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
Feasibility studies for USDA Business & Industry guarantees, Community Facilities financing, REAP renewable-energy projects, and Value-Added Producer Grant ventures — rural hospitals and clinics, processing plants, lodging, energy systems, agricultural ventures, and the full range of rural enterprise. Each study is constructed on the five-factor framework of 7 CFR Part 5001, with rural-area eligibility, citizenship and ownership requirements, and program-specific conditions addressed in the document itself.
How we do it
Each 5001 factor receives its own evidenced analysis: market feasibility from primary demand data; technical feasibility from the engineering and operational record; financial feasibility through the fully linked model at the program’s coverage standard; management feasibility from documented operator capability; economic feasibility from the project’s position in its rural economy. The study is written for the agency reviewer first — because that is who decides.
How we can help you
Agency review timelines are the binding constraint on most USDA deals, and incomplete studies are the most common cause of delay. A study that arrives organized to the regulation’s own structure shortens the review, answers the conditions before they are asked, and gives the lender a guarantee file that closes. The firm’s rural practice spans hundreds of B&I and CF engagements — this framework is native territory.
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.