SCP-4155 — SCP-4155 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4155 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-4155

Expected annual

$1.8M

One-time setup

$4.2M

Annual recurring

$1.7M

Personnel

Initial capital and reserves are approximately $4.24M, driven by land/site acquisition, site buildings, specialized fit-outs and emergency reserves; annual operations run roughly $1.74M/yr, dominated by personnel, the bat-breeding program, and ongoing research/outsourced analyses.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.2M

Facilities $2.1M

[#1, #2, #3, #4] Land acquisition, perimeter fencing/signage, site buildings & infrastructure, and cave access stabilization (combined).

Emergency Reserve $1.0M

[#26] Dedicated one-time emergency reserve for large anomalous escalations or containment changes.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $425K

[#10, #11, #13] Captive bat-breeding fit-out, initial outsourced analytical campaign, and reserved budget for specialized initial analyses.

Equipment $315K

[#5, #6, #7, #12, #22] Initial surveillance hardware, power/generator equipment, vehicles & trailers, field/lab equipment (freezer, kits), and initial servers.

Contingency Reserve $250K

[#24] One-time contingency/emergency repair reserve.

Witness Management Setup $100K

[#17] Initial witness-management/emergency-response setup and contingency planning fund setup.

Permits And Compliance $30K

[#14] Initial permits, EIA, wildlife paperwork and one-time compliance fees.

Legal Setup $10K

[#15] One-time legal/document-control setup and cover-story documentation costs.

Training Setup $5K

[#21] Initial staff training and safety program startup costs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr

Staff Wages $1.1M/yr

[#8] Site director, security coverage (8 hires to staff 24/7), research staff, husbandry techs, lab techs, and admin plus benefits/overhead (~25%).

Cover Story And Legal $170K/yr

[#15, #16, #17] Ongoing legal counsel, PR/community outreach, and witness-management retainers/rapid-response funds.

Bat Program Operations $150K/yr

[#10] Ongoing captive tricolored bat program operations: husbandry, feed, utilities and specialized veterinary care.

Research And Monitoring $105K/yr

[#11, #13, #22, #25] Ongoing experiments/data analysis, outsourced high-end instrumentation access, data storage/analytics, and annual scientific audit/external review.

Insurance $60K/yr

[#18] Property, liability and worker's comp premiums elevated due to cave/wildlife work.

Contingency Replenish $50K/yr

[#24] Annual replenishment target for rapid-response contingency fund.

Supplies And Consumables $28K/yr

[#12, #20, #23] Annual replacement consumables, contracted hazardous/bio waste removal, field/lab consumables and small replacements.

Surveillance Maintenance $15K/yr

[#5] Annual maintenance, storage and cloud/onsite recording costs for camera/sensor network.

Logistics And Transport $12K/yr

[#7] Vehicle fuel/maintenance/insurance and site transport ongoing costs.

Power Maintenance $12K/yr

[#6] Fuel, generator maintenance and UPS/service contracts.

Pest Control $12K/yr

[#19] Regular pest control and decontamination due to sugar-rich secretions attracting insects/rodents and mold control.

Training And Safety $12K/yr

[#21] Annual training, vaccination (rabies), drills and safety refreshers.

Permits And Compliance $10K/yr

[#14] Annual permit renewals, inspections and ongoing compliance filings.

Veterinary Contract $4K/yr

[#9] Bi-annual feline veterinarian checkups and travel/consumables.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr

91.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research, husbandry and containment activities proceed as planned.

no_public_sightings stable_population routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized public sighting or small breach requiring rapid-response, witness management, minor repairs and short-term surge staffing.

public_sighting minor_vandalism localized_equipment_failure

🚨 Major Breach $4.2M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or anomalous escalation requiring emergency relocation, major repairs, large legal/PR response and extensive scientific mobilization.

mass_public_exposure widespread anomalous spread structural_failure

👥 Personnel 16 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Director / Program Manager	1	[#8] Senior site leadership responsible for program oversight.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#8] Staffing to provide 24/7 coverage (6 FTE coverage but ~8 hires required to cover shifts and absences).
Research Scientist	2	[#8] Scientific staff for analyses and project leadership.
Animal Husbandry / Bat-Breeding Technician	2	[#8, #10] Specialized staff for captive tricolored bat program and day-to-day animal care.
Lab Technician	2	[#8] Laboratory support for sample prep and routine assays.
Administrative / Support	1	[#8] Administrative, scheduling, and compliance support.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on detailed analyst line-item notes with explicit ranges for most categories, but several items (land cost, staffing scale, and incident severity) have wide ranges and contingency assumptions — hence medium confidence.

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