Data Center Facility Budget Tool
Building a new data center is an extensive and expensive project, and thus it is important to determine an accurate budget
should not only include the initial capital expenditures, but should extend out into the lifespan of the data center to reflect o
This tool provides an example of a Greenfield data center build cost analysis based on a 1,000 square foot Tier 3 facility. It
square foot, and a picture of ongoing operating expenses. Although, this example is based on a 1,000 square foot data ce
based on the information entered in the WHITE input cells.
Enter in the information required in the WHITE spaces to calculate the estimated budget for the data center.
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Data Center Facility Budget Tool
Enter the organization's data into the WHITE cells below to estimate the facility budget for an 8 year period.
Be sure to enter in the square footage of the facility to calculate the total cost per square foot.
Enter Facility Size (in Square Feet) 1000
Total Cost per Square Foot $585.93
Initial Investment
(CapEx) Year 1
Building Costs
Land Costs N/A $ -
Building Lease $12,230.00 $20,000.00
Facilities site management fees $ - $3,600.00
Janitorial and landscaping $ - $2,200.00
N/A - Included in
Property Taxes Lease costs $ -
Reimbursable expenses (leasehold improvement allowances,
government incentives, etc.) -$6,000.00 $ -
Sub-total Building Costs $6,230.00 $25,800.00
Site Infrastructure Costs
Architectural and engineering fees $27,000.00 $ -
Permits and Variances $ 4,440.00 $ -
General Contractor fees $ 30,200.00 $ -
General Construction costs $ 67,510.00 $ -
Access Floor System $ 6,210.00 $ -
Wall, Floor and Ceiling finishes $ 6,570.00 $ -
Fire detection, alarms, and EPO $ 8,123.00 $ 1,708.00
Fire suppression system - pre-action sprinkler, piping, inert gas
installation, etc. $ 35,770.00 $10,015.60
Mechanical systems - non-critical electrical
distribution(transformers, panels, lights, convenience plugs,
etc.) $ 22,800.00 $ -
Mechanical systems - critical electrical distribution (automatic
transfer switch, maintenance bypass, PDU, etc.) $ 66,760.00 $27,179.00
Stand-by power - Generators $ 75,632.00 $21,000.00
Stand-by power - UPS $ 52,310.00 $ 7,500.00
Mechanical systems - heat rejection (Exchangers, Chillers,
Towers, etc.) $ 46,472.00 $ 6,506.00
Mechanical systems - in room cooling (CRAC, Hot aisle
containment, rack containment, etc.) $ 45,610.00 $12,770.00
Physical Security - Access control systems, monitoring,
security guards, video surveillance $ 12,730.00 $ 3,564.00
Sub-total Site Infrastructure Costs $508,137.00 $90,242.60
IT Infrastructure Costs
Point of Presence / Carrier Access $ 28,610.00 $19,200.00
Structured cabling - voice and data $ 25,980.00 $ -
Racking costs $ 10,650.00 $ -
Furniture and cabinets $ 6,320.00 $ -
Sub-total IT Infrastructure Costs $ 71,560.00 $19,200.00
Total Data Center Costs $585,927.00 $135,242.60
Total Cost per sq. ft. $585.93
for an 8 year period.
re foot.
Ongoing Operating Expenses
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00
$3,600.00 $3,600.00 $3,600.00 $3,600.00 $3,600.00 $3,600.00 $3,600.00
$2,200.00 $2,200.00 $2,200.00 $2,200.00 $2,200.00 $2,200.00 $2,200.00
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$25,800.00 $25,800.00 $25,800.00 $25,800.00 $25,800.00 $25,800.00 $25,800.00
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ 1,708.00 $ 1,708.00 $ 1,708.00 $ 1,708.00 $ 1,708.00 $ 1,708.00 $ 1,708.00
$10,015.60 $10,015.60 $10,015.60 $10,015.60 $10,015.60 $10,015.60 $10,015.60
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$27,179.00 $27,179.00 $27,179.00 $27,179.00 $27,179.00 $27,179.00 $27,179.00
$21,000.00 $21,000.00 $21,000.00 $21,000.00 $21,000.00 $21,000.00 $21,000.00
$ - $14,000.00 $ - $14,000.00 $ - $14,000.00 $ -
$ 6,506.00 $ 6,506.00 $ 6,506.00 $ 6,506.00 $ 6,506.00 $ 6,506.00 $ 6,506.00
$12,770.00 $12,770.00 $12,770.00 $12,770.00 $12,770.00 $12,770.00 $12,770.00
$ 3,564.00 $ 3,564.00 $ 3,564.00 $ 3,564.00 $ 3,564.00 $ 3,564.00 $ 3,564.00
$82,742.60 $96,742.60 $82,742.60 $96,742.60 $82,742.60 $96,742.60 $82,742.60
$19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00 $19,200.00
$127,742.60 $141,742.60 $127,742.60 $141,742.60 $127,742.60 $141,742.60 $127,742.60
Total Life-
cycle Costs
$0.00
$172,230.00
$28,800.00
$17,600.00
$0.00
-$6,000.00
$212,630.00
$ 27,000.00
$ 4,440.00
$ 30,200.00
$ 67,510.00
$ 6,210.00
$ 6,570.00
$ 21,787.00
$ 115,894.80
$ 22,800.00
$ 284,192.00
$ 243,632.00
$ 101,810.00
$ 98,520.00
$ 147,770.00
$ 41,242.00
$1,219,577.80
$ 182,210.00
$ 25,980.00
$ 10,650.00
$ 6,320.00
$ 225,160.00
$1,657,367.80
