Calculator T-09 / Available
A beautiful site still has to pass discipline.
Convert early acquisition judgement into a structured go, conditional-go, or no-go screen before the site absorbs too much time and capital.
Scenario tools
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Acquisition screen
Price
Maximum bid
KES 180.4m
Headroom to ask
KES 400,000
Deposit at risk
KES 18.0m
Land rate
KES 90,000 / m²
Conditions to clear
- — Approval timeline is slower than target and should be priced into the offer.
Decision output
Go / No-go
Acquisition readiness score
65
The score combines price discipline, title, planning, access, utilities, market evidence, assembly, physical risk, and approval timing.
Weighted quality
71 / 100
Timeline penalty
-6
Price penalty
-0
Cash exposed
KES 21.5m
Offer discipline
Do not let the site seduce the bid.
A site can be strategically attractive and still fail if price, control, title, or approvals are not aligned.
Go
Price is within the risk-adjusted bid and no major diligence category is weak.
Proceed with conditions
A defined issue must be cleared or priced before exclusivity, deposit, or board approval.
No-go
The site currently fails price discipline, approval risk, or core control tests.
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Inputs to prepare
- Asking price and supported residual value
- Title, survey, and assembly confidence
- Planning, access, utilities, and physical constraints
- Market evidence and approval timing
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Outputs to interpret
- Price-discipline score
- Weighted due-diligence score
- Go, conditional-go, or no-go signal
- Visible critical flags and evidence gaps
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What this does not tell you
- Legal opinion, official search, and survey confirmation
- Formal planning and environmental approvals
- Independent valuation and market study
- Geotechnical, infrastructure, tax, and transaction advice
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Read the result
A conditional-go is not permission to drift toward purchase. Convert every amber flag into an evidence request, negotiation point, expiry date, or board condition.
Use this frameworkKenya Site Acquisition Due Diligence PackCarry the screen into a controlled title, planning, survey, market, infrastructure, and transaction workplan.Open due-diligence pack →Method note
The calculator starts with price discipline: supported residual value, risk buffer, and the asking price. It then overlays a weighted due-diligence screen across title, planning, infrastructure, access, market evidence, assembly, and physical risk.
Use the result as a meeting discipline tool. A conditional-go should become a list of clear evidence requests, negotiation points, or board conditions—not a quiet drift into commitment.
Questions / Method
The first discipline is saying not yet.
What should a site acquisition go/no-go test include?
It should combine price discipline with title confidence, planning fit, access, utilities, market evidence, assembly control, physical risk, and approval timing. A cheap site can still be a no-go if control or permissions are weak.
Why compare asking price to risk-adjusted residual value?
Residual value shows what the project can support before acquisition risk. Applying a bid buffer leaves room for due-diligence findings, approval delay, design development, negotiation friction, and market movement.
Does a high score mean I should buy the site?
No. The score is an initial screen. A binding decision still requires legal, survey, planning, valuation, environmental, tax, infrastructure, and commercial due diligence.