SCP-3354 — SCP-3354 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3354 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-3354

Expected annual

$1.7M

One-time setup

$2.1M

Annual recurring

$1.7M

Personnel

One-time setup capital is estimated at $2,148,500 driven by land acquisition, fence and guard post construction and equipment (gates, cameras, vehicles); recurring annual operations are estimated at $1,687,625/yr driven primarily by security staffing, insurance/reserve, and ongoing maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M

Facilities $1.3M

[#1, #2, #4] Land acquisition, anti-climb perimeter fence installation, and construction of three guard posts (includes foundations and basic site works).

Equipment $504K

[#6, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #16, #20] Automated gates, CCTV/NVR and sensors, communications hardware, power hardware (solar/UPS/trenching), patrol vehicles, UAVs, one-time evidence storage setup, and signage production/installation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K

[#15] Instrumentation and expendable test equipment for geophysical surveys, data-loggers and test vehicle preparation.

Front Organization Setup $50K

[#17] Legal formation, permits, signage/materials for the nature-preserve cover, initial website and community liaison setup.

Legal And Covert Procurement $40K

[#18] Attorney fees, easements/permit costs, and covert procurement routing/setup.

Training And Sop Setup $20K

[#22] Initial SOP development, roll-out training and one-time setup costs for audits and training programs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr

Staff Wages $900K/yr

[#5] Guard staffing (24/7 coverage at three posts) including wages, benefits and payroll taxes for ~12–15 FTE (model uses 13 FTE equivalent).

Contingency Reserve $220K/yr

[#24] Contingency reserve (~15% of recurring operations) for unanticipated repairs, legal actions and unexpected replacements.

Insurance And Compensation $100K/yr

[#21] Liability insurance premiums plus clandestine reserve/compensation/hush fund for potential civilian injury claims.

Replacement Fund $100K/yr

[#25] Amortized capital replacement and upgrade sinking fund for cameras, gates, batteries, vehicles and structures.

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#17, #18] Recurring payroll/PR/permits for the front organization plus legal retainer and liaison fees.

Administrative Overhead $60K/yr

[#23] On-site administrative staff, scheduling, bookkeeping and permit management (may be part-time/full-time equivalent).

Research And Monitoring $40K/yr

[#15] Consumables, replacement test vehicles, expendables and laboratory analysis budget for the testing program.

Medical And Emergency Contracts $40K/yr

[#13] First-aid supplies, EMT training for guards and EMS/medevac standby/retainer costs.

Incident Response Cleanup $40K/yr

[#14] Annual budget for removal of wrecks, contaminated soil cleanup and per-incident recovery logistics.

Facilities Maintenance $38K/yr

[#3, #19] Perimeter fence annual maintenance/repairs and environmental/grounds maintenance (brush/tree management, trail upkeep).

Cctv Storage And Maintenance $20K/yr

[#8] Recording storage, licensing, environmental camera servicing and sensor maintenance.

Forensic Storage And Analysis $20K/yr

[#16] Ongoing storage rental, chain-of-custody management and forensic analysis costs.

Patrol Vehicles Maintenance $15K/yr

[#11] Fuel, routine maintenance and registration/insurance for perimeter patrol vehicles.

Gate Electronics Maintenance $10K/yr

[#7] Service contracts and software subscriptions for automated gates and access control systems.

Training And Audits $10K/yr

[#22] Recurring refresher trainings, SOP recertification and periodic containment audits.

Drone Maintenance $8K/yr

[#12] UAV maintenance, operator recertification/training and spare parts.

Power Supply Operation $4K/yr

[#10] Electricity, UPS maintenance or solar system upkeep and minor battery replacements.

Communications Service $2K/yr

[#9] Secure cellular/satellite backhaul service, radio repeaters/maintenance subscriptions.

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#20] Small recurring replacements (signage replacements, minor consumables).

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr

75.0% probability / year

Normal operating year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, research and cover costs only.

no major incidents routine testing only

🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline

One non-catastrophic vehicle incident requiring medevac, recovery and modest legal/cleanup expenses.

single medevac/major cleanup small settlement or repair

🚨 Major Incident $2.2M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Significant multi-vehicle or heavy-damage event with large cleanup, replacement of equipment, multiple medical evacuations and likely legal exposure.

explosive/large-damage event multiple serious injuries and heavy legal claims

👥 Personnel 13 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#5] Front-line guard staff to provide 24/7 coverage across three posts (bulk of staff_wages).
Security Supervisor	1	[#5] On-site supervision/shift lead included in guard staffing estimates.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide ranges for each line item and a rough-order summary, allowing a reasonable mid-range estimate; uncertainty remains from incident frequency/severity, covert procurement premiums and local land-price variability.

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