Multi-City
Deployment
250 KW
Avg Power
$7M
Contract Value
PROJECT AT A GLANCE
Project Details
Project Type
Colocation Facilities
Client
High Frequency Trading Firm
Locations
Chicago (5), New Jersey (5), New York, Singapore, Toronto, Atlanta, London, Paris
Average Size
1,500 to 2,000 SQFT per site
Contract Value
$7,000,000
Critical Power
250 KW (Average)
Overall Power
N/A
Cooling
Airflow modeling of existing systems to validate compliance
Fire Systems
Pre-Action / FM-200 / VESDA
Status
Complete
This project involved a fast-paced, multi-city rollout across global financial hubs, requiring strict performance, latency, and operational compliance.
DELIVERED VALUE
What MDI Delivered
This project involved a fast-paced, multi-city rollout across global financial hubs, requiring strict performance, latency, and operational compliance across every site.
Delivered high-availability infrastructure aligned to uptime expectations.
Supported future growth with scalable electrical and mechanical design provisions.
Reduced change-order exposure through pre-execution coordination (“paper-first” modeling).
Improved delivery certainty and procurement reliability via vendor-agnostic sourcing.
MDI Access Delivery Team
Services Executed by MDI
HFT Data Center drew on 4 of MDI's ten services, delivered by one accountable team instead of separate vendors.
Data Center Feasibility Study Services
Technical Due Diligence
Colocation RFP & Provider Selection
Facility Condition Assessment Services
Preventive Maintenance Program
BIM & Facilities Management Services
Site Selection Services
Compares candidate regions and metro areas on power, labor, taxes, and connectivity to produce a ranked, evidence-based shortlist.
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Owner’s Representative Services
Acts as the owner's single point of contact from concept through commissioning, without taking on construction risk.
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Equipment Procurement
Selects and specifies mechanical and electrical equipment based on project fit, not a manufacturer's agenda.
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Commissioning Services
Tests and verifies that mechanical, electrical, and controls systems perform as designed before a facility goes live.
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