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Six ways to keep a number you can defend.

Project Red Team is the release gate for economic-impact claims. Whether you need a study produced, an existing one audited, or candidate sites compared, every engagement returns a record a reviewer can inspect, and a plain answer on what is safe to quote. Analyst-led throughout.

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Study triage memo

Can this study be safely quoted?

$2,500 to $5,000 ยท 48 to 72 hours starting range

A fast read of a study you were handed, before the meeting.

You get
  • A short memo naming which claims are safe to quote and which are not
  • What a fuller review would take, if you need one

For: Anyone handed a study just before a decision.

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Audit pack

A full audit of an existing study

$7,500 to $20,000 starting range

Send an IMPLAN, consultant, internal, or AI-assisted study; we take it apart.

You get
  • Claim inventory, evidence surface, and missing-support findings
  • Methodology gate results and a board memo
  • A reviewer pack and JSON, with a plain release ruling

For: Boards, councils, tribes, lenders, and attorneys holding a study they did not commission.

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Economic impact and feasibility study

The study itself, produced analyst-led

$15,000 to $50,000, by scope starting range

Regional input-output impact plus the viability read a lender runs.

You get
  • Full report, one-page brief, reviewer pack, decision package, and JSON
  • Evidence and release review built in, with limits stated

For: Sponsors who need a defensible study of their own.

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Location decision and corridor pack

Compare candidate sites on the same evidence

$25,000 to $75,000 starting range

Each candidate scored through the same gates, with the ranking held until it is stable.

You get
  • Candidate scoring, interval comparison, and flip conditions
  • A rank-stability disclosure that withholds a pick until it holds

For: Developers, economic development offices, and agencies choosing among sites.

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IMPLAN and RIMS overlay review

Use IMPLAN or RIMS where required, and audit it

$10,000 to $30,000 starting range

When a funder or solicitation requires IMPLAN or RIMS, we govern the claims it produces.

You get
  • A review of assumptions, leakage, fiscal truth, geography fit, and vintage
  • Claim-language review, incorporated into a governed record

For: Anyone required to use IMPLAN or RIMS who still needs the claims to survive review.

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Retainer evidence desk

An on-call evidence desk

$3,000 to $12,000 a month starting range

Ongoing study review and triage for an organization that evaluates economic claims regularly.

You get
  • Priority review and triage of studies as they come in
  • A standing record of what was checked and what was withheld

For: Tribes, economic development offices, lenders, public agencies, and attorneys.

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Pricing

The ranges above are starting points; final pricing is scoped to the engagement. Tell us what you are weighing, the decision it feeds, and the date, and we will lay out what it takes and what it costs. Start here.