| Project | Type | State | Scope | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Ohio Fab Phase 2 | Semiconductor | OH | $2.1B | 9–14 mo |
| TSMC Arizona Fab 3 | Semiconductor | AZ | $1.8B | Active |
| Freeport LNG Train 4 | LNG Terminal | TX | $900M | 12–18 mo |
| Rivian Normal IL Expansion | EV Gigafactory | IL | $650M | 6–10 mo |
| Micron Clay NY Fab | Semiconductor | NY | $1.2B | 8–13 mo |
| Samsung Austin Fab P3 | Semiconductor | TX | $1.5B | 10–16 mo |
| Venture Global CP2 LNG | LNG Terminal | LA | $1.1B | Active |
| GM Lansing EV Battery | EV Gigafactory | MI | $480M | 7–12 mo |
CHIPS Act grants, EPA Title V air permits, and state industrial incentive filings telegraph plant construction 12–24 months before any RFP drops. ContractMotion monitors the full signal stack so you're in front of the owner's engineer during pre-FEED — not after the shortlist closes.
We'll map 5 live industrial facility projects in your target market you don't know about. No pitch. No obligation.
Industrial megaproject procurement — semiconductor fabs, LNG terminals, EV gigafactories — doesn't begin with the RFP. It begins during pre-FEED, when the owner's engineering firm quietly assembles an EPC shortlist through informal technical evaluation. By the time a bid package lands in your inbox, that shortlist is already set. The contractors on it got there 12–18 months earlier — not by responding to a solicitation, but by being in front of the right people before the evaluation closed.
The signals that predict this window are all public record. CHIPS Act grants precede ground-breaking by 18–24 months. EPA Title V air permits are filed 12–18 months before construction. FERC gas pipeline certificates signal LNG procurement 18–30 months out. Most mid-tier industrial EPCs never read them.
ContractMotion monitors CHIPS Act grant announcements from NIST and DOE, EPA Title V air permit applications, FERC gas pipeline certificate filings, MARAD LNG export approvals, DOE conditional loan commitments, and county industrial site permit applications. Every signal is indexed by facility type, location, developer, and estimated construction timeline.
When a CHIPS Act grant fires for a specific fab location — and EPA files a Title V application at the same site — and a utility interconnection request appears for 300+ MW at the adjacent substation — that is a confirmed pre-FEED signal. Owner's engineer conversations are happening now.
Once a signal cluster identifies a qualifying project, ContractMotion maps the procurement chain. The owner's engineering firm retained for pre-FEED. The specific project director and discipline leads. The owner's construction program manager. We identify who is evaluating EPCs during pre-FEED and when that window closes.
This is a procurement map for a specific facility at a specific location on a specific construction timeline.
ContractMotion positions your firm into the owner's engineer's pre-FEED evaluation. Outreach references the specific project's parameters — facility type, power load, state, and developer — and your firm's comparable completed work at the relevant scale and discipline.
Getting onto the owner's engineer's pre-FEED EPC shortlist is a technical qualification process that happens 12–18 months before any public solicitation. We initiate it before the evaluation closes.
If you're bidding on plant work you found out about from a GC, this is for you.
Plant expansion work is won before the RFP through relationship-first positioning. You need to be in front of the owner's engineer during pre-FEED — not waiting on a bid invite from a GC who already has their subs picked.
Capex announcements from chemical, food processing, and pharma companies signal projects 90 days before the procurement team starts building their list. ContractMotion reads those announcements the day they drop.
Systematic monitoring of EPA permits, state industrial incentive filings, and M&A integration capex gives you a repeatable pipeline — not a reactive one. Build the shortlist position before your competitors know the project exists.
All public record. Continuously indexed. Cross-referenced by facility type and region.
| Signal Source | What It Indicates | Lead Time to Bid Invite |
|---|---|---|
| CHIPS Act grant announcements (NIST/DOE) | Semiconductor fab construction commitment — site selection finalized, pre-FEED imminent | 18–24 months |
| EPA Title V air permit applications | Industrial facility construction confirmation — design and procurement underway | 12–18 months |
| FERC gas pipeline certificate applications | LNG terminal or industrial gas project — EPC procurement 18–30 months out | 18–30 months |
| MARAD LNG export terminal approvals | LNG export project regulatory clearance — construction procurement confirmed | 12–24 months |
| DOE conditional loan commitments | Advanced manufacturing facility funding confirmed — procurement imminent | 12–18 months |
| Utility interconnection requests (300 MW+) | Industrial load growth confirming facility construction scope and timeline | 14–22 months |
| County industrial permit applications | Site preparation and foundation permits confirming construction start window | 10–16 months |
| State economic development announcements | Industrial facility incentive packages confirming site selection and timeline | 14–22 months |
When a CHIPS Act grant announcement, EPA Title V application, and utility interconnection request converge on the same site within a 90-day window, ContractMotion classifies that cluster as high-priority. Pre-FEED positioning begins immediately — 18+ months before the GC bid invite.
ContractMotion guarantees 2 signed enterprise contracts, each valued at $500,000 or greater, within 180 days of client onboarding — or ContractMotion continues working at no additional charge until the guarantee is fulfilled.
What "signed contract" means: a fully executed agreement with an owner, owner's engineering firm, or GC with a defined scope of work related to an industrial or manufacturing facility construction project, minimum contract value of $500,000.
Industrial megaproject procurement cycles are long and the signals are early and definitive. When a CHIPS Act grant is announced for a specific site, construction will happen. The question is whether your firm is on the owner's engineer's pre-FEED shortlist or waiting for a GC bid invite 18 months later. The signal stack is reliable enough to make the guarantee viable.
From Signal Audit to Positioned Contractor in 30 Days.
Before any engagement, ContractMotion runs a no-cost signal audit on your target market. We pull current CHIPS Act, EPA, FERC, and DOE signal data and map 5 live industrial facility pre-FEED procurement opportunities in your geography and discipline. No obligation attached.
We document your project history, geographic coverage, discipline capabilities (power, civil, mechanical, piping), bonding limits, and project type preferences. We calibrate the signal monitoring profile to the facility types and scopes your firm can execute at the $500K+ level.
We activate monitoring across all CHIPS Act, EPA, FERC, DOE, and county permit signal sources for your defined market. Within 10 days you receive an initial Signal Report — a ranked list of qualifying projects by facility type, developer, state, estimated pre-FEED timeline, and signal cluster confidence level.
For the top-priority signal clusters, we build contact maps — the specific owner's engineers, construction program managers, and FEED contract leads for each identified facility. We initiate positioning conversations referencing specific project parameters and your prior work. By Day 30 you are in active conversation on at least 2 qualifying projects.
Continuous monitoring across all industrial signal sources. New CHIPS Act, EPA, FERC, and DOE signals are flagged and acted on as they appear. Weekly Signal Reports with updated project rankings, new pre-FEED contacts, and status on all active positioning tracks. The 180-day guarantee clock runs from Day 1 of onboarding.
The 2-contract guarantee is real and contractual. That is why we are selective about who we onboard. If you are not a fit, we will say so in the Signal Audit call.
A free, no-obligation review of CHIPS Act, EPA, FERC, and DOE industrial construction signals in your target market. We identify 5 live pre-FEED procurement opportunities you're not positioned for and map the owner's engineering firm and timeline for each. No pitch until you've seen the data.
Audits are completed within 3 business days.
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