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Owner's Representative Services

Protecting your interests from concept to commissioning

A data center project needs one team watching out for the owner, not the contractor.

MDI acts as the owner's representative on a data center project, managing it from early concept through construction on the client's behalf, as the single point of contact for architects, engineers, and contractors, without MDI itself holding the trade contracts or the construction risk. During the build, MDI's team manages vendors, checks the budget against competitive bids, and keeps the project on schedule day to day.

What You Can Expect

One accountable team managing the process end to end, from definition through commissioning.

Technical Requirements

Defined for the facility's reliability, capacity, and efficiency needs.

Permit-Ready Drawings

Covering architectural, structural, MEP, fire protection, security, and telecom.

Vendor Evaluation

Contractor and vendor evaluation with competitive bid analysis.

One Point of Contact

A single accountable team managing the entire process.

Budget Tracking

Ongoing tracking of bids and invoices against the budget.

Progress Reporting

Regular, straightforward status reporting.

Schedule Enforcement

Monitoring the schedule and enforcing contractual obligations.

Oversight to Completion

Carried through to project completion, not handed off early.

Why One Point of Contact Matters

The hard decisions, made upfront, are what keep a project from needing them made twice.

How You Win

Built for 20+ Years

Confidence the facility is designed for decades, not just near-term needs.

Fewer Surprises

Costly surprises avoided because hard decisions get made upfront.

One Accountable Team

No juggling separate vendors directly.

Budget Discipline

Bids and invoices get checked, not taken at face value.

Stays On Schedule

Someone is tracking the project daily.

A Proven Track Record

500+ projects and 1,000,000+ square feet behind the team running yours.

Our Approach

Define Requirements

Translate reliability, capacity, and efficiency needs into technical requirements before design starts.

Develop Construction Documents

Turn requirements into permit-ready drawings across every major system.

Evaluate Vendors and Bids

Run a competitive bid process and evaluate contractors against what the project needs.

Manage the Build

Track budget, schedule, and vendor performance daily through construction.

Carry Through to Completion

Stay accountable through commissioning and final walkthrough, not just groundbreaking.

Proven Success

Colohub Midwest

Sited and phased under one accountable team, from the first drawing to a 57,000 square foot greenfield facility ready for enterprise and colocation workloads.

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HFT Data Center Program

A single owner's representative standard carried across eight markets and three continents for one client.

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Where This Fits

Owner's Representative Services is one of ten services MDI offers across the full project lifecycle. Clients can engage at any point, whether that means this one service or several together.

Part of Our Integrated Services Offering

Owner's Representative work runs underneath almost every other engagement MDI delivers.

Clients often start here and layer in site selection, feasibility, or commissioning as the project takes shape.

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Talk to an Advisor About Owner's Representative Services

Get one accountable team watching out for your interests, from concept to commissioning.

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855.634.3282

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