The PDI Process^SM (Project Development International) helps create the most efficient, transparent, technologically-appropriate, financially-viable, development projects, by bringing together project clients, funders, technical advisors, and providers of goods and services. The key element of the PDI Process is the unique use of competitive, no-bid procurement, which significantly reduces the time to secure project funding and procure goods and services compared to the traditional request for proposal process.  

Competitive, no-bid procurement reduces the time required to award contracts, lowers administrative costs, allows more small business participation, and improves delivery of goods and services. Through the PDI Process, The Consortium rigorously analyzes businesses to meet the strict standards of funding agencies and has a third party vet the businesses to prequalify them to provide goods and services through competitive, no-bid procurement.

The PDI Process helps The Consortium analyze a client’s project concept, bring in technical advisors to help the client effectively design the project, match the best companies to supply goods and services, ensure that the project meets all funding guidelines, and then bring the strategically designed project directly to the proper funder for quick funding of the project. The PDI Process involves project clients in every step of the project and gives them the tools to make informed decisions about the project, which ensures client and stakeholder ownership and long-term sustainability of the project. The PDI Process saves time and money for project clients, development funders, technical advisors, and businesses that supply goods and services to development projects.

The Advantages of the PDI Process:

1. Competitive, no-bid procurement makes it easier and more cost effective for businesses to participate, makes the funding process easier for funders, and allows project clients to participate more in their projects
2. Saves time and money for project clients, development funders, technical advisors, and businesses that supply goods and services to development projects
3. Significantly cuts the time to obtain funding
4. Matches the best cutting-edge technologies and technical advisors to a project
5. Presents funders with only projects and clients that match their funding criteria
6. Guarantees projects meet full regulatory compliance through our due diligence and multiple audits
7. Stringent protocols ensure the project is well-documented and knowledge-sharing occurs at every step
8. Gives project clients local control of a project’s priorities, decisions and implementation, leading to great long-term sustainability and stakeholder ownership
9. Streamlined processes give small, medium, and historically underrepresented companies access to development projects that are usually out of reach