A competitive bid in a live building
Quantum Technology was invited to a walk-through, alongside various Philadelphia trades, to bid on the decommission of Fiserv’s data center on Market Street in Philadelphia. The equipment was quite old and didn’t carry strong resale value, so like the other bidders Quantum submitted a charge for the clean-out and interior demolition — but because of its ability to monetize the assets, that charge came in significantly lower than the trades.
The site had real complications: layers upon layers of cabling beneath the floor, much of it set in place by earlier tenants, with many connections that reached into other suites in the building.
Careful work around an occupied building
Because the cabling tied into other suites, Quantum worked closely with the building electricians to untangle the connections safely, and with the building mechanics to make sure no leaking occurred during the removal of the CRAC units.
The demolition and recovery covered 125 server racks, 60,000 square feet of raised floor, cabling, piping, CRAC units, PDUs, fire suppression tanks, cubicles and partition walls — with the racks, PDUs, UPSs and raised floor resold, and the batteries, drywall, cabling and conduit recycled.
Across 60,000 square feet of raised floor, Quantum pulled 125 server racks and the full power and cooling plant — returning the space to its original condition.
Data center and interior, together
Technical infrastructure and interior build-out, recovered and recycled.
Lower cost, clean finish, lasting relationship
The space came back to original condition, the price beat the trades, and Fiserv kept calling.
Below the trades’ price
By monetizing the assets, Quantum’s bid came in significantly lower than the other Philadelphia trades.
No disruption to neighbors
Working with the building’s electricians and mechanics, the crew untangled shared cabling and removed CRAC units without leaks.
A client for the long haul
Fiserv was extremely pleased and went on to hire Quantum for many more projects around the country.
From the project
Getting bids on a decommission?
Because we recover and resell the assets, our number often comes in below the trades — and we work cleanly around occupied, shared buildings.