SCP-4358 — SCP-4358 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4358 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-4358

Expected annual

$1.0M

One-time setup

$836K

Annual recurring

$1.0M

Personnel

One-time setup is approximately $836k driven by land purchase, building fit-out, contingency reserve and research equipment; recurring annual costs are about $1.02M driven principally by containment staff wages, research staffing/consumables, legal/cover operations, and contingency/reserve maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $836K

Facilities $364K

[#1, #3, #6, #12] Land purchase and legal/closing (shell acquisition), perimeter fence/signage/landscaping, construction of small hardened containment outbuilding and secure evidence vault fit-out.

Contingency Reserve Establishment $200K

[#24] Establishment of fast-access contingency/emergency response reserve for large-scale theft/vandalism or rapid remediation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K

[#18] One-time specialized research equipment and lab fit-out for behavioral/biological study (EEG/MRI coordination, data capture equipment).

Equipment $110K

[#5, #11, #23, #29] CCTV cameras/NVR and installation, purchase of 1–2 SUVs for response/transport, communications hardware, and small capital equipment/PPE initial purchases.

Training And Sop Development $14K

[#17] Initial development of SOPs and training materials for handling possessed individuals, transfer procedures, and de-escalation.

Holding Suite Furnishings $10K

[#7] Beds/bunks, seating, humane restraints, lockers and initial sanitation/cleaning supplies for short-term holding suite.

Recruitment Onboarding $8K

[#16] One-time recruitment/onboarding costs and relationship verification per initial set of hires (background checks, legal waivers).

Medical Baseline Screening $5K

[#14] Baseline physical and psychological screening for initial staff complement (~$500–$1,000 per staff).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr

Staff Wages $418K/yr

[#8, #27] Salaries and benefits for containment officers (4 FTEs including benefit load) and 1 administrative FTE (total payroll included here).

Research And Monitoring $275K/yr

[#18] Ongoing research program costs (1–3 FTEs or equivalent contractor support), longitudinal data collection, consumables, and staff time.

Staffing Retention Premium $65K/yr

[#9] Relationship-based hiring retention/hazard premium and legal/HR overhead required to recruit/retain personnel meeting long-distance romantic relationship requirement.

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#21] Protocol Parker-Barrow retainer and routine legal/PR/coordination costs plus petty operational cover expenses.

Inspection And Overtime $28K/yr

[#10] Daily inspection labor overhead, logging, shift handovers and overtime on weekends/holidays.

Contingency Reserve Maintenance $25K/yr

[#24] Annual replenishment/maintenance allocation for the emergency contingency reserve.

Medical Recurring $19K/yr

[#14] Recurring medical budget for baseline follow-ups, intake checks for detained civilians, and emergency medical reserve.

Logistics And Transport $17K/yr

[#11, #26] Annual fuel/maintenance/insurance for vehicles plus towing, locksmiths, and small repairs incurred during incident responses.

Imaging Scans $15K/yr

[#19] MRI/PET and other high-cost diagnostic imaging budgets for research as-needed.

Decommissioning Transfers $15K/yr

[#30] Per-transfer relocation support and re-staffing budget averaged as an annual cost for relationship cessations and reassignment events.

Forensic Processing $12K/yr

[#13] Forensic analysis budget per year for occasional biological/fingerprint/evidentiary work.

Evidence Incident Fund $12K/yr

[#20] Annual reserve for restitution/recovery for routine thefts/vandalism and small repairs to preserve secrecy.

Community Relations $8K/yr

[#28] Quiet goodwill/community liaison efforts, small grants and events to reduce scrutiny from neighbors and park officials.

Shell Corp Maintenance $8K/yr

[#22] Annual fees, accounting, nominee services and compliance costs to maintain cover corporations.

Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr

[#4, #2] Fence/camouflage/groundskeeping regular maintenance and municipal property taxes/local fees for the parcel.

Insurance $6K/yr

[#25] Property and limited liability insurance premiums (partial; Foundation may self-insure large exposures).

Training And Sop Refreshers $6K/yr

[#17] Annual refresher courses and SOP updates related to handling possessed individuals and transfers when relationships end.

Couples Therapy $5K/yr

[#15] Mandatory monthly couple's therapy costs for containment officers (two couples assumed).

Communications And It $5K/yr

[#23] Secure radios/phones, licensing, software, encrypted backups and secure logging systems maintenance.

Recruitment Audits $4K/yr

[#16] Ongoing relationship verification audits, privacy-preserving checks and HR overhead.

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#7, #29] Holding suite consumables, sanitation supplies, and small PPE/evidence bag replacements.

Cctv And Monitoring Maintenance $2K/yr

[#5] Maintenance, replacement parts, cloud/offsite storage and monitoring costs for CCTV and remote monitoring systems.

Evidence Inventory And Storage $2K/yr

[#12] Inventory systems, supplies and storage upkeep for evidence vault and chain-of-custody materials.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine containment, scheduled research, and no major incidents beyond expected petty theft/vandalism budgets.

no major theft campaign no mass vandalism no large legal exposure

🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline

Localized escalation: one or a small number of thefts/vandalism events requiring additional recovery, modest PR/legal actions, and overtime.

small coordinated thefts targeted vandalism requiring repairs minor PR/legal incident

🚨 Major Incident $1.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Significant campaign or simultaneous multiple-instance escalation resulting in large-scale thefts/vandalism, public exposure risks, and major remediation and legal costs.

multiple simultaneous instances mass vandalism or high-value theft (vehicles) legal/political exposure requiring heavy cover operations

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	[#8, #15, #10] Four containment officers (rotating coverage) subject to relationship-based hiring and monthly couples therapy; daily inspections and overtime handled by this team.
Administrative Staff	1	[#27, #16] One administrative FTE responsible for intake processing, scheduling therapy, compliance logs, and Protocol Parker-Barrow paperwork.
Research Scientist	2	[#18, #13, #19] Two research FTEs (1–3 FTEs planned) handling longitudinal studies, data collection, and coordination of imaging/forensic testing.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and plausible ranges allowing order-of-magnitude estimates, but many items (land price, research intensity, incident frequency/severity) have wide uncertainty and the anomalous behavior could shift costs significantly.

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