Kingsley Advisory Group — Project Diagnostic
Answer what you know. We surface what matters.
Five questions. Instant health score. Your biggest risk, named.
Takes 3–4 minutes. Answer what you know — leave the rest blank.
Takes 3–4 minutes. Answer what you know — leave the rest blank.
$500M+ assessed
BC & AB
BC & AB
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Step 1 of 5 · ~3 minutes remaining
Step 1 of 5 — Project type
Project name or address — optional
Type a BC or AB street address — province and region auto-fill in Step 2 based on city name. Full Canada Post autocomplete available in the hosted version.
What kind of project is this?
Residential
Multi-family, high-rise, townhouse, custom
Commercial
Office, retail, hotel, mixed-use
Industrial
Warehouse, manufacturing, strata
Institutional
Schools, healthcare, civic
Infrastructure
Roads, utilities, mining, site dev
Renovation / TI
Fit-out, conversion, adaptive reuse
↓ Select your specific project type below
Please select a project type and subtype.
Step 2 of 5 — Context & stage
What is your role on this project?
Owner / Developer
You are building and carrying the risk
Homeowner
Your primary residence — personal project
Investor
Capital at risk — evaluating returns
GC / Builder
Contracted to build — not the owner
Lender / Funder
Financing the project — monitoring exposure
Other
Consultant, broker, advisor, other
Why are you running this diagnostic?
Evaluating a new opportunity
Testing whether this project makes sense
Heading into the build
Pre-construction or procurement — want the right framework
Project is in flight
Active and want real visibility on how it's tracking
Something is off track
Budget, schedule, team, or all three — need to reset
Where is the project right now?
Select the stage that best describes where the work is today — not where you want it to be.
Concept & feasibility
Testing the idea. Pro forma. Is the site viable?
Development & entitlement
Rezoning, development permit, due diligence
Design & pre-construction
Working drawings, consultants, value engineering
Permit & procurement
Building permit in process, tendering, contracts
Active construction
Site mobilized, trades working, draws flowing
Closeout & handover
Substantial completion, deficiencies, occupancy
Project location
Used for regional cost benchmarks and multipliers.
Province
Region / city
✓ Auto-filled from your address — adjust if needed.
Please select your role, entry context, project stage, and location.
Step 3 of 5 — Budget & scale
Total project budget
Total authorized spend — land, construction, soft costs, financing, all-in.
Cost breakdown
Hard costs (construction)
Labour, materials, subcontractors, equipment
Soft costs (everything else)
Design, permits, legal, financing, insurance, land
Contingency — reserve held outside hard costs
Enter as a dollar amount or a percentage of hard costs — we'll calculate the other. Leave blank to use the recommended amount for your project stage.
Amount ($)
Percentage (% of hard costs)
Project size — enables cost-per-sf benchmarking
Building area (sq ft)
Gross floor area, all levels
Site area (sq ft)
Total site. 1 acre = 43,560 sf
Please enter a total project budget to continue.
Step 4 of 5 — Status
Where is the pro forma?
Not started
Numbers haven't been run yet
Rough numbers only
Back-of-napkin estimates
Full pro forma built
Modelled with real inputs
Independently reviewed
Third party has stress-tested it
Site control status
Evaluating only
No formal control yet
Letter of intent
Soft lock — not binding
Under contract / option
Binding purchase or option agreement
Site secured / owned
Land is ours
Benchmark / comparable — optional
A comparable project or independent cost estimate. KAG's internal benchmarks apply if left blank.
Rezoning / OCP amendment status
Not required
Site already zoned for intended use
Pre-application
In discussions with municipality
Application submitted
Formally in the queue
Approved / in hand
Zoning secured
Development permit status
Not yet applied
Design not far enough
Application submitted
In municipal review
Conditionally approved
Conditions to satisfy before final
In hand
Development permit secured
Environmental & geotechnical
Not assessed
No studies commissioned yet
Studies underway
In progress, results pending
Issues identified
Remediation or redesign required
Clean — no issues
Studies complete, no material concerns
Design completion stage
Schematic design
Concept and massing defined
Design development
Systems and details being resolved
Construction documents
Working drawings in progress
Issued for construction
Documents stamped and released
Pre-construction deliverable progress
How many consultant milestones were planned to date, and how many are actually complete?
Deliverables planned to date
Deliverables completed
Value engineering
Not done
Design proceeding without VE
In progress
Active VE review underway
Complete
VE incorporated into design
Building permit status
Not yet applied
Application being prepared
Applied — in review
Submitted, awaiting municipal review
Conditional / revision requested
Response to municipality underway
Building permit in hand
Authorized to build
Contractor selection
Not started
No tendering or selection process underway
Tendering / shortlisted
RFPs out, bids being evaluated
Negotiating contract
Preferred contractor identified, terms in progress
Contracts executed
GC and key trades under contract
Contract structure
Lump sum
Fixed price — GC holds the risk
GMP
Guaranteed max — savings shared
Cost plus
Owner pays actuals plus fee
Design-build
Single contract, design and construction
CM at risk
CM manages trades, owner holds contracts
Not yet determined
Installed value is what's physically in place and certified — what you'd pay for if you stopped today. Amount billed is what has left your account. Should-be-done value is what your schedule said would be complete by now. The gap between these three numbers tells the real story of your project's health.
Installed value (EV)
Built and certified to date — from your inspector's last progress report. Estimate if needed.
Amount billed (AC)
Total paid or approved invoices
Should-be-done (PV)
Schedule target by now
Pending change orders
Submitted, not yet approved
Trade holdbacks withheld
Contractual % held from each draw
Change order trend
Under control
COs within expected range
Creeping up
More than anticipated — watching closely
Significant issue
CO volume is threatening budget
Inspection status
On track
Keeping pace with construction
Minor lag
Behind but manageable
Significant lag
Real constraint on progress
Not being tracked
Status unclear
Trade health
Strong — engaged
Good energy, communication working
Neutral
Professional but not invested
Frustrated
Payment disputes, slow response
Adversarial
Disputes, legal threats, or walkoffs
Closeout EVA snapshot
Installed value (EV)
Amount billed (AC)
Trade holdbacks withheld
Pending change orders
Pending claims or disputes ($)
Formal or informal — known exposure
Deficiency process
Fully defined
Protocol, timelines, responsibilities all set
Partially prepared
Some structure but gaps remain
No formal process
Will be managed as we go
Not thinking about it yet
Focus is still on getting complete
Occupancy permit status
Not applied
Too early or inspections incomplete
Applied
Under review
In hand
Occupancy authorized
Key dates — optional
Target handover / occupancy
Trade deficiency deadline
Date by which all trades must complete deficiencies
Trade health
Strong — engaged
Good energy, responsive to deficiency lists
Neutral
Getting it done but no extra effort
Frustrated
Slow to respond, payment tensions
Adversarial
Disputes, legal threats, non-performance
Please answer the questions above before continuing.
Step 5 of 5 — Context & review
Project details & main challenge
Tell us what you're working on and what's on your mind. This shapes the entire output — the numbers tell part of the story, your context tells the rest. There are no wrong answers.
Please add some project detail before generating (minimum 20 characters).
Contract structure
Lump sum
Fixed price — GC holds the risk
GMP
Guaranteed max — savings shared
Cost plus
Owner pays actuals plus fee
Design-build
Single contract
CM at risk
CM manages trades
Not determined
Data completeness
Based on what you've entered, we've assessed your data completeness below. Adjust if needed, and add anything else that's relevant.
Full
Contract, invoices, installed costs, schedule
Partial
Some actuals — missing key inputs
Limited
Rough estimates only
Anything else to add? — optional
This goes directly into the diagnostic output.
Please confirm the data completeness level before generating.
Your diagnostic preview
Health score—
Rating—
Assessment basis—
Your full diagnostic — including the Vital Few, cost benchmarks, projected final cost, and recommended actions — is generated when you submit.
Your complimentary intake includes a health score, your primary risk, and a cost flag. The full diagnostic is the engagement.