The Blob Company
Development Management · Owner Representation

Structured governance for early-stage development.

The Blob Company acts as owner's representative across the full early-stage value chain — from RIBA 2 concept coordination through 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 — Concept Coordination

Translating land control and power capacity into a coherent project narrative ready for investor 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 — Spatial Coordination

Driving the design from concept to a coordinated spatial 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