Capital One Financial Data Center

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1 Capital One Financial Data Center Richmond, Virginia 23,000 square feet $45,000,000 May 2008 November 2009 Capital One is a McLean, Virginia-based financial institution and a Fortune 500 company. PSG and Capital One began working together in 2004 with PSG performing construction management services for Capital One projects ranging from multi-million dollar data centers and call centers to branch bank construction. Capital One determined that its future growth depended on creating a new data center and expanding the associated infrastructure and hired PSG to complete the project. PSG received the CORENET Global Mid-Atlantic Service Provider of the Year Leadership Award for this project by developing creative solutions to client requirements. PSG assembled the project team through procurement of the design team, construction management firm, and the independent commissioning agent. PSG managed the team s collaboration on documenting goals and objectives, budgets, plans and schedules, and design development phases. All work required approved Methods of Procedure (MOP), and to assist in following Capital One s processes and procedures, PSG provided daily onsite personnel. PSG avoided disruption of Capital One s ongoing critical business operation while working within the infrastructure of the existing data centers and strictly adhering to Capital One s security procedures. The Richmond Data Center was the only data center at this time to receive Green Building Initiative s (GBI) Certification. The project received a certification of One Green Globe. The Richmond Tier III mission critical data center was delivered on schedule and at 18% under budget.

2 Department of Homeland Security FEMA Data Center Mount Weather, VA 40,000 square feet PROJECT VALUE $12-18 million The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), required a trusted partner experienced in managing the design, construction, and quality control of a Tier 3 data center. Once on board, PSG immediately provided a positive impact by collaborating with FEMA to develop the design and construction budgets for this project. PSG continued to provide valuable input throughout the entire design, construction, and commissioning of the data center by working very closely with FEMA, the design team, and the contractors. IDIQ Contract for Design, Construction and Quality Control Management Services PSG has provided a value-added service and helped augment our staff on our most difficult and highly technical projects. ~Peter Marshall, FEMA, Deputy Director, Engineering Division November 2010 April 2012 PSG developed an overall project plan and budget to utilize an existing building and convert the building into data center meeting the client s need for power density and reliability. PSG worked within a secure site, providing security cleared personnel, Site Inspection and ongoing QA/QC Reports. PSG reviewed the commissioning plan to ensure that systems were adequately tested. PSG s guidance on the project resulted in a project delivered on schedule and on budget. PSG provided insight into code compliance across all disciplines, and cost-avoidance strategies. PSG s participation in the commissioning process helped identify and resolve system issues prior to go live.

3 Capital One Financial Call Center Glen Allen, Virginia 135,000 square feet $2,500,000 Turnkey Services April 2011 June 2011 Project Solutions Group completed Liberty Two, a five story building of approximately 135,000 square feet design/build turnkey project for Capital One. The project consisted of putting in place approximately 1,000 work stations and new branch circuit wiring. In addition, the project included the installation of a 500 KW generator, switch gear modifications and a UPS system. PSG also provided commissioning services for the space. PSG successfully completed this project in only 12 weeks thanks to our talented team. PSG contracted and directly managed the contracts and activities of the construction, access control and cabling contractors along with the activities of the client s furniture vendor and design team. Manage the efforts of all vendors outlined for a complete ready project Furniture Cabling Electrical Security Flooring Provide on-site staff to manage and coordinate the needs of the vendors and contractors Installation of 1000 workstations along with large open conference room tables and chairs along with a complete full service cooking kitchen and seating. The 2000 KW stand by generator and ATS was replaced with and a smaller 500 KW unit which supported the needs of the IT Department. The UPS was removed and restored with a new 265 KW UPS and battery string of the space.

4 NII Holdings, Inc. Data Center Reston, Virginia 2,000 SF PROJECT VALUE $1,000,000 NII Holdings grew beyond the capacity of their office space and data center. PSG was hired to plan, execute and relocate their entire office and operating data center to a new facility, incorporating high end corporate office space and a 24/7, N+1 level facility. NII s requirement to have corporate office space in the same facility as the Data Center presented a few logistical and operational challenges. The Project Team met the challenge of installing major equipment in a building designed specifically for typical tenant/office space. PSG s Project Team was challenged with installing major data center equipment in a building designed specifically for typical tenant / office type space. January 2008 February 2009 PSG worked with NII to assemble the Design and Construction Team, down to the level of MEP subcontractor selection. The Team selection was critical to ensure the workforce and knowledge was available at every level to meet the 16 week design to completion schedule. One challenge PSG faced during the ongoing base building construction and daily coordination was the use of only one, medium sized freight elevator, utilized by hundreds or workers daily. This required daily planning for movement of even the most standard materials. PSG specified and pre-purchased the new electrical and mechanical equipment for the data Center eliminating up to a thirty week lead time component from the schedule. PSG pre-purchasing several major data center components through PSG s proprietary National Purchasing Program, reducing original budgeted costs. PSG directed extensive communication and negotiation with the Property Manager / Developer to allow for placement of a generator, separate fuel tank, delivery system and HVAC roof-top equipment.

5 XO Communications Corporate Data Center Herndon, Virginia 3,000 square feet of a total 104,000 square foot space $ 8,000,000 XO Communications relocated their corporate headquarters office and network facility to Northern Virginia after careful consideration focusing on space planning and existing building conditions. XO reached out to PSG, after relying on PSG s assistance for many years, to help them through the complete Real Estate requirements needed for this project. PSG provided design and build management of XO s new corporate office space and their related Network / Data Center facility. December 2006 November 2007 PSG provided oversight and guidance from the point of space consideration, through move management, as well as continuing facility maintenance. PSG worked closely with the Property Management Company to minimize evidence of construction related activity outside and inside the building. Combined pre-purchase of all long lead items (Tenant & Data Center) required additional up-front design time, but saved weeks off of the construction schedule. An acceptable location was found to locate a new generator, minimizing the impact to the facility and locating the generator close to the building, reducing construction related costs and time on the schedule. The Design and Construction Team selection process included finding companies whose talents and experience included both Fast-Track High-End Tenant and Mission Critical experience. The pre-purchase of several major data center components through PSG s proprietary National Purchasing Program, reduced the budgeted costs. The data center was completed ahead of schedule. PSG provided oversight and guidance from the point of space consideration, through move management, as well as continuing facility maintenance.