Construction has no standard list price because no two data centers are alike. The cost structure is consistent, however. This page explains what each line item in a proposal pays for.
Structural work, architectural finishes, water and drainage, and site works. Renovating an existing building has a very different cost structure from new construction.
Incoming power equipment, feeders, downstream distribution to rack power, generators, and uninterruptible power systems.
Cooling design is the largest variable. Air-cooled, liquid-cooled, and hybrid systems require different piping, power distribution, and rack layouts.
The monitoring platform, very early smoke detection, sensors, CCTV, and access control form the basis for acceptance and ongoing operations.
The same 1 MW deployment can cost several times more in a thirty-year-old factory than on a greenfield site. Cost depends on whether existing power capacity is sufficient, whether the floor can carry the load, where water and drainage are available, and how long local permitting takes.
We begin with an on-site assessment and airflow simulation, then issue an itemized proposal once those variables have been quantified. This usually takes two to four weeks and establishes the basis for every estimate that follows.
Operations are more standardized. Data center technical maintenance uses annual contracts billed monthly. The 24×7 remote support covers firewalls, switches, servers, storage, and mechanical and electrical systems, with defined response times from incident reporting. Emergency on-site work is priced by weekday or holiday and business or non-business hours.
The core operations contract covers routine inspections, preventive maintenance, consumable replacement, and weekly service records.
Covers firewalls, switches, servers, storage, and mechanical and electrical systems, with defined response times from incident reporting.
Four rate bands cover weekdays or holidays and business or non-business hours. The first hour and additional hours are billed separately.
Target compute scale, delivery schedule, existing power and structural conditions, and local regulations and permits.
Use CFD thermal simulation to validate the cooling design while confirming power capacity and floor loading.
Produce design drawings, an equipment list, and itemized pricing, identifying which elements are custom and which can be standardized.
Payments follow project milestones. Before handover, we run full-load stress tests and an operational readiness review. After acceptance, the project moves to an operations contract.
Tell us about the site and planned scale, and we will help identify the construction and operating costs.
