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EXPERIENCE ACROSS ALL PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT

Active Infrastructure has the sector experience, capability, resources, and relationships to successfully execute in any market in North America. We are a full-scope service provider and real estate partner with extensive experience across all phases of data center development.

DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1:
Site Identification

Capability / Experience

  • Unliteral site identification and sourcing capability with uniquely deep experience in North America

  • Opportunity flow driven via broad industry/local relationships

  • Ability to partner nationwide on parameter-driven site identification 

  • Entities to quickly evaluate sites in any geography

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Key Solution Elements 

  • Proactive site identification

  • Constant sourcing efforts

  • Viability determination

  • Client fit assessment

  • Incentive identification and sourcing support

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DEVELOPMENT PHASE 2:
Due Diligence and Utility Verification

Capability / Experience ​

  • Custom framework for conducting due diligence efficiently and effectively

  • Proven Request For Information (RFI) process and documentation

  • Internal controls and formal evaluations identify “Apples to Apples” comparisons

  • Defined playbook for sourcing opportunities and collaborating with utility entities

  • Tenured relationships with utilities and municipal entities in every major market

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Key Solution Elements​

  • Power, water and fiber accessibility evaluations

  • Service timelines

  • Capacity availability

  • Costing and scheduling for infrastructure delivery

  • Contract negotiation support and guidance

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DEVELOPMENT PHASE 3:
Entitlement and Site Acquisition

Capability / Experience

  • Extensive track record of successfully acquiring identified viable sites

  • Utilization of local and nationwide market participant relationships to source and acquire deals off-market

  • Leverage our reputation for successful execution to enhance contractual terms

  • Demonstrated ability to drive challenging rezoning and entitlement situations across the finish line

  • Large volume of successful executions with a repeatable process for navigating municipal/federal bureaucracy in any market

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Key Solution Elements 

  • PSA negotiation

  • Increase contractual flexibility

  • Reduction of risk and cost

  • Zoning/entitlement process management

  • Site plan approvals

  • Rezoning/zoning modifications

  • Proffer mitigation

  • Wetland permits and endangered species permits and approvals

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DEVELOPMENT PHASE 4:
Building Construction

Capability / Experience ​

  • Large volume of shell construction management experience with a track record of delivering projects on time and under budget

  • Active principals have developed over 10 million square feet of shell capacity

  • Wide-ranging experience working with the largest nationally-reputable general contractors in the data center sector

  • Ability to source and custom-build unique and one-off solutions

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Key Solution Elements ​

  • Access to a highly experienced roster of third-party vendors and informed selection of best service providers for any given situation

  • Utilization of our gained experience to drive value-engineering benefits throughout the process

  • Active oversight of all relevant vendors

  • Constant focus on speed and cost

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DEVELOPMENT PHASE 5:
Infrastructure Buildout

Capability / Experience

  • Substantial experience doing full turnkey build-outs for highly sophisticated public and private sector entities

  • Successful executions in both multi-tenant and single-tenant formats

  • Development management team is well-versed in the engineering and design process elements of the infrastructure build-out

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Key Solution Elements 

  • Access to a highly experienced roster of third-party vendors and informed selection of best service providers for any given situation

  • Utilization of our gained experience to drive value-engineering benefits throughout the process

  • Active oversight of all relevant vendors

  • Constant focus on speed and cost

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DEVELOPMENT PHASE 6:
Completion and Occupancy

Capability / Experience

  • Track record of transparent project management from dirt to delivery

  • Systemic budget reconciliation for cost recovery and application of savings

  • Proactive quality assurance on delivery scope

  • Asset management team with clear and concise communications 

 

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Key Solution Elements ​

  • Ability to monitor budgets in real-time and mitigate cost overruns

  • Single point of contact with full project visibility

  • Expert review of “as-built” versus “designed” facilities

  • Collaborative team support for all phases of occupancy

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