All components of a data center require some sort of special attention to construction technique. It takes an experienced general contracor who will be involved in the design process and who understands each system and how it should be built to assist in the bid review and contractor selection process and to make site visits and catch problems before they become hidden or impractical to correct.
Data centers are very expensive facilities, and they get outrageously expensive when change orders are necessary. Nearly all change orders can be avoided if the project is thoroughly designed and detailed. This takes time, but the level of detail is also beyond what is normal for standard construction. The equipment housed within the center is complex each with specific requirements for cooling, power budgets and spatial considerations. Someone needs to know what's necessary, and be in a position to insist on it. And even if it's detailed, and each team specialist is superb, if they're all "doing their own thing" you're not going to spend wisely. The likelihood is you'll spend too many dollars on one system, like power, that is designed for ultra-reliability and redundancy, but have something else like air conditioning that is relatively under-designed and one day throws the UPS into thermal failure when it goes down.
The data center will take on a life of its own and should be able to respond to growth and changes in equipment, standards and demands all while remaining manageable and of course, reliable. As your consultant, Computex is well positioned to identify the specialized equipment not addressed by the Electrical Engineers and Mechanical Engineers. Computex brings to the table not only a wealth of experience, but a good game plan and the ability to communicate it as well.
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