NineIrons

What we offer

Services 

Advisory is the core of the work at NineIrons. Each mandate is scoped with clear deliverables, staffing and a fixed or capped fee.
01

Project development advisory and execution planning

Full lifecycle advisory on major projects — augmenting the developer's team from feasibility and FEED through sanction, construction, commissioning and operations.

Execution strategy and work packages
Technical estimates and schedule
Adviser and contractor scopes
Mobilization and sequencing
Progress and commitment reporting
02

Commercial development and negotiations

Commercial strategy, partner and investor terms, adviser and contractor negotiations, and investment decision materials.

Term sheets and equity participation
Service and offtake discussions
Contractor and adviser agreements
Fee and scope negotiation
03

First Nations negotiations support

For proponents, First Nations or joint teams preparing for or conducting negotiations on project participation, benefits and relationships.

Negotiation readiness assessment
Negotiation strategy and mandate
Term sheet or framework agreement
Negotiation session support
Issues and commitments register
Implementation plan
04

Indigenous participation plans

The plan that sets out how Indigenous workers and businesses take part in a project, and how the results are verified and reported.

Employment and job targets
Procurement and committed spend targets
Supplier identification and development
Training and apprenticeship pathways
Partnership structures
Implementation, verification and reporting
05

Rights holder mapping and readiness

For teams that need to know who holds rights, and where their own organization stands, before engagement begins.

Rights holder mapping
Internal and external scans
Full risk assessment
Internal literacy on the landscape
30-day Project Readiness Diagnostic
90-day action plan
06

Industrial and Technological Benefits support

For global clients bidding defence and Canadian Coast Guard contracts, where an ITB obligation applies and the value proposition is scored with the bid.

ITB value proposition review
Multiplier strategy and workforce development
Training plans co-created with communities
Partner and supplier identification
Coordination with ITB specialists
07

Government interfaces and capital readiness

Funding program and tax credit correspondence, partner materials and diligence coordination.

Funding program applications
Tax credit eligibility
Partner-readiness materials
Diligence coordination

Where to begin

A 30-day Project Readiness Diagnostic, then a 90-day plan.

NineIrons runs the diagnostic and the 90-day plan that follows it.

How the diagnostic works

Developing a major project? Tell us what stage it is at.

Discuss your project