How We Work
Five stages, from first screen to exit.
Every opportunity moves through the same disciplined sequence. Submission does not guarantee acceptance at any stage.
01 / Screen
Screen
Review ownership, site basics, access, utilities, current use, zoning context, market setting, objectives, and timing. This stage determines whether an opportunity merits further review.
02 / Assess
Assess
Define the open questions, information gaps, professional studies required, a preliminary budget, key risks, and potential paths forward.
03 / Structure
Structure
Establish the project strategy, roles, contracts, schedule, budget, decision points, financing path, and exit strategy before execution begins.
04 / Coordinate
Coordinate
Manage the approved team, workstreams, information flow, budget, schedule, risks, decisions, and stakeholder communication through execution.
05 / Execute & Exit
Execute & Exit
Advance the project toward approvals, construction, transfer, operation, disposition, takedown, or another approved outcome.
A Note on Acceptance
Submission is a starting point, not a commitment.
Submitting an opportunity begins a screening process — it does not guarantee that Valence will accept or pursue it. Valence may decline opportunities that lack ownership clarity, realistic pricing, access, utility feasibility, market support, adequate time, compliant capital, or an executable path.
Where an opportunity is declined, the reasons are typically identifiable at the screening or assessment stage, which is why those early stages matter as much as execution.
Operating Principles
The standards that hold across every stage.
- Evidence FirstDecisions follow evidence before enthusiasm.
- Clear RolesClear roles and written scopes for every party.
- DisciplineDisciplined budgets and schedules, tracked and reported.
- Early Risk IDMaterial risks identified early, not discovered late.
- Qualified ProfessionalsRegulated work performed by qualified, licensed professionals.
- AlignmentAlignment among stakeholders before execution begins.
- Clear ExitsClear decision points and exit paths defined in advance.
Ready to begin at Stage One?
Submit an opportunity to start the screening process.