Concept Screening & Commercial Evaluation (AACE Class 5)

Overview

CANUSA EPC aligns business goals with technology and execution strategy to help clients evaluate opportunities with minimal at-risk capital. This phase is typically aligned with AACE Class 5 definition, where limited project definition is paired with strong technical judgment, analog data, and execution experience to support early financial evaluation. The result is a practical foundation for screening opportunities, shaping commercial models, and making better go/no-go decisions before advancing project spend.

Turning Early Ideas into Focused Opportunities

Concept Development is the earliest stage of project development, where an industrial idea is screened to determine whether it can become a viable business opportunity. At this point, project definition is intentionally limited and relies on analog data, parametric models, technology screening, and execution experience to frame feasibility. The goal is to build enough technical and commercial clarity to support structured decision-making without overinvesting capital too early.

CANUSA EPC Approach

CANUSA EPC partners with clients to translate early-stage concepts into actionable business models grounded in real execution experience. We align project vision with technical feasibility, capital requirements, execution strategy, technology risk, and regulatory considerations so each concept has a clear path forward. By bringing execution realities into the discussion early, we help clients shape opportunities that are commercially relevant and technically practical.

Commercial Model Development

CANUSA EPC develops an execution-informed commercial framework to support early decision-making. This includes capital cost models, operating cost assumptions, schedule logic, and high-level risk evaluation so clients can build financial models around realistic project outcomes. Our focus is to support business case development with enough rigor to evaluate opportunity value while keeping at-risk capital low during the earliest stage of development.

Foundational Deliverables

Clients leave this phase with the foundational outputs needed to decide whether to advance, revise, or stop a project. Typical deliverables include conceptual facility layout, preliminary process definition, AACE Class 5 cost estimate, high-level schedule, and a structured risk and business case evaluation. These outputs provide an aligned basis for internal financial modeling and support more disciplined movement into Project Definition.