Kajima's Consulting Services for Site Selection

We at Kajima would be happy to assist overseas clients in their "site search" for prospective industrial/manufacturing facilities in Japan. Availability of a suitable site is key to successful realization of a project.
We could assist our clients through our site selection consulting services, from long-list screening of potential sites to short-list evaluation for the final selection. Furthermore, our full-line of services that include facility programming, design and construction, will benefit our clients in subsequent phases of project delivery.

Kajima's site selection consulting services are characterized by the following key skills and resources.

Kajima has vast experience in design and construction of various types of industrial/manufacturing facilities, and our architects and engineers are thoroughly familiar with the process of clarifying clients' needs and requirements and organizing them into a logical set of site selection criteria. Clients can count on us to provide professional consulting services based upon our specialized knowledge and skills.

Kajima's corporate clients include many major landowners and developers who are looking for opportunities to put their land into profitable use. We also have access to local real estate information as well as contacts with local developers through our network of staffs in the 10 regional branches throughout Japan.

We have developed standard procedure for analyzing and evaluating candidate sites. Site selection criteria are weighted according to clients' priority of needs, and the scoring system makes quantitative comparison possible. This standard procedure/format can serve as an effective tool in selecting an optimum site for our clients.
Kajima's standard site selection procedure consists of the following three steps.

Step 1: Screening of Candidate Sites Based on Critical Factors

Based on most critical factors such as land size, transportation, manufacturing environment and land price, Kajima will screen numerous candidate sites to prepare a long-list that meet clients' needs.

Step 2: Land Performance Evaluation Based on 4 Major Criteria

(further subdivided into 15 detailed criteria)

In accordance with clients' needs, Kajima will further analyze and evaluate land performances based on the following criteria.

1)	1) Plant Operational Conditions Labor Resources, Transportation, Environmental Aspects (industrial waste disposal), Living Conditions, Plot Size & Configuration
2)	Risk of Project Interruption Climate Conditions, Natural Risks, Neighborhood Concerns, Construction Process, Regulatory Requirements
3)	Plant Operation Cost Energy (Electricity, Gas, etc), Water Supply & Sewerage, Incentives
4)	Land Acquisition Cost Price, Tax & Public Dues

Step 3: Evaluation of Total Operation Cost

Based upon the above 4 major criteria, Kajima will perform cost evaluation and comparative review of the final group of candidate sites passing the Step 2 evaluation. After thorough examination of the premises, Kajima will compile the findings and conclusions into a report.
Furthermore, Kajima will prepare a schematic proposal for clients' projects as well as a rough estimate of land acquisition and construction cost.