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Capabilities Overview FUTURE PROOFING THE DATA CENTER INVESTMENT “How conceptcsi can save you time & money!”

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Capabilities Overview

FUTURE PROOFING THE DATA CENTER INVESTMENT

“How conceptcsi can save you time & money!”

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Overview of conceptcsi…………………………………………………….. 1 Services…………………………………………………………………………….. 1 The conceptcsi Vision for Mission Critical Projects……………. 2 Future-Proofing The Data Center Investment……………………. 4 Energy & Sustainable Development………………………………….. 6 Project Management & Schedule Methodology……………….. 7 conceptcsi Team………………………………………………………………… 8 Project Experience……………………………………………………………. 10 Contact Information………………………………………………………….. 15

conceptcsi can help you plan, design and build a data center

that is COST EFFECTIVE OVER THE LIFECYCLE OF THE ASSET

• Scalable/Modular • Flexible • Efficient • Reliable

Table of Contents

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conceptcsi exists to provide a radical break from existing industry conventions and consistently

produce Successful Client Outcomes.

As an exclusive, full service company, conceptcsi is an international construction firm with a thorough understanding of technology and construction integration. Planning, designing and building data centers is our specialty; it’s what we do and it’s all we do! We partner with our clients to deliver a data center that is cost effective over the lifecycle of the asset. Through our Integrated Team and Early Engagement Model, we drive a single focus with common goals and objectives to streamline the deliverable. Our method focuses on CAPEX, OPEX and LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT and will accurately establish what is truly required on day one and in the future. The result is controlled technology spending. Your data center will be built to budget and without surprises, operating as intended with expected efficiencies. Future expansion phases will have predictable cost profiles while remaining adaptable to the ever-changing advances in equipment technology. Our entire corporate philosophy has been built around one simple premise; the most important aspect of our business is our relationship with the client. Our purpose is to build strong, lasting client partnerships, founded on honesty, integrity and mutual success. We have a reputation of achieving this by demonstrating a level of communication, collaboration and dedication that is unprecedented in the industry. Our project teams are hand picked and assembled on an individual basis to ensure that their particular skill sets are tailored to meet the specific requirements and challenges at hand. It is this distinctive, boutique style service that differentiates conceptcsi from the industry standard.

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SERVICES

Construction Management / General Contracting

Owners Representation

Consulting Services - Data Center Strategy - Data Center Design - Site Selection & Assessment - Feasibility Studies - Master Planning - Budget Preparation - Utility & Carrier Coordination - Equipment Procurement - Peer Review - Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Energy Services - Energy Audits/PUE Improvement Strategies - Utility Procurement Assistance - Alternate Energy Considerations

Complete Solutions - Design/Build - Modular Data Centers - Real Estate Assistance - Colocation Assistance - Finance Assistance - Operations & Maintenance Assistance

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The conceptcsi Vision for Mission Critical Projects by Seán Mulleady, CEO

Why a new vision for the mission critical project? From experience we know that the traditional “bid-design, bid-build” approach can be slow and fragmented, resulting in an inefficient path from project inception to project completion. Under this model, the owner, having committed to a project must then assemble a team to deliver it. In what is an arduous task, the owner will solicit, negotiate and engage a number of entities. A selection from a group of architectural and engineering firms, various consultants, construction managers, general contractors, owners representation, equipment vendors, commissioning agents, utility companies, connectivity companies and so on, will be brought together to create the core of the team responsible for the design and construction of the project. Because each of the team’s entities has its own agenda, it almost always becomes the setting for a power struggle, with different components jockeying for position and control. The result can be a disjointed project team with goals running counter to those of the client, where budget and schedule tend to be the first casualties. THE WAY FORWARD CONCEPTCSI’S INTEGRATED TEAM & EARLY ENGAGEMENT MODEL

conceptcsi exists to provide a radical break from conventional methods, adopting a holistic and innovative solution-based approach to each client and their project specific challenges and requirements. Unlike most other companies, where the primary objective is to “just win the job”, our prevailing obligation is always to the client. We invest heavily in developing very close, long lasting relationships and remain fiercely loyal in our commitment to them. We devote the time and resources to develop a thorough understanding of their business model as well as the demands, goals and expectations that drive it. We recognize that Time To Market and Return On Investment are key drivers to our client’s business. Accordingly, expediting project delivery and reducing cap-ex and op-ex commitments become our overriding priorities and a basis for our success. In essence we become true partners, moving forward together with a single focus and common goals and objectives. For our client, the greatest rewards come from our early engagement and for conceptcsi that process starts at the conceptual phase. We know that decisions made - or not - at this critical planning stage will have significant and lasting implications through the lifecycle of the data center. It is our experience that the quality of the conceptual/pre-construction process is a determining factor to the overall success of the project. The potential for cost reductions, schedule improvements and innovative design ideas are greatest during this phase. This is the core strength of our company and we are proud of our growing reputation for being among the very best in the industry in this area of expertise. conceptcsi’s integrated team approach fully assimilates the MEP engineer into its remit at this early stage, creating a unified delivery team with a single point of contact. We lead the team in an open and collaborative environment, working closely with the client to blend their IT, facilities, finance, sales and corporate real estate needs in order to harness true, clearly defined project objectives.

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Our commitment to building deep, lasting relationships does not stop with our clients. We recognize the important benefits of having strong affiliations across the entire industry. Much of our strategic development effort focuses on nurturing close associations with equipment manufacturers, real estate brokers, utility companies, local building departments, critical trade contractors, private equity firms, to name just a few. We align ourselves with like minded, innovative companies and leverage those relationships to offer our customers a very unique service offering, tailored to fit their exact needs. In addition, conceptcsi provides feasibility studies, site selection, root cause analysis, strategic sales and marketing assistance, client presentation assistance, new business opportunities, introductions to potential new clients, representation when entering into new market regions - domestic and foreign. These are all Value Added Services and supplement our core business strength; designing and building state of the art data centers for our customers, throughout world. Global data center solutions delivered with conceptcsi’s ubiquitous boutique-style service.

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Breaking the Bid-Design Bid-Build Model The goal of any data center project is to build a product that is cost effective over the lifecycle of the asset with Capital Expenses and Operating Expenses as the focal point. The challenge is HOW to build a very expensive asset to last 15+ years, when the technology it is supporting is changing every 18 to 24 months. In recent years there have been advances in infrastructure equipment and white space products, with a barrage of “Green” marketing attached for energy efficiency and associated PUE claims, which further complicates a very option intensive environment. The traditional Bid-Design Bid-Build model that has been around for decades serving the purpose of buying design and construction services at an initial low cost. Design often begins in a parameter that’s already a bit sketched out, and the price often begins there too. This is often a result of an exchange between the IT and Facilities & Corporate Real Estate Groups as well as input from Procurement. The basis of design (BOD) is bid and awarded to an engineering firm and then the design is submitted for the construction management bid. During the course of pre-construction and construction the engineering and construction teams will usually identify areas of technical discord not anticipated during design requiring corrective action. This methodology is imperfect due to fractured segments in communication leading to potential project delays and costs driven up due to unforeseen conditions. There is a high likelihood that the project will result in unnecessary change orders! cont.

Future-Proofing the Data Center Investment by Michael Silla, Director of Strategic Development

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How to get the maximum project value conceptcsi has developed an enhanced Design-Build approach that redefines preconstruction and the entire project delivery team. We can effectively address the lifecycle challenges, regardless of whether our clients are building a new data center or expanding and/or upgrading an existing facility. Communication, Collaboration and Coordination along with Master planning and the willingness to break from existing industry conventions; these are the key drivers to delivering a data center that realizes both the expected efficiencies in the construction phase as well as the operational efficiencies projected in the master planning stage. conceptcsi’s early engagement preconstruction process begins at the conceptual stage which is significantly earlier than the traditional Bid-Design- Bid-Build model. Decisions made at this critical stage will have significant and lasting implications throughout the life of the data center. As the Construction Manager responsible for delivering the end product, conceptcsi takes the lead and completely integrates the MEP Engineer into our team. Our unified delivery team works with the client, fusing their IT, Facilities & Corporate Real Estate and Finance & Procurement groups collectively to harness true objectives. The only way to reduce capital and operating expenses is to have a thorough understanding of the client’s goals and their planned use of the facility day one and in the future. Creating that understanding and then translating it into an executable strategy is a key objective of the preconstruction process. We immerse ourselves in the relationship with our customer and take the time to develop a thorough understanding of their business model, as well as the demands and expectations that drive it. We have to fully understand what our customer requires before we can successfully deliver a cost effective solution. In our experience the quality of the preconstruction process determines the effectiveness and efficiency of the end result. Using the traditional Bid-Design Bid-Build approach does not allow for the type of collaborative environment necessary to build today's and tomorrow’s data centers. This type of selection model focuses on finding the most suitable engineering and construction management team for the lowest cost. In general, these services are a small portion of the overall cost of the project. However, in the enhanced design-build approach with the early engagement process the team is working with client to lower the overall cost of the data center by designing a tailored program. The focus is on driving the much larger portion of the total project cost down while addressing operating expenses for day one and in the future. The purpose of this enhanced approach is to save significant time and money. By reducing the time from conception to deployment by as much as 50% with improved coordination will result in reduced costs to build and operate the facility. Our holistic lifecycle view addresses short, mid and long term objectives inclusive of energy efficiency. Energy efficiency is as simple as scalable deployments better matching infrastructure (power & cooling capacity) to the IT load along with a variation of equipment choices and best achieved during the conceptual phase. The value and end result will be a better built data center with known costs and no surprises!

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Energy Efficiency, Simplified by Michael Gulas, Director of Design & Construction

The key is scalable deployments better matching power and cooling capacity to the actual load A truly efficient data center is a one that operates as efficiently on day 1 as it does on day 365, in year 3, year 5, year 12, and so on. The approach to designing, building and maintaining a new data center should be exactly the same as expanding and/or upgrading an existing facility. Look at the overall objective, apply a lifecycle methodology and integrate solutions that balance the collective needs. First, the useful life of the data center asset should be established – typically between 15 to 20 years, although this varies by organization. In cases of existing facilities, the determination to expand/upgrade and the budget to do so should be predicated on the same theory. Regardless if you are building new or expanding, the challenge will be the same: how do we plan, build and maintain a very expensive asset to last the duration when computing technology is changing every 24 months? Enhanced planning that wraps around an asset lifecycle management approach, with focus on capital and operating expenses, will guide better decisions to achieve efficiency. The next step is to build the data center criteria by identifying current load requirements and forecasting future loads, establishing reliability factors and the level of redundancy required, associated cost of downtime, and cost of utilities. Energy efficiency can be as simple as scalable deployments that better match the power and cooling infrastructure to the actual IT load. This is the basic foundation but from here innovation in planning and design will address how to make power and cooling infrastructure scalable, modular and flexible to grow and maintain an efficient data center across the lifecycle of the asset. conceptcsi embraces the same sustainable practices whether or not a project specifically requires green or LEED standards. There is no one leading energy saving product, design or solution to save the day. In fact, it is a very option intensive process. Every organization is different. The data center criteria needs to be examined with a holistic approach, and potential energy efficient technologies need to be analyzed from a perspective of efficiency gain vs. risk and cost/ROI. Programs must be tailored to meet the specific needs and requirements of an organization as well as the geographic location of the data center. There have been significant advances in data center technology with product development efforts to further improve efficiencies in the future. The conceptcsi team is always investigating new technologies and techniques evaluating their potential applications. Our commitment to our clients is to help them make well-informed decisions when planning to build or expand their data centers. Arguably this is the most important phase of the project; decisions made during this critical stage will have significant and lasting implications throughout the life of the data center.

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Energy & Sustainable Development

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MissionTrack™ conceptcsi uses MissionTrack™ as its proprietary project management methodology for mission critical facilities. This is a web-based management system which eliminates most of the paper traffic from the process. All project stakeholders can access complete project information from any internet connection, iPad or PDA/Smartphone. MissionTrack™ provides real-time access to the whole body of information via a single pane of glass view for the entire project team including:

• Documents, Drawings and Specifications • RFI’s, Submittals and Transmittals • Change orders, Contracts and Punch lists • Project Schedule and Meeting Minutes • Site Photos, Project Reports • Unified Project Messaging and Discussion Forums

One powerful and all encompassing platform enables close communication, coordination and collaboration throughout the entire project life cycle. Clear audit trails for all decisions and actions are created for everyday project activities. All project documentation is stored and organized electronically in one place. MissionTrack™ is a securely and massively redundant hosted application that eliminates almost all of the paper from the construction management effort. The intuitive user interface requires very little, if any, formal training. Each user has assignable security access levels, depending on their role in the project team.

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Project Management & Schedule Methodology

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conceptcsi Team

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Changing the future of data center construction! Sean Mulleady, Chief Executive Officer Sean Mulleady is Chief Executive Officer, co-owner and founder of conceptcsi and brings more than 20 years experience from a diversified background of Construction, Information Technology and Management Consultancy. Since 1995, he has grown conceptcsi from a start-up business to an International data center authority. Sean’s conviction that the data center project should be handled very differently led to his being sought out by some of the largest colocation companies in the industry. His boutique-style service and focus on the client’s key business drivers has gained widespread renown, resulting in conceptcsi being called on for mission critical projects by leading organizations across North America, Europe and Asia. Michael Silla, Director of Strategic Development Michael Silla leads the pre-construction process and manages client relationships utilizing his experiential knowledge of how sophisticated infrastructures should be planned, designed and executed. Mr. Silla offers 18 years of international experience in technology, construction and strategy consulting. Previously, Mr. Silla was with Cosentini Mission Critical, a group specifically focused on data centers providing consulting, engineering and commissioning services for companies such as ADP, Bear Stearns, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Bloomberg, Credit Suisse, eBay, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, IBM, Medco, Morgan Stanley, NFL, and Polo Ralph Lauren. Michael Gulas, Director of Design & Construction With 30 years of international experience, Michael Gulas is renowned throughout the industry for his deep expertise in the planning, design, procurement, installation, construction and hands-on operation of large-scale mission critical facilities. Previously as the Director of Operations, Mission Critical Center of Excellence for SKANSKA, Mr. Gulas has designed and built enterprise-class data centers for clients such as Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, KPMG, Bond Telecommunications, eBay, Verizon, Telus and IBM.

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Louis Vele, Director or Estimating and Procurement With over 27 years of experience both in general contracting and construction management, Mr.Vele brings a well rounded understanding of project management requirements and how these challenges affect the overall costs of a particular project. He has been involved with a number of large scale projects for premier Wall Street firms such as Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as well as major renovation projects throughout the tri-state area for Lehman Brothers. Through out his career Mr. Vele has headed up several estimating departments for a number of premier general contractors. He excels at providing his clientele with detailed and accurate cost estimates that provide the most cost affective approached to purchasing and building a project. Siobhan Grant, Director of Operations Siobhan Grant manages the operations and finance departments of the organization. With more than seventeen years of experience in global financial management and construction operations, Ms. Grant has been part of the leadership team from the company’s launch. As Director of Operations, Ms. Grant’s focus has been to structure internal operations to allow the organization to be nimble and reactive to client needs. Through her management, conceptcsi senior leadership are closely involved with all projects and directly available to each client. Peter Patsalides, Managing Director of conceptcsi global Peter Patsalides has over 30 years experience in both construction and information technology. He spent 14 years with Matthew Hall providing building services . He then founded Teswaine Business Communications and grew the company into a major installer of IT infrastructure in the UK. After 12 years, Teswaine was successfully merged with Bailey Telecom, becoming the largest IT infrastructure company in the UK. Mr. Patsalides has completed projects throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia for companies such as Citigroup, Lehman Brothers, Barclays, McGraw Hill, Clifford Chance, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, SMBC, Level 3, and City Reach Data Centers.

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We are specialists in design-build strategies for data centers… IT’S WHAT WE DO…AND IT'S ALL THAT WE DO!

FOCUS

We have strategically selected an eclectic mix of experience in IT, Engineering, Construction, and the Owner Side that will provide a global project approach. PEOPLE BUILD PROJECTS

PEOPLE

conceptcsi strives to find innovative engineering and constructability solutions. THE END RESULT IS A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CLIENTS APPROACH

Our defining advantage has been in our thorough understanding between technology and construction. It is decisive to the overall success of the project to assimilate the IT solution into the construction delivery sequence at the initial stages.

TECHNOLOGY

WE MAKE IT A POINT TO UNDERSTAND OUR CLIENT’S BUSINESS MODEL OWNER’S

PERSPECTIVE

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Project Experience

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NEW DATA CENTER – Conversion of office building. Confidential Colocation Client New Jersey Total Size: 280,000 SF Raised Floor: 144,000 SF Tier III Total Power Capacity: 30 MW LEED GOLD NEW DATA CENTER – Conversion of warehouse building. Confidential Colocation Client New Jersey Total Size: 300,000 SF Raised Floor: 144,000 SF Tier III Total Power Capacity: 40 MW LEED Silver NEW DATA CENTER – Conversion of office building. Confidential Colocation Client Massachusetts Total Size: 200,000 SF Raised Floor: 60,000 SF Tier III DATA CENTER EXPANSION – 40,000 SF, 4 MW Confidential Colocation Client Texas Total Size: 350,000 SF Raised Floor: 200,000 SF Tier III+ Total Power Capacity: 42 MW DATA CENTER EXPANSION – 20,000 SF, 2 MW Confidential Colocation Client Texas Total Size: 350,000 SF Raised Floor: 200,000 SF Tier III+ Total Power Capacity: 42 MW

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DATA CENTER EXPANSION – 30,000 SF, 3 MW Confidential Colocation Client Texas Total Facility Size: 300,000 SF Raised Floor: 200,000 SF Tier III+ Total Power Capacity: 40 MW DATA CENTER Utility Service Upgrade Confidential Colocation Client Texas Total Facility Size: 350,000 SF Raised Floor: 200,000 SF Tier III+ Total Power Capacity: 40 MW DATA CENTER EXPANSION – 6,500 SF Design/Build Project Confidential Colocation Client New York Total Facility Size: 2.9 Million SF Tier III NETWORK OPERATIONS DESIGN/BUILD SERVICES Colocation, Carrier Hotel, Modular Container Site locations Confidential Communications Client National - Boston - Washington, DC - Austin - New Jersey - Atlanta - Phoenix - New York - Chicago - Los Angeles - Philadelphia - Dallas - San Francisco -Baltimore - Houston - Seattle DATA CENTER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Data Center Expansion 20,000 SF, 2MW Design/Build Project Confidential Enterprise Client New Jersey Total Facility Size: 60,000 SF Raised Floor: 40,000 SF Tier III

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DATA CENTER CONSULTING SERVICES Site Selection & Conceptual Planning Confidential Colocation Client Arizona Total Facility Size: 1 Million SF Raised Floor: 700,000 SF Tier III+ Total Power Capacity: 110 MW DATA CENTER CONSULTING SERVICES Developed RFP for A&E Services Confidential Colocation Client Arizona Total Facility Size: 1 Million SF Raised Floor: 700,000 SF Tier III+ Total Power Capacity: 110 MW DATA CENTER CONSULTING SERVICES Site Selection – Building Assessment Confidential Colocation Client New Jersey Total Facility Size: 800,000 SF Raised Floor: 350,000 SF (estimated) Total Power Capacity: 30 MW (expandable to 50 MW) DATA CENTER CONSULTING SERVICES Data Center Evaluation - Acquisition Related Confidential Colocation Client Arizona Raised Floor: (2) Facilities 180,000 SF each DATA CENTER CONSULTING SERVICES Data Center Evaluation - Acquisition Related Confidential Investment Firm Client National Raised Floor: (15) Facilities approximately 100,000 SF each

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DATA CENTER CONSULTING SERVICES Site Development & Support Services Confidential Real Estate Developer Client New Jersey Total Site Size: 33 Acres Total Power Capacity: 30 MW DATA CENTER CONSULTING SERVICES Building Information Modeling (BIM) Confidential Communications Client New Jersey Total Facility Size: 2.1 Million SF Raised Floor: 700,000 SF DATA CENTER CONSULTING SERVICES Coordination Study & Root Cause Analysis Confidential Investment Firm Client Texas Total Facility Size: 20,000 SF Raised Floor: 10,000 SF DATA CENTER CONSULTING SERVICES Root Cause Analysis Confidential Colocation Client Texas Total Facility Size: 300,000 SF Raised Floor: 200,000 SF Tier III+

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conceptcsi can provide your organization a personal and seamless package that goes well beyond the capabilities of the typical construction firm.

We thank you for your time and consideration!

The conceptcsi Team

Michael Silla Director of Strategic Development Office: 212.696.1023 ext. 36 Mobile: 646.573.3700 [email protected]

Michael Gulas Director of Design & Construction Office: 212.696.1023 ext. 13 Mobile: 646.306.5655 [email protected]

9 East 38th Street 10th Floor New York, NY 10016

www.conceptcsi.com

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