The Blob Company
Delivery Management · Owner Advisory

Structured governance for data center delivery

The Blob Company acts as consultant and advisor to owners and developers during the delivery phases — from RIBA 2 concept coordination through RIBA 3 spatial coordination, procurement, contract award and optional construction monitoring. Each mandate is structured around institutional governance, transparent reporting, and protection of capital

01

Market Research & Strategic Intelligence

Bespoke data center market studies leveraging a global view of operators, capital flows, supply chains and site fundamentals.

  • Preliminary contractor & EPC long-lists for new builds (general contractors, civil works, MEP, fit-out, commissioning)
  • Country & regional entry studies for operators expanding into new geographies — demand, supply, power, fibre, regulatory & competitive landscape
  • Construction cost benchmarking — €/MW IT, €/m² shell, regional escalation, OPEX assumptions
  • Strategic positioning & operator profiling — hyperscale, colocation, AI/HPC, sovereign cloud
  • Targeted deep-dives on technical, regulatory or commercial questions arising during project development
  • Independent market evidence packs supporting investment committees, lenders and board decisions
02

RIBA 2 — Delivery Advisory & Concept Coordination

Advisory input during the concept stage: translating land control and power capacity into a coherent project narrative ready for investor and authority engagement

  • Multidisciplinary consultant onboarding (architect, MEP, geotech, environmental)
  • Technical brief drafting & site programming
  • Governance setup — steering committee, RACI, decision log
  • Planning roadmap aligned with permitting & utility milestones
  • Concept-stage CAPEX envelope and contingency strategy
03

RIBA 3 — Delivery Management & Spatial Coordination

Consultant-led coordination of the design from concept to a spatially resolved solution that satisfies operator, lender and authority requirements

  • Design development pilot across architecture, structure & MEP
  • CAPEX tracking with value-engineering cycles
  • Technical & permitting risk register
  • Master schedule integration with grid energization
  • Operator/tenant technical alignment (white space, PUE, redundancy)
04

AMO Coordination

Owner representation across the three pillars of French project delivery — project, cost and contract management.

  • Project management — schedule, interfaces, deliverables, decisions
  • Cost management — budget control, change orders, cashflow forecasting
  • Contract management — drafting, negotiation, claims & variations
  • Single accountable interface between owner, consultants and contractors
  • Independent reporting to shareholders, lenders and board
05

Procurement & Tender Preparation

Structuring the Appel d'Offres Entreprise to maximise competition, control risk allocation and protect the schedule.

  • Procurement strategy & lotting (GC & MEP & IT & FF&E)
  • DCE preparation — technical, administrative & contractual packages
  • Bidder long-list, qualification & shortlisting
  • Bid analysis, negotiation rounds & contract award
  • Mobilization plan & handover into construction
06

Investor & Board Reporting

Institutional-grade reporting cadence designed for capital partners, lenders and supervisory boards.

  • Monthly board packs & quarterly investor updates
  • Development KPIs — milestones, CAPEX, contingency burn
  • Risk dashboards with mitigation tracking
  • Permitting & regulatory status reporting
  • Governance documentation & audit trail
07

Permitting & Stakeholder Management

Managing the regulatory and local interface that determines whether a project closes on time — or at all.

  • Permitting roadmap (PC, ICPE, environmental authorizations)
  • DREAL, prefectoral and municipality coordination
  • Public inquiry preparation & local acceptance strategy
  • Utility coordination (RTE & Enedis) and grid milestones
  • ESG & community engagement framework
08

Proprietary AI & Cloud Platform

All mandates run on The Blob Company's in-house AI & Cloud platform — a structured digital backbone that accelerates execution and secures institutional-grade reporting.

  • Centralized cloud workspace — single source of truth across consultants, investors and authorities
  • AI-assisted site screening, risk scoring and regulatory due diligence
  • Automated CAPEX, schedule and milestone tracking across the 21-step framework
  • AI-generated investor memorandums, board packs and technical documentation
  • Permitting & utility intelligence — DREAL, ICPE, RTE/Enedis monitoring
  • Secure VDR, governance log and audit trail by design
09

Construction Monitoring (Optional AMO)

Optional extension of the mandate during construction — owner's eyes and ears on site until handover.

  • On-site owner representation & weekly site reviews
  • Schedule, cost & quality monitoring vs. baseline
  • Change order assessment and contractual exposure
  • Technical compliance & commissioning oversight
  • Investor & lender progress reporting through PAC
Decision support

What owner-side delivery management covers

We act for the owner during design and delivery, so cost, programme, quality and risk stay under control while the specialist teams do their work

Scope

  • AMO and PMO for the owner
  • Technical due diligence
  • RIBA 2 and RIBA 3 coordination
  • Consultant selection, procurement and tender support
  • Cost, schedule and risk governance

Who engages us

  • Owners and SPVs entering design
  • Investors needing an independent view of a project
  • Developers without an in-house delivery team

Inputs we need

  • Current design documents and studies
  • Budget, programme and contracts in place
  • Permitting status
  • Governance and reporting expectations

Deliverables

  • Design review notes and coordination log
  • Tender documents and bid analysis
  • Cost and programme reports
  • Risk register and board reporting

Boundaries

  • We advise the owner and never act as EPC, general contractor or builder
  • Design responsibility stays with the appointed designers

Questions before engaging

Are you a contractor or an EPC?

No. We work on the owner's side as advisor and representative. Construction is carried out by contractors appointed by the owner, and we monitor them on the owner's behalf.

What do RIBA 2 and RIBA 3 mean in practice?

RIBA 2 is concept design, where options and the brief are fixed. RIBA 3 is spatial coordination, where the design is coordinated across disciplines before technical design and tender. We coordinate both stages for the owner.

Can you review a project another team is delivering?

Yes. Technical due diligence and independent design, cost and programme reviews are part of the service, for owners and for investors.

Is construction monitoring included?

It is optional. It can be added as an AMO mandate covering project, cost and contract management during construction.

Share the site, project stage and the decision you need to make, and we will tell you whether and how we can help

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