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SCP-4299 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-4299
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$1.0M
Annual recurring
$1.0M
Personnel
11
First-year deployment (capital + first-year operations) is roughly $2.03M driven primarily by construction/one-time capital, laboratory setup, and personnel/security staffing; ongoing annual operations are roughly $1.03M driven by security wages, research support, and administrative/maintenance costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.0M
Equipment $285K
[#6, #7, #8, #10, #12, #15, #16, #23] Surveillance/hardware, HVAC units (hardware portion), backup generator/UPS, initial medical/PPE procurement, secure vehicle purchase, on-site autoclave/incinerator, initial document/IT hardware and scanners, and initial IT/hardware security purchases.
One Time Contingency $253K
[#24] One-time contingency reserve (~15% of preliminary first-year subtotal) for unexpected capital/early replacement costs, emergency buildouts, or scale-up.
Facilities $235K
[#1, #2, #9] Greenhouse construction, perimeter exclusion/hard barriers, and secure human-containment room build-outs summed (greenhouse, fencing/signage, 2–4 small holding rooms).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $132K
[#13, #14] Dedicated laboratory equipment purchase and initial sample handling/chain-of-custody gear (sequencing/assay equipment or contracted equivalent plus secure containers/cold-chain).
Legal And Permits One Time $40K
[#17] One-time negotiation/compensation to landowner, permit fees and initial municipal/legal liaison setup.
Amnestic Initial Stock And Training $30K
[#11] Initial amnestic stockpile procurement and medic training/secure storage setup.
Training And Background Checks Initial $25K
[#20] Initial vetting, background checks, and training program setup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr
Staff Wages $490K/yr
[#3, #4] 24/7 security staffing (approx. 8–10 FTE) and Level‑2 horticulture/maintenance staff salaries and benefits.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#5] Ongoing research staff, specialist contractors, and periodic contracted lab work (botanist, chemist, psychologist/language analyst, shared/regional lab time).
Contingency Recurring $74K/yr
[#24] Recurring contingency/top-up (~~8% of recurring subtotal) for spare parts, unexpected repairs, and event-driven top-ups.
Supplies And Consumables $58K/yr
[#10, #11, #13, #14, #15, #16] Annual medical consumables/PPE, amnestic resupply, lab consumables/subcontracted tests, sample handling consumables, waste disposal contracts and document-handling replacements (shredders, secure media).
Administrative Overhead $50K/yr
[#25] Program management, recordkeeping, procurement, audits and contract management overhead.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#17, #18] Annual municipal liaison/legal retainer and PR/cover-story retainer for incident contingencies.
Translation And Travel $25K/yr
[#19] French-language staff, translators, travel and accommodations for rotating specialists.
Monitoring And Follow Up $20K/yr
[#21] Long-term health/behavioral monitoring of SCP-4299-1 instances, periodic examinations and data logging.
Logistics And Transport $16K/yr
[#12] Vehicle running costs, fuel, insurance and routine transport for site visits and sample/shuttle operations.
Facilities Maintenance $14K/yr
[#7, #8, #15] HVAC energy & service, generator/UPS servicing/fuel, and routine greenhouse/perimeter maintenance.
Detained Individual Operations $12K/yr
[#9] Operational costs for short-term holding/observation of SCP-4299-1 instances (baseline budget assuming occasional short-term detainments).
Incident Response Fund $10K/yr
[#22] Expected per-year budget for on-call mobilization, short-term lodging, amnestic administration, and paperwork per Bloom Event (assumes ~1 event-sized response averaged).
Training Recurring $9K/yr
[#20] Annual refresher training, psychological screening updates, and background check renewals.
Surveillance Maintenance And Storage $8K/yr
[#6] Camera/audio system maintenance, data storage costs (local + off-site) and analytics maintenance.
It Security And Backup $5K/yr
[#23] Ongoing IT security monitoring, hardened backups, and secure communications costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr
42.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady operations, scheduled research, and routine monitoring with no major incidents.
no major Bloom Event beyond expected routine maintenance scheduled research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
50.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Single modest Bloom Event requiring additional mobilization, witness amnestics, extra PR, and short-term increased staffing.
small-scale Bloom Event on-site detainment and amnestic use
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Significant public exposure or mass Bloom requiring large-scale amnestics, legal payouts, emergency contracts, and possible rebuild.
mass conversion public media exposure municipal/legal escalation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Discovery that warrants rapid expansion of lab capacity and hiring of additional specialists for follow-up studies.
novel biochemical finding demand for expanded sequencing/metabolomics
🚨 Political Exposure $1.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Local political/media incident requiring large compensation, extensive PR operations, and long-term legal engagement.
municipal discovery press investigation legal challenge from landowner/civilians
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#3] 24/7 security coverage estimated at ~8–10 FTE; modeled as 9 FTE in staff_wages.
Level-2 Personnel 2 [#4] Specialized horticulture/Level-2 maintenance staff (1–2 FTE); modeled as 2 FTE.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst line-item ranges and SCP text; many items have wide ranges (capital, local French permitting, frequency of Bloom Events) so uncertainty remains but line items are well enumerated.
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