From Oracle’s servers to a new owner
Quantum met with Matt Grimes of CBRE in December 2014 to inventory the old Oracle data center in Reno, Nevada. Matt’s goal was to sell the building or find a new tenant who would use the data center assets — and if no buyer or tenant materialized, he was prepared for Quantum to do a complete decommission and market the building as office space.
Within a few months, Renown Health purchased the property. Matt referred Quantum to Renown, and their general contractor, Lindsey York, sold Quantum the surplus assets and brought Quantum in to do the decommission and removal.
What came out of the building
The hard parts: windows and rooftops
A December walk-through, several months before the project started, helped determine the scope and surface any unexpected conditions. Two of those conditions shaped the job: the 40 ceiling-mounted air conditioners had to be removed through the second-floor windows, so Quantum hired a window contractor to remove and replace the windows; and the roof-mounted condensing units had to come off by crane.
Quantum’s forklift- and telescopic-forklift-certified crews did the rigging and used a local crane company for the picks — with a pick plan submitted to the owner, insurance documents filed, and permits secured for road closures as needed.
The 40 ceiling-mounted air conditioners couldn’t go out the door — so Quantum removed and replaced the second-floor windows to get them out.
The full data center build-out
Everything down to the conduit beneath the floor.
Back to original, ready for its next tenant
A tricky removal, planned in advance and executed cleanly for the building’s new owner.
Returned to original condition
All of the equipment was disconnected and removed, bringing the space back to original condition for office use.
Tough removals, done right
Ceiling ACs came out through replaced windows and rooftop units by crane, with pick plans, permits and insurance in place.
Planned before it started
An early walk-through scoped the work and caught the conditions that made this job unusual — before a tool was lifted.
From the project
Got a removal with no easy way out?
Windows, rooftops, tight access — we plan the picks, pull the permits and bring the rigging, so even the awkward equipment comes out clean.