Data Center｜Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ)

DATA

Facility use	Data center
Summary	Maximum total floor space: approx. 80,000㎡ (6,000 racks)
Location	Shirai City, Chiba Prefecture
About Client	IIJ was founded in 1992 as Japan’s first domestic Internet service provider, and since then has continued to take the initiative in technology as a pioneer of the Internet in Japan. Shirai Data Center Campus was built to meet the growing demand for data centers in response to the explosive growth of digital data due to 5G/IoT/AI/cloud services.

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Services we provided

It is said that more than 90% of data center construction in Japan has to be done by major design firms and general construction companies. However, with CM Plus’ support, IIJ was able to build its data center without relying on either of these resources.

1.FS consideration support: Compile client considerations and calculate rough budget for investment costs.
2.RFI support (Engineering Management services): Gathering information on the latest technology
3.Support for RFP/RFQ issuance (project management services): Support for document preparation for construction inquiries, conduct inquiries from multiple construction companies
4.Detailed design management (Project Management services): Implementation of regular meetings, review of design documents
5.Construction management: support for construction progress and quality control, and client completion inspections

Project flow

Approx. 6 months

FS
Approx. 3 months

RFI
3 months

RFP/RFQ
Approx. 6 months

Detailed Design Administration
Approx. 9 months

CM

Our contributions to the project

Supports architectural, electrical, and HVAC engineering resources to develop project master schedules and develop project tasks to completion dates. Supported in calculating estimated costs based on facility size assumptions.
CM Plus identified the requirements for the latest DC, gathered technical proposals from relevant vendors, and conducted a technical evaluation.
At the quotation inquiry stage, CM Plus evaluated the quotation and supported the drafting of the contract.
Held regular weekly meetings to review the design services performed by the contractor
*This project will adopt a design-build method in which the contractor will carry out detailed design and construction based on the quotation document (prepared by CM Plus).
CM Plus confirmed the constructor’s quality control methods at each stage of construction, and witnessed inspections during the completion inspection.