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COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF VA DATA CENTERS

• For every job inside a Virginia data center, there are 4.1 additional jobs that are supported in the rest
of the Virginia economy.
• Every $1.00 generated by data centers and spent in Loudoun County provided $13.20 in tax revenue.
• The data center industry is responsible for $73M worth of education funding for Loudoun County.

• Data Centers are directly and indirectly responsible for generating $174M in state revenue and $1
Billion in local tax revenue in Virginia. PROJECT PROFILES
• According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average annual private sector wage in the data
center industry saw a 120% increase in the last 20 years (from $61,1117 to $134,308).

Data center construction is often fast-paced and demanding. Rosendin's team proposed installing a wireway to feed
Aggressive schedules, supply chain challenges, and from switchboards and ATS to the bottom feed allowing
site logistics can combine to create very challenging cabling to be placed and terminated before the ATS
project environments. Rosendin is no stranger to these arrived. Not only did this alleviate the challenge, but it
challenges, with experience on several data center also resulted in a clean installation and eliminated the
projects with particularly aggressive schedules. conflicts above the switchgear. The Owner accepted this
approach, resulting in a clean, professional installation that
QTS Lockridge is a 308,630 SF data center in the heart of is now the basis of design for all future QTS installations.
Data Center Alley in Loudoun County, Virginia. The project
faced an unprecedented schedule from the moment it Rosendin Senior Project Manager, Michael Park, is incredibly
was awarded in early March 2022, with the construction proud of this project, "In my opinion, this project is a perfect
and commissioning of 42 MW to the RPP (remote power example of how Rosendin's Core Values show out. We
panel) level targeted by December 15, 2022. RPP provides Cared, We Innovated, and We Excelled in developing this
a means of direct extension from Power Distribution solution. Not only did it provide some safety improvements
Units (PDUs) or other power sources to server racks. by reducing the overhead work, but also reduced strains.
We developed a solution that allowed our teams to keep
To meet this demanding schedule, the project team working and gave our customer a cleaner, more professional-
ran day and night shift crews to offset delays in looking installation. The fact that it's now the standard
delivering Owner-Furnished Contractor-Installed for future QTS installations adds to the satisfaction."
(OFCI) equipment. Daily debriefings for overlapping
shifts were essential for maintaining communications The level of skill and professional installation was recently
and staying ahead of staffing challenges. acknowledged by the Washington Building Congress with
a 2023 WBC Craftsmanship Award. "The entire team
The QTS Lockridge project includes a 264,104 SF data hall at Rosendin works incredibly hard to ensure that our
with a 44,256 SF administration/operations area. It consists projects are completed with the highest level of quality
of twenty-eight 3000A critical line-ups, four 3000A reserve and craftsmanship. This award validates our efforts to pay
line-ups, and a 2500A House Power line-up. Rosendin attention to details and put our best foot forward daily,"
provided a 1200A temporary service for the site that provides said Matt Orosz, Vice President. "We are honored to be
an 800A feed for the building. Supply chain issues for gear, recognized among the best construction companies in the
lighting, and specialty cable were mitigated by placing orders nation committed to excellent service and craftsmanship."
through early release agreements with QTS and HITT to
get into the production schedule for all long-lead items. Site logistics presented an additional challenge. While this
building was being constructed, another 36MW building was
One of the QTS Lockridge team's most significant challenges being built directly adjacent. The concurrent construction
was supply chain issues for OFCI equipment. Specifically, presented issues for deliveries and personnel movement,
there was a three-month delay in switchboards and with deliveries for both buildings happening simultaneously
distribution panels and a four-month delay in Automatic around the clock. Rosendin used off-site storage and
Transfer Switches (ATS). Rosendin's team developed an scheduled deliveries in open windows to help alleviate
innovative solution: The original design for the project congestion and ensure the flow of materials to our personnel.
involved all overhead conduit and wire for connection At times, there were as many as 2,000 personnel on-site,
between switchboards and ATS. If the team waited to with Rosendin's crew peaking at 310 employees totaling
install overhead conduit when the equipment arrived, more than 226,000 labor hours throughout this project. 
they would be unable to meet the schedule.