National Network Information Centers - CASE STUDY
Situation Summary WorldCom, Inc. (WorldCom) needed to produce several network information centers (NICs) in selected locations around the country and needed the facilities operational in an unusually short time frame. WorldCom was in the early stages of roll out of the Generation d initiative to provide web hosting and collocation services, and wanted to examine alternative facility solutions that could provide a ground-up facility in a time frame that met or exceeded the time required to retrofit an existing facility. WorldComs internally budgeted time schedule for such a facility was in excess of eighteen (18) months from initial site evaluation to a revenue-ready facility. ITI Solutions/WorkPlaceUSA was engaged to implement the strategy to purchase land sites and construct new facilities in 10 months or less. In all, thirteen (13) locations, totaling approximately 1.5 million square feet and representing an $8.6 billion initiative, were created for the project. ITI Solutions Site Review and Research Essen cheap hotelsITI Solutions (ITI), WorkPlaceUSAs technical real estate advisory group, worked closely with WorldComs facility and engineering groups to determine the strategy and approach to locate 13 new sites simultaneously in tier 1 markets around the country. In less than one week, every feasible, targeted location was identified, information summarized and contact made with owners. ITI representatives made site visits, and a short list of site alternatives was developed and presented to our client. Within weeks, land sites in 12 of the 13 locations were fully negotiated and under contract for purchase. The site for the 13th location evolved into a lease option, which was identified and fully negotiated by ITI and WorldCom within a 30-day time frame. Facility Design Immediately, the entire project team was mobilized to begin studies for the project. WorkPlace Design Group, a sister company of ITI Solutions, developed numerous prototype designs for WorldCom to review, resulting in a final decision to design a stand-alone, 108,000 square foot single story facility, with expansion to be handled with a second similar-sized building. Enough land would need to be purchased to house two 108,000 square foot facilities, support systems and parking. Throughout the entire site selection process, close coordination between ITI Solutions, WorldCom and WorkPlaceUSA was critical. Daily meetings were held for status review, with no real estate decisions made without discussions with land planning, programming, architecture and design, construction, engineering and project management. When a site was ready for purchase, the prototype had already evolved into a site-specific building design, ready for construction at each location, including the leased site. Services Provided - Overall project strategy development
- Site analysis and selection
- Lease negotiations
- Utility rate negotiations
- Land planning and analysis
- Economic incentive discovery and analysis
- Prototype design and engineering
- Shell building architecture and engineering
- Interior architecture and engineering
- Equipment procurement and invoice handling
- Technology consulting
- General contracting and construction management
- Project management and reporting
Summary reservations hotel de premier choix BernTwelve sites totaling 1.3 million square feet and a leased site of 146,000 square feet were acquired for WorldCom. The NIC facilities provide WorldCom with state-of-the-art technical centers that provide a flexible, user-controlled environment. ITI Solutions / WorkPlaceUSAs ability to provide end-to-end project control through integrated service delivery systems was instrumental in the success of this project. ITI Solutions ability to manage multiple, fast track projects, provided WorldCom with the ability to control costs, achieve a reduction in time-to-market, enhance competitive advantage, and realize revenue more quickly. |
