CLIENT CRITERIA

OBTAIN CLIENT’S DESIRED SITE LOCATION(S) AND DESIGN PARAMETERS REGARDING 1-2 STORY CONFIGURATION, MW CAPACITY, PREFERRED RACK DENSITIES, DTC COOLING & DRY-COOLERS, TIER I, II  OR III, N+1 REDUNDANCY, APPROXIMATE DELIVERY SCHEDULE, FINANCIAL, ETC. ***

1st STAGE. DUE DILIGENCE

FOLLOWING CLIENT’S PREFERRED SITE CRITERIA, UTILIZE GIS API PLATFORMS TO RESEARCH AND ID POTENTIAL SITE CRITERIA, POTENTIAL SITE(S). BASED ON CLIENT’S PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF A POTENTIAL SITE(S), PERFORM PRELIMINARY GIS ANALYSIS OF POWER AND FIBER, MEET WITH GOVERNING AGENCIES TO VALIDATE CURRENT ZONING & POTENTIAL UPDATES, REVIEW ENVIRONMENTALS, SCOUT OUT COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY LEADERS RECEPTIVITY TO PROJECT & CREATE PRELIM CAMPUS SITE LAYOUT; ***

LAND CONTROL

BASED ON CLIENT’S GO/NO-GO DECISION FROM ITEM #2, IF CLIENT PROVIDES A GO DECISION, WORK WITH LAND OWNER & CLIENT TO NEGOTIATE AN LOI AND/OR PSA PATH, INCLUDING EXCLUSIVITY, CONTINGENCY PERIOD(S), OPTIONS, ASSIGNABILITY, GOOD-FAITH DEPOSITS AND PRELIM TITLE REPORT; ***

DEEP-DIVE
DUE DILIGENCE

WITHIN THE LOI AND/OR PSA’S OPTION AND CONTINGENCY TIMELINE BETWEEN CLIENT & LAND OWNER, UTILIZE GIS API PLATFORM DATA TO UPDATE RESPECTIVE AGENCY CURRENT, APPROXIMATE TIMELINES FOR POWER & FIBER DELIVERY TO SITE, COORDINATING WITH CLIENT, PREPARE APPLICATIONS FOR POWER COMPANY & CARRIER DEPOSITS FOR CLIENT APPROVAL, COORDINATE UTILITY ESAs AND FIBER SUBMITTAL AND UPDATE PROCESS, ENGAGE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS & PREPARE CONSULTANT AGREEMENTS FOR CLIENT APPROVAL, UPDATE CONCEPTUAL CAMPUS SITE PLAN, LAYOUT AND LAND USE BASED ON PRELIM TITLE REPORT FINDINGS; ***

UTILITY ESAs, ENTITLEMENT/
CUP

KEEEP CLIENT INFORMED AND UPDATED AS TO THE STATUS OF THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF UTILITY ESAs & FIBER CARRIERS’ STATUS, MANAGE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS ON BEHALF OF AND IN COORDINATION WITH THE CLIENT, INCLUDING CONSULTANTS’ DOCUMENTS AND PROGRESS PAYMENTS FOR CLIENT’S APPROVAL, SUPPORTING STUDIES, SUBMISSIONS, HEARINGS, ENTITLEMENT APPROVAL STATUS AND CONTINUED COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AS WELL AS COORDINATION & COMMUNICATION WITH CLIENT AND INVESTORS.

LAND PSA

UPON RECEIPT OF UTILITY ESAs & FIBER CARRIERS’ AGREEMENTS, GOVERNING AGENCY APPROVALS & CUPS, COORDINATE CLOSING OF THE LAND PURCHASE & TITLE TRANSFER TO CLIENT. SPECIAL NOTE: SUBJECT TO AND CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LAND OWNER AND CLIENT’S LOI AND/OR PSA, THE CLOSING AND TRANSFER OF THE LAND FROM THE LAND OWNER TO THE CLIENT (LAND PURCHASER) MAY OCCUR EARLIER WITHIN THE PROCESS OF CRITICAL PATH ACTIVITIES. ***