Capital Project & Procurement Management

Major equipment, bought on the numbers.

Large manufacturing and e-waste systems need more than engineering oversight. They need financial stewardship. As a former CPA, I treat every RFI and RFP as financial due diligence, so each dollar spent has clear accountability and a measured return.

Email about a capital project

How a capital project runs

I manage the full lifecycle, from the first request to vendors through to the final price you sign.

Request for informationDefine the need and require vendors to disclose full lifecycle costs.
Compare responsesLine up itemized pricing, hidden costs and performance claims side by side.
Request for proposal and negotiationNegotiate price, guarantees, warranty and a milestone payment schedule.
Acceptance and final paymentRelease the final payment only after factory and site acceptance tests are passed.

What I check before you sign

These are the items I prioritize to make sure a purchase is financially sound, not only technically feasible.

1. The true cost

Item	What I require of vendors
Total cost of ownership	Costs over the asset's whole life, typically 5 to 10 years, including maintenance, consumables, energy and end-of-life disposal, not only the purchase price.
Clear pricing	Itemized quotes that separate hardware, software licenses, installation, training and ongoing support, so nothing is padded.
Hidden costs	A list of every prerequisite left out of the base quote, such as foundation work, utility upgrades or third-party software.
Payment schedule	Payments tied to verifiable milestones, for example 10% at signing, 40% on delivery and 50% after final acceptance testing, to protect your cash flow.

2. Contract and performance risk

Item	What I require of vendors
Performance guarantees	Measurable targets for throughput, uptime and yield, backed by financial penalties if the system falls short.
Warranty and support	Defined coverage for parts, labor and response time, with renewal costs fixed or capped for several years.
Acceptance criteria	Objective factory and site acceptance tests that must be passed before the final payment is released.
Intellectual property and exit plan	Clear ownership of custom software and data, and an agreed cost for switching vendors or migrating data later.

3. Financial justification

Item	What I require of vendors
Economic return	Vendor claims of savings or new revenue backed by verifiable data, translated into net present value and internal rate of return for your executives.
Contingency budget	A separate reserve for unforeseen costs, typically 10 to 15% of the project, so the budget holds.
Tax and depreciation	The asset's useful life and depreciation schedule optimized, and any energy or environmental tax credits identified.

Systems I negotiate

Manufacturing systems and production lines
Electronic-waste (e-waste) processing and materials-recovery systems
The financing of the purchase, arranged alongside the negotiation

I bridge the gap between what your engineers need and what your balance sheet can carry.