Client: New Technology
Key challenges: Customer levied for upgrading utility infrastructure of brownfield site as their requirements exceeded available capacity as previous utilized.
In summary:
The owners have been constructing significant cloud computing facilities for several years to support customers cloud storage needs.
Summary of the situation from a consultancy perspective:
During planning and development phases leading to occupation the site requirements where determined by Architects, refined by Consulting Engineers, developed further with Main Contractors and subsequently passed to Sub-Contractors. With marginal competition in infrastructure markets the level of costs became imbedded in the project.
The solution mix and timescales:
| Activity | Duration |
| Desktop analysis from Consulting Engineer phase | 4 weeks |
| Site visit for measures and analysis | 1 week |
| Associated geographical and geospatial analysis | 3 weeks |
| Infrastructure providers contact | 7 weeks |
| Final report and sign off with customer | 2 weeks |
The outcomes for the client
- A refund of £1,192,000 on infrastructure charges to the initial owner.
- A refund of £130,000 to the leaser for over charges of infrastructure that was not utilised.
- An annual reduction of £23,000 infrastructure charges to the leaser.