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SCP-3690 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3690
Expected annual
$2.5M
One-time setup
$3.3M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
13
Estimated one-time capital outlays of approximately $3.35M to build secure clinical + insectary infrastructure and contingency capacity, with baseline annual operations ~ $2.47M driven primarily by staff wages, research & surveillance, utilities, and a lifetime-care reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.3M
Facilities $2.5M
[#1] Secure clinical containment suite (isolation ward, negative pressure, medical gas, OR access) estimated at $1.5M–$4M; mid-range capital assumption used.
Contingency Quarantine Expansion $500K
[#18] Rapid expansion/portable isolation reserve for cluster events; one-time rapid-deploy budget estimated $250k–$750k.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $180K
[#2, #17] Arthropod insectary / tick-rearing setup ($75k–$300k) plus initial sequencing/characterization startup ($15k–$50k) combined.
Transport Vehicle Setup $70K
[#20] Secure transport / vehicle retrofit one-time setup estimated $40k–$100k.
Incinerator Purchase $60K
[#14] Optional on-site incinerator purchase noted as $50k+; mid-range included as a one-time option.
Equipment $30K
[#6] Surveillance hardware and cameras one-time equipment costs estimated $20k–$40k; included as facility-installed equipment.
Ppe Initial Outfitting $6K
[#21] Initial specialized PPE outfitting estimated $3k–$10k.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $830K/yr
[#4, #5, #12] Security staffing (24/7, 6–10 FTE), medical staffing (nursing + on-call physicians + specialists), and entomology staff (0.5–1.0 FTE) combined.
Lifetime Patient Care Reserve $500K/yr
[#25] Planned capital/reserve for long-term lifetime patient-care projection (budgeted $300k–$1M/yr as a reserve for multi-decade care).
Research And Monitoring $470K/yr
[#9, #15, #17] Routine diagnostics/labs/imaging, field surveillance & tick monitoring program, and ongoing research program (immunology/parasitology/genomics).
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#3] Long-term utilities & energy (HVAC, humidification, incubators, freezers, lighting, backup power maintenance) estimated $60k–$200k/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#19] Legal, cover-story, family liaison, PR/settlement operational budget.
Insurance $100K/yr
[#23] Insurance, indemnity, and institutional liability buffer/reserve.
Supplies And Consumables $74K/yr
[#7, #8, #10, #13, #21] Medications/pharmaceuticals, nutritional support (enteral/TPN), blood products/infusions, tick feeding consumables, and recurring PPE replacements.
Wild Parasite Remediation $50K/yr
[#16] Field surgical removal, necropsy, incineration and cover-up logistics; annualized budget for variable incidence.
Contamination Drills $50K/yr
[#26] Emergency drills, rapid-response team readiness, and stockpiles for contamination events.
Data Management $35K/yr
[#22] Secure databases, record-falsification workflows, archival and false medical-record maintenance.
Surgical Readiness $30K/yr
[#11] Operating room readiness, anesthesia staffing on-call, sterile supplies and per-operation preparedness.
Ethical Oversight $30K/yr
[#27] Internal review boards, administrative oversight, audits and documentation handling.
Training Programs $25K/yr
[#24] Regular staff training, health surveillance, occupational monitoring, and vaccination programs.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#20] Secure courier/transport operating costs, cold-chain and specimen logistics.
Surveillance Storage Maintenance $20K/yr
[#6] Ongoing video storage, maintenance, and monitoring costs for surveillance hardware.
Biohazard Waste Handling $12K/yr
[#14] Contracted hazardous waste pickup / incineration of removed parasites and contaminated PPE.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine care, research, surveillance, and reserves expended as budgeted.
steady_chronic_care routine_research_activities regular_field_surveillance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Single flare or localized field/remediation event causing temporary surge in medical, transport, and remediation costs.
flare_requiring_emergency_intervention single_field_remediation temporary_staff_surge
🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.8M vs baseline
Host death/escape or multi-case cluster requiring emergency containment expansion, large-scale field remediation, legal payouts and heavy PR response.
host_escape_or_death multiple_infections_cluster significant_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#4] 24/7 manned security, rotation and backups; aligns with 6–10 FTE estimate.
Medical Officer / Nurse 4 [#5] Nursing coverage and on-call physicians/specialists averaged to ~3–6 FTE equivalent; represented here as 4 FTE.
Entomologist / Technician 1 [#12] 0.5–1.0 FTE entomology staffing; rounded to 1 FTE to match operational needs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derive directly from analyst ranges but many line items have wide ranges and event-driven uncertainty (long-term lifetime reserve, frequency of remediation events, and legal payouts). Core recurring categories (staffing, utilities, meds) are better constrained than low-frequency high-cost scenarios.
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