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ALMECO Transaction Technical Due Diligence

Technical due diligence for commercial and industrial property

The client receives more than a building inspection: what is critical, the likely investment required, when defects should be addressed and which conditions belong in the transaction.

Discuss the assetReview the scope
Engineers reviewing a building’s technical condition and project records
GO / HOLDtransaction decision with conditions and risks
4 horizonsCAPEX: immediate, 0–2, 3–5 and 6–10 years
7–12 daystypical Standard timing after data readiness

Service boundary

This service answers one specific management question.

Which technical liabilities and future CAPEX are hidden in an existing building or industrial asset?

Main output
System condition, material defects, phased CAPEX, risks and transaction or modernisation conditions.
Do not confuse with
Use land due diligence for a vacant site and a targeted engineering study for one known defect.

Transaction risk

The purchase price does not show hidden technical liabilities.

Condition, deferred maintenance, missing records and future CAPEX may materially change the price, transaction conditions or the decision itself.

  • An asset that looks serviceable can carry accumulated CAPEX and critical evidence gaps.

  • Separate defect lists do not connect an issue to transaction risk, timing and required cost.

  • If verified facts and assumptions are not separated, an assessment creates false precision.

Transaction-oriented TDD

Not a defect list — a managed decision for the transaction and asset.

Every material finding is linked to evidence, impact, CAPEX, timing and a recommended action.

  • Material defects, constraints and missing evidence identified before acquisition, lease or financing.

  • Required CAPEX phased by urgency: immediate, 0–2, 3–5 and 6–10 years.

  • Clear transaction conditions, priority actions and risk owners for the investor or asset owner.

Clear boundaries

Independent technical review for an agreed purpose and reliance.

Team composition and depth depend on asset type, available records, building services and the client decision to be supported.

Included

  • Review of available records, maintenance history and source data.
  • Safe, risk-based review of accessible areas and building services.
  • Material findings, priority risks, phased CAPEX and action plan.
  • QA-reviewed report for the named client and stated use.

Excluded unless separately commissioned

  • Statutory condition survey, expert examination or regulated opinion.
  • Destructive testing, opening-up, laboratory work and concealed areas.
  • Market valuation or legal, tax and financial transaction due diligence.
  • A detailed repair estimate without design, quantities and supported quotations.

Client outputs

Typical deliverables

The final scope is tailored to the decision, project stage and information available.

  • Register of documents received, access limitations and information gaps.

  • Risk-based review of structures, envelope and building services within the agreed scope.

  • Material findings register with evidence, impact and recommended action.

  • Preliminary phased CAPEX with basis, assumptions and uncertainty stated.

  • Prioritised risk register and action plan for the transaction, operation or upgrade.

  • Final report and approved client data export; Premium adds an asset register, reliability and planned-maintenance view.

Process

Five steps from the transaction question to a final decision.

Purpose, intended use, access, safety, limitations and the client’s critical questions are agreed before the site visit.

  1. Brief & scope

    Define the asset, client decision, report recipient, review boundaries and materiality criteria.

  2. Data readiness

    Request records, register gaps and confirm readiness for inspection.

  3. Site review

    Complete risk-based fieldwork, photographic evidence and interviews in accessible safe areas.

  4. Analysis

    Connect evidence, findings, risks, phased CAPEX and actions.

  5. QA & issue

    Check consistency, discuss the draft and issue the controlled final revision.

Commercial packages

Transaction TDD for a standard property or expanded review of a complex asset.

Area is a guide, not the only scope driver. Engineering complexity, access, records and permitted reliance can change the work required.

STANDARD — Transaction TDD

from KZT 1,500,000 excl. VAT

Best for
A buyer or tenant of a commercial building, warehouse, office or retail property.
Typical timing
Typically 7–12 working days after the readiness gate
  • Typically one asset up to 10,000 m².
  • Typically 1 field day with 2 specialists.
  • Material findings, CAPEX, risks and actions.
  • Report and agreed client data export.

PREMIUM — Investment / Industrial TDD

from KZT 3,500,000 excl. VAT

Best for
An investor, lender or owner of a complex industrial or critical asset.
Typical timing
Typically 15–25 working days after the readiness gate
  • Typically a complex asset up to 25,000 m².
  • 2–3 field days and a multidisciplinary team.
  • Expanded asset register and reliability view.
  • Planned maintenance and process/industrial interfaces.

The fee is confirmed after review of the records, area, engineering complexity, access, urgency and specialist team. VAT is added where applicable.

When to engage

Typical use cases

Situations in which this service is commonly valuable.

  • Acquisition or long-term lease of a warehouse, office, retail property or industrial asset.

  • Financing, refinancing or approval of material investment CAPEX.

  • Planning an upgrade, repair programme, change of use or correction of accumulated technical risk.

Practical answers

What to know about technical due diligence.

Does TDD replace a statutory condition survey or expert examination?

No. It is an independent advisory review for a stated client decision. Where regulated surveys, expert opinions or tests are required, ALMECO defines a separate brief and coordinates appropriately qualified specialists.

Which assets can be reviewed?

Warehouses, offices, retail and commercial buildings, manufacturing sites and industrial assets. Disciplines are selected around the actual systems and risk profile.

How accurate is the CAPEX?

TDD provides preliminary ranges with the basis and uncertainty stated. Detailed cost requires design, quantities, surveys and market quotations under a separate scope.

What determines the programme?

Record readiness, asset size and complexity, safe access, number of disciplines and response time from the client and third parties.

How is TDD different from a targeted engineering investigation?

TDD reviews an existing asset through the transaction lens: material risks, phased CAPEX and decision conditions. A targeted investigation goes deeper into one defined issue, such as cracking, vibration or system failure, and does not replace transaction-wide review.

Next step

Test the technical liabilities before signing or approving CAPEX.

Send the asset type, area, city, purpose of the review, target decision date and available records. We will define the team and appropriate package.

An anonymised report structure and client-output example can be shown on request without ALMECO’s internal formulas.