Who we are
Wert-Berater, Inc. has prepared independent feasibility studies for lenders, certified development companies, and federal agencies since 1998 — more than four thousand engagements representing $40.2 billion in evaluated project value across all fifty states and international assignments. Our fiduciary duty runs to the lender and the agency, never to the sponsor’s optimism: fees are fixed, quoted up front, never contingent on findings, and a determination is never changed under pressure.
What we do
Petrochemical feasibility rests on feedstock advantage and offtake: the spread between feedstock cost and product price through the cycle, the plant's scale position against world-class capacity, offtake agreements and their counterparties, and the environmental permitting path stated as a condition precedent where unresolved. Specialty and downstream-derivative plants are evaluated on niche capture rather than commodity spread.
How we do it
Methodology uses feedstock and product price series, capacity and trade-flow data, contract review, and engineering capital estimates independently benchmarked against comparable units. Spread sensitivity is the controlling stress case.
How we can help you
Oil, gas, and heavy-industrial projects reach us through conventional and institutional lending most commonly, with USDA B&I applicable to qualifying rural energy and processing assets and SBA programs serving owner-operator support businesses; each study is prepared to the corresponding compliance standard, with environmental and regulatory conditions precedent stated plainly. The firm's energy and fuel-infrastructure record spans travel centers, fuel terminals-adjacent retail, and industrial projects nationwide, prepared with the same fully linked models and stress discipline as every Wert-Berater engagement.
How to engage us
Standard delivery is 10 to 15 business days from complete project data. Rush delivery for deals already in underwriting is accepted case by case for an additional fixed fee, quoted up front and committed in writing. Engagements are typically initiated by the borrower, with lender or CDC confirmation obtained before work begins — institutions differ, so confirm the procedure with your lending contact.