DATA CENTER CONSULTING & DESIGN CHECKLIST

Customer: Address Site Bid submission DC Build Completion

Address date Starting date date

SN Description QTY Required Not Required Comments

1 Space Considerations (in sq.ft)
a Office Space (Cubicle Space)
b Office Space (Cabin Space)
c Meeting Rooms
d Conference Rooms
Other Support Areas
e (Toilet/Pantry etc.)
2 Equipment Space
Data Processing Equipment
a (Server room)
b Meet Me Room
d Staging Room
g Telephone Equipment/LAN Room
3 Storage Space
Storage Room (Equipment/
a Accessories)
b Tape Storage Room
4 Growth Space Considerations
a IT application growth rate (%) per year
b Staffing growth rate
Future company / organization
c acquisitions
5 Physical Security
a 3 layers of physical security
b 4 layers of physical security
c 5 layers of physical security
d 6 layers of physical security
6 Mechanical Room
a UPS/ Battery Room
b Fire Protection Room

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 c AHU Room
7 Access Paths to Computer Room
Minimum Clear ceiling height (False
a flooring to ceiling height)
Clear path from loading dock to
b computer room
c Independent access to each server hall

8 Protection considerations
a Waterproofing
b Pest Control
Computer Room Walls Minimum 1 hour fire
9 rating (NFPA 75 )
If vital records stored in computer
room 2 hour fire rated walls (NFPA 75
a article 7-2.1)

b CtrlS recommendation 2 hour rating

c Vapor barrier on walls
10 Computer Room Concrete Floor
Floor sealed (vapor barrier & dust
a protection)
Floor load rating (80 - 100 lb/ft2 or
b higher)
c Floor drains (NFPA 75 article 3-3.2)
11 Computer Room Raised Floor
a Height (Minimum 18”)
Panel type (high pressure laminate anti
b static )
Panel load rating (1,200 lbs. or higher
c concentrated load)
d Noncombustible Material
Concrete filled panels (used in aisles
e with high rolling loads)
f Stringer Vs Non stringer
Bolted stringer Vs Non bolted (bolted
g preferred)
h Cleaning procedure established
12 Ramps and Handrails
Ramp incline 1” rise per foot (12”
a raised floor height = 12’ ramp length)

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 Ramp floor load rating (high rolling
b loads)
c Rubber nonskid pads
d Handrails for handicapped & safely
13 Ceiling
8’0” to 10" height- False Floor to False
a Ceiling
b Dropped ceiling to be used?
c Ducted air returns at PAHU/PAC
d Serve ceiling as air return plenum
e Direct hot aisle air return to PAHU/PAC
14 Ambient Lighting
a 400-500Lux
b Parabolic light fixtures (reduce glare)
c Lights out rooms to be used?
d 10% emergency lighting to be used
e Independent control at zone
15 Acoustics/Insulation
a Ceiling insulation
b Flooring insulation
c Acoustic wall covering
d Area partitioning panels acoustic
16 Fire Protection
a FM200/NOVEC1230
b Manual disarm switch
0/ 45 / 60 / 180 second delay to allow
c abort in case of false alarm
d Water detection under raised floor
Audible & visual alarm in room & at
e guard station
f Fire Protection Abort switches
g Hand held extinguishers
h Fire Protection warning signs posted
17 Dual Power Paths / Single Power Paths
a Substation power inputs
b Single phase and three phase required
c UPS System required?
d UPS Batteries (Sealed Vs non sealed)

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 e Automatic Transfer Switch
f Power back up (DG Set)
Diesel fuel storage tank size & time (ex.
g 12 hours)
h EPO switches at principal exit doors
50 HZ Power Distribution Units (415
i Volt) to be used
j Grounding for safety (IS3043)
18 Air Conditioning / Chilled Water
Optimal room temperature
a 21 degrees C (+/- 2)
Optimal room % of relative
b humidity 50 (+/- 5)
19 Air Conditioning Capacity Needed
a Sensible heat load % (equipment)
b CFM requirement (Precision AC)
c CFM requirement (Comfort AC)
Redundancy level for server hall AC
d Unit
e Condenser type (air, water, glycol)
f Condenser location & distance from DC
Direct Expansion A/C or chilled water
g based ac for fan coil units
h Type of humidification
20 Emergency Procedures
a Adequate emergency exits
b Exits well marked
Fire Protection signs posted (ex.
“FM200/NOVEC1230. Total Flooding
c Sys in use”)
Emergency evacuation procedures
d posted
e Clear aisles to exits
21 Earthquake Exposures
High Center of gravity tethering
a methods
b Floating frames
Bolted down frames transmit vibration
c directly into hardware
d Check Local Codes
22 Serviceability

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 Service clearances for service and floor
a loading
b Gates/Doors must open
Allow for proper perimeter air
c circulation
d Minimize the use of dead end aisles
Building location (Clients scope/Vendors
23 scope)
a Approval from Civil authority
b Approval from Water authority
c Approval from Electrical authority
d Approval from Fire authority
24 Decisions Affecting Layout
a Building columns in DC
Preferred cable path between floors or
b overhead
Air Conditioners in server room or our
c side server room
Power Distribution Units (PDU) at each
d row
UPS in a room, Batteries in different
e room
f Power bus duct or cable duct
Water lines to Air Conditioners dual or
g single
Dual false ceilings (due to large void )
h or single

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CIVIL & INTERIORS WORKS Remarks

Flooding and storm water
Thermal Insulation on floor / PAC room areas
Fire rated Partitions , Fire rated doors fixing works
Construction validation for fire/load bearing/seismic
Plumbing system
Loading /unloading bay
Raised Flooring works
False Ceiling
Painting & Finishing works
Providing & fixing of furniture items (Eco friendly )
MECHANICAL - CHILLER & PRECISION AC

Chiller Plants

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 Chilled water Piping
Cooling Tower
Water treatment plant
PAHU
AHU
Ductable air handling units
Comfort Air Conditioners
Ducting work
Fresh air & Pressurization system
Ventilation system
Water Pumping System

ELECTRICAL - UPS & BATTERY SYSTEM

UPS & Accessories

Batteries & Accessories
Battery management

ELECTRICAL - PANELS & POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

HT & LT substation
Main Panels
Cable tray - Power and data cable
Cable laying
DG Set
Fuel storage and filling management
AMF Panel/ PLC Panel / Synchronization Panel
Electromagnetic interference level
Emergency power off
Transformer
Earthing system
Surge protection
Raising Mains
Power distribution Units
Light fixtures & Wiring works

FIRE DETECTION & SUPRESSION SYSTEM

Fire alarm/detection system

VESDA
Fire suppression system
Exhaust system (Fire smoke)
SECURITY & BMS WORKS
Public Address System
Access Control
CCTV
WLD (water leakage detection)
Visitor / employee entry/exit checking equipments
Networking (Racks/cabinets/ structured cabling)
Intruder system
IBMS & system monitoring / Remote Monitoring

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