, and a go / no-go recommendation. Delivered by Scott Swartzbaugh, Terry Van Roekel, and Jeramey James.
What you get
- 01
Project framing brief
Target capacity, capital, and timeline assumptions written down so every subsequent decision can be checked against them.
- 02
Site & infrastructure diligence memo
Site viability, power path options and constraints, cooling and remote-environment implications, key land and infrastructure dependencies.
- 03
Supply-chain & critical-path review
Long-lead items (turbines, BESS, transformers), likely sequencing pressure points, near-term commitment implications.
- 04
Risk register
Major delivery, regulatory, infrastructure, and timing risks. Severity, likelihood, mitigation framing — formatted for boards and capital partners.
- 05
Decision-grade pro forma
Assumption-based commercial model, major cost and timing drivers, scenario sensitivity. Useful in an LP conversation, not a pitch deck.
- 06
Go / no-go recommendation
Whether to proceed, what must be true to proceed, what must be secured next, and what would change our answer.
- 07
Executive readout
Stakeholder-ready summary plus a 30-minute live walkthrough with your team.
Who delivers it
Scott Swartzbaugh
Commercial & capital framing
CEO of T4DevCo (modular data center developer). Background at DLA Piper. Leads the commercial structure, capital path, and stakeholder framing on every audit.
Terry Van Roekel
Site & power analysis
SiteIQ. Leads site selection, interconnection viability, grid capacity analysis, and the cooling / remote-environment view. Decades of operator-side diligence experience.
Jeramey James
Data, pro forma, AI workload
Konative. Leads the data layer, the decision-grade pro forma, supply-chain analysis, and the workload-shape assumptions for AI vs. general-purpose buildouts.
Specialist sub-contractors are pulled in when the parcel requires it — never billed without disclosure.
How the six weeks run
- Week 1
Kickoff & framing
Engagement letter signed. Two scoping calls with your team. Project framing brief drafted by end of week.
- Weeks 2–3
Diligence
Site, power, interconnection, water, fiber, and entitlement review. Supply-chain critical path mapped. Risk register populated.
- Weeks 3–4
Pro forma & recommendation
Decision-grade pro forma built. Scenario sensitivity run. Go / no-go recommendation drafted with named assumptions.
- Weeks 5–6
Review & readout
Draft circulated for your review. One revision cycle. Final delivery and 30-minute live walkthrough with your stakeholders.
Frequently asked
- What is a Konative Readiness Audit?
- A four-to-six-week fixed-fee engagement that produces a decision-grade view of whether a powered-land parcel or stalled / modular data center opportunity should move forward. It covers site viability, power and interconnection path, cooling and supply-chain critical path, a risk register, a pro forma, and a go / no-go recommendation. The output is the artifact you take into the next funding, partner, or commitment conversation.
- How much does it cost?
- Engagements run between $25,000 and $50,000 fixed-fee, with $35,000 the typical anchor for a single-site, single-decision scope. Multi-site comparisons or assemblage-level work are priced separately.
- How long does it take?
- Four to six weeks from signed engagement letter to executive readout. We do not extend the timeline to bill more; if scope changes mid-engagement we re-quote.
- Who actually does the work?
- Scott Swartzbaugh (CEO of T4DevCo, DLA Piper background) leads commercial and capital framing. Terry Van Roekel (SiteIQ) leads site, power, and grid analysis. Jeramey James leads the data, pro forma, and tech / AI workload assumptions. Specialist sub-contractors are pulled in as the parcel requires — never billed without disclosure.
- Who is this for?
- Investment groups deploying capital into infrastructure with a real timing pressure; Indigenous Development Corporations and land-owning entities with a parcel and a decision to make; data center developers or sponsors with a stalled or distressed project that needs a salvage view; hyperscaler partners evaluating a build-to-suit site.
- When is this not the right fit?
- If a project is still purely exploratory — no land, no capital, no timeline — the Readiness Audit is premature. If a buyer just needs a property valuation, an MAI appraisal is the right tool, not this. We will tell you on the intake call if Konative is not the right next step.
- How does it relate to brokering a transaction?
- The Audit is a paid, scoped diligence engagement, not a brokerage retainer. If the conclusion is to proceed and Konative brokers the transaction, the audit fee can be credited toward the brokerage success fee on close — discussed and put in writing before engagement.
- What do I need to provide to start?
- Target geography or specific parcel, intended use case and capacity direction, stakeholder and ownership structure, timeline urgency, known constraints (land, utility, opposition), and any financial assumptions you already have. We start a scope conversation as soon as the inquiry form is in.
Request an Audit
Tell us the basics. Scott or Terry will reply within one business day.
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