Independent Expertise. Measurable Capital Savings

We identify recoverable costs and overlooked savings opportunities within industrial and commercial capital projects.

Haskins Capital reviews contracts, change orders, pay applications, and vendor pricing to uncover documented savings and improve project cost control. Engagements include a fixed fee plus performance-based compensation tied to verified results.
You retain 85% of every dollar saved.
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Real Engagement Example — $8M Industrial Program
$10K Fixed engagement fee paid upfront
↓ identified and recovered
$307K Total savings documented and realized
↓ after performance fee
$250K Net kept by client — 25x return on fee
Performance fees are 15% of documented savings, invoiced only after savings are realized. Zero savings, zero performance fee.

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Years CapEx Leadership

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Years CapEx Leadership

Start Here

Choose the path that matches your situation.

Not every visitor is ready for a full advisory engagement. Haskins Capital now gives prospects three clear ways to engage — from a single proposal review to a larger capital program advisory scope.

Fastest Entry Point

I need one quote, proposal, or change order reviewed.

Start with a focused business-risk review before you approve vendor terms, contractor pricing, pay applications, or project changes.

Request a $497 Risk Review →

Self-Guided Tools

I want practical procurement and CapEx guides.

Browse paid professional tools and guides for vendor risk, CapEx controls, infrastructure sourcing, contracts, and procurement skill development.

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Full Advisory

I have a larger capital program that needs review.

Use the discovery call when the exposure is broader: contracts, change orders, pay applications, vendor pricing, or program-level controls.

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60 Seconds

Most capital programs lose money before anyone notices.

A quick look at why independent review matters — and where the money actually goes.

20+

of capital projects fail to hit budget, schedule, or scope targets

90%

of megaprojects go over budget

20+

A quick look at why independent review matters — and where the money actually goes.

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Why Haskins Capital

An independent expert, not a career consultant.

I spent 20+ years on the owner’s side of capital projects — building budgets, managing contractors, and signing off on change orders at Nidec, Bunge North America, and Virginia Transformer. I know exactly where contractors build in margin, where change orders get padded, and where pay applications get ahead of actual work in place.

Owner's-side experience

I’ve approved the budgets, run the procurement, and managed the contractors — not just audited them from the outside. That’s the difference between theory and pattern recognition.

Engineering-grade rigor

Browse paid professional tools and guides for vendor risk, CapEx controls, infrastructure sourcing, contracts, and procurement skill development.

Paid on results

A fixed engagement fee covers the work. Performance fees only apply to savings we actually document and you actually realize. No findings, no performance fee.

What We Review

Four disciplines. One job: protect your capital.

Each discipline can be engaged independently or together, depending on where your program is exposed.

01

Contract Review

Every contract checked against a 30-point checklist before you sign — commercial terms, scope definition, change management provisions, risk allocation, and dispute resolution. You receive a redlined document plus a Risk Memo ranking issues by dollar consequence.

4–10 hours of review per contract · delivered within 5 business days

Fixed fee + 15% of negotiated savings

02

Change Order Gatekeeping

Every change order reviewed before you approve it. We verify the work is genuinely outside scope, pricing ties to the original schedule of values, and there’s no duplication of work already contracted.

Industry studies show 15–25% of submitted CO dollars are unjustified or inflated

15% of reductions, invoiced monthly

03

Payment Control

Every pay application reviewed before the check is cut. We verify percentage-complete claims match actual work in place and stored materials are documented on-site. Once the check clears, your leverage is gone — we act before it leaves your account.

24–48 hour turnaround on submitted pay apps

15% of pay app reductions, monthly

04

Vendor Benchmarking

Contract unit prices compared against verified market rates using RSMeans, Gordian Group, and prevailing wage data. Where you’re paying 15% or more above market, we document the gap with hard numbers to support renegotiation.

Backed by RSMeans, Gordian Group, and wage survey data

15% of Year 1 savings at renegotiation

04

Vendor Benchmarking

Contract unit prices compared against verified market rates using RSMeans, Gordian Group, and prevailing wage data. Where you’re paying 15% or more above market, we document the gap with hard numbers to support renegotiation.

Backed by RSMeans, Gordian Group, and wage survey data

15% of Year 1 savings at renegotiation

How We Work

From first call to delivered findings.

Everything is scoped, priced, and agreed in writing before any work begins. No hourly surprises, no scope creep.
1

Discovery Call — 20–30 minutes, free

We talk through your annual CapEx spend, active projects, and where you’re feeling exposed — schedule, budget, contractor performance, or procurement. No obligation, no sales pitch.
2

Written Proposal — within 48–72 hours

A scope of work covering exactly what you’ll receive, the timeline, the fixed fee, and payment terms. Nothing is ever quoted verbally.
3

Contract & Kickoff

Signed engagement letter, kickoff call within 5 business days, and a document request covering budgets, contracts, pay applications, and procurement records.
4

Analysis — remote, 30–50 hours typical

Budget variance analysis, full contract read against the 30-point checklist, change order audit, and vendor benchmarking against market rate data.
5

Findings Report & Debrief

A written report with prioritized findings, ranked by dollar exposure, plus a 90-minute walkthrough call. You decide what to act on — we hand you the leverage.

Engagement Tiers

Priced to the size of your program.

Fixed fee covers all discovery, review, analysis, and report delivery. Performance fees apply only where we document real, realized savings.

Tier 1

$7,500–$15,000

$1M–$5M capital programs
  • Single-contract or single-CO-batch review
  • Full 30-point checklist applied
  • Risk memo + redlined documents
  • 4–6 week typical delivery

Tier 2

$25,000–$40,000

$5M–$25M capital programs
  • Full program review across disciplines
  • Multi-contract & CO portfolio analysis
  • Vendor benchmarking included
  • 6–8 week typical delivery

Tier 3

$45,000–$75,000

$25M+ capital programs
  • Enterprise-scale program audit
  • On-site visit included
  • Ongoing payment control option
  • Custom timeline, scoped in writing

All tiers include performance fees: 15% of documented savings, invoiced only after savings are realized.

Paid Tools & Guides

A permanent library for procurement, CapEx, and vendor-risk tools.

This section does not need to be rebuilt for every new guide. New products should be added to Gumroad, Etsy, and Amazon KDP; this page stays as the fixed hub that sends visitors to the paid product libraries and advisory review offer.

Professional tools created by Haskins Capital LLC

Paid reference guides, checklists, and templates for owners, operators, procurement professionals, project managers, facilities leaders, and business decision-makers who need stronger commercial discipline before approving vendor quotes, contractor proposals, change orders, pay applications, capital equipment purchases, or project budgets.

No free-resource library. These are paid professional tools. HaskinsCapital.com remains the authority hub; Gumroad, Etsy, and Amazon handle product checkout, delivery, and future guide updates. Gumroad points to your public library; Etsy and Amazon use buyer-facing search/library paths unless you provide a public shop or author-page URL.

Gumroad

Premium Toolkits & Direct Downloads

Use Gumroad for premium guides, bundles, downloadable toolkits, and direct Haskins Capital product access.
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Etsy

Digital Templates & Professional Guides

Use Etsy to find Haskins Capital downloadable checklists, templates, procurement guides, CapEx references, and business tools.
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Amazon

Books & Workbooks

Use Amazon to find books, workbooks, and professional reference materials by Steven L. Haskins / Haskins Capital LLC.
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Vendor Risk Tools

Vendor & Contractor Review Tools

For reviewing commercial terms before approving contractor proposals, vendor quotes, purchase orders, supplier agreements, and facility repair bids.
  • Payment-term risk
  • Warranty start dates
  • Scope exclusions and change-order exposure
  • Acceptance gates, retainage, and delivery protection
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Professional Development

CapEx & Procurement Skill Guides

For procurement, operations, and capital project professionals who want structured guidance on CapEx planning, sourcing, contracts, project controls, and industrial equipment decisions.
  • CapEx project controls
  • Strategic sourcing methodology
  • Contract and commercial terms
  • Industrial equipment knowledge
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Infrastructure

Data Center & Infrastructure Guides

For professionals entering or supporting data center infrastructure procurement, including major equipment categories, lead-time risk, sourcing specifications, FAT/SAT, and negotiation strategy.
  • Generators, UPS, switchgear, and transformers
  • Cooling, liquid cooling, fire/life safety, and controls
  • Supplier landscape and lead-time risk
  • Contract structure and negotiation approach
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Entry Advisory Offer

Vendor Proposal / Contractor Quote Risk Review

Starting at $497

Send one vendor quote, contractor proposal, change order, pay application, supplier agreement, or project budget. Haskins Capital reviews it for business risk before you approve.
  • Payment-term and cash exposure
  • Scope gaps and exclusions
  • Warranty, delivery, and acceptance risk
  • Change-order and vendor-favorable language
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Industries Served

Built for capital-intensive operations.

Industrial Manufacturing
Food & Agricultural Processing
Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences
Data Centers & Commercial CapEx
Healthcare Facility Construction
Energy & Utilities
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About the Principal

Steven L. Haskins

Principal & Founder · BSEE + MBA · U.S. Army National Guard Veteran

Twenty-plus years of capital project leadership on the owner’s side, including Director of Capital Expenditures at Virginia Transformer Corporation and procurement lead on a $1 billion greenfield project for Bunge North America. Haskins Capital exists because that experience belongs to clients who need an independent set of eyes on their capital program — not just another contractor pitching more work.

BSEE — Univ. of Missouri St. Louis

MBA — Webster University

Director of CapEx, Virginia Transformer

$1B Project — Bunge N.A.

U.S. Army National Guard Veteran

Get Started

Start with the right next step.

Request a $497 proposal risk review, ask about paid tools and guides, or schedule a full advisory discovery call for a larger capital program.

Direct Contact

Email

slhaskins@haskinscapital.com
Responses within one business day

Phone

(314) 518-4263
Monday – Friday · 8am – 6pm EST

Based In

Roanoke, Virginia
Remote delivery — no travel cost to client

First Step

$497 Review or Discovery Call
Choose the entry point that fits your situation

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