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SCP-4536 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4536
Expected annual
$13.1M
One-time setup
$62.8M
Annual recurring
$12.5M
Personnel
50
Estimated one-time capital costs are dominated by optional site purchase and major retrofit/contingency funding (~$62.8M). Recurring costs are driven by personnel (security, research, analysts), site lease/maintenance and contingency/reserve funding (~$12.52M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $62.8M
Facilities $51.1M
[#2, #3, #10] Land/property purchase via shell company (option) and physical containment retrofit plus Storage Site-64 fit-out: includes estimated purchase ($50M), containment retrofit (~$1.0M) and storage fit-out (~$100k).
Contingency Reserve $10.0M
[#22] One-time contingency reserve recommended for major escalation, emergency procurement, additional sites and mass operations.
Equipment $835K
[#4, #6, #9, #14, #15, #21] Generator/UPS equipment (~$300k), Urchin.aic development/setup (~$112.5k), armored van purchase (~$160k), ambidextrous tools/sidearms (~$75k), sensors/proximity systems (~$150k), remote-site surveillance install (~$37.5k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $598K
[#5, #8, #11, #12, #20] Atmospheric instrumentation (~$150k), initial amnestic stock/training (~$25k), test rig/aquatic rigs (~$325k), initial anthropology/memetic consultation (~$37.5k), initial training program setup (~$60k).
Legal Pr Setup $250K
[#16] Initial legal/PR retainer and setup for cover story, municipal liaison and denial management (one-time).
Front Company Setup $25K
[#2] Tlaloque LLC / shell company formation and initial bookkeeping/incorporation fees (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.5M/yr
Site Lease $3.0M/yr
[#2] Alternative to purchase: long-term lease/operational control of the Pyramid (provided as an ongoing option).
Staff Wages $2.7M/yr
[#1, #5, #6, #7, #10, #11, #12, #13] Annual fully-burdened wages for security force (guards/supervisors/CCTV), meteorologists, Urchin analysts, embedded field agents, Storage Site staff, research scientists and anthropology/medical staff.
Contingency Reserve Recurring $2.0M/yr
[#22] Recurring scalable emergency-response reserve recommended for rapid escalation (procurement, amnestic campaigns, temporary sites).
Administrative Overhead $1.6M/yr
[#23] Administrative allocation (estimated 15% of operational recurring costs for HR, procurement, auditing, accounting and inter-site communications).
Compensation Claims $1.0M/yr
[#17] Annual reserve for compensation/claims and local emergency cooperation attributable to SCP-induced weather events.
Facilities Maintenance $645K/yr
[#19, #10] Building maintenance for the 32-story Pyramid (HVAC, elevators, janitorial, pest control) plus incremental utilities portion for additional storage capacity.
Supplies And Consumables $400K/yr
[#8, #11, #13, #18] Amnestic program consumables, research consumables, emergency medical supplies/training materials, and disposal/demilitarization recurring costs.
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#2, #16] Ongoing legal/PR retainer, municipal liaison, front-company maintenance and bookkeeping (~$50k/yr included here).
Logistics And Transport $285K/yr
[#7, #9, #10] Field seizure operations budget (non-wage op costs), contracted transport ops and related logistics; excludes personnel wages (in staff_wages).
Research And Monitoring $274K/yr
[#5, #6, #15, #21] Non-wage monitoring and modelling costs: Urchin hosting/updates, sensor maintenance/monitoring, atmospheric modelling costs and remote reappearance-site monitoring operations.
Power Resiliency $150K/yr
[#4] Annual fuel contracts, generator maintenance and routine power resiliency service agreements.
Occupational Training $45K/yr
[#14, #20] Annual refresher training, recertification, background screening and ambidexterity retraining costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.5M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year under a lease/operational posture with routine monitoring and reserves funded.
normal operations no major weather-induced damage routine seizures and research
🚨 Minor Incident $13.5M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized heavy precipitation or a cluster of higher-than-normal anomalous sales requiring expanded seizures, repairs and larger amnestic operations.
localized heavy rainfall increased anomalous sales requiring extra seizures
🚨 Major Weather Event $27.5M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Sustained or long-range weather effects causing regional damage, mass public exposure, large amnestic campaigns and emergency procurement/relocation.
regional weather control widespread infrastructure damage mass exposure requiring public operations
👥 Personnel 50 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 15 [#1] Full-time armed guards responsible for on-site exclusion, patrols and seizures (12–18 guard range; midpoint used).
Security Supervisor 3 [#1] Supervisory cadre for security shifts and incident command.
CCTV Operator / Surveillance 4 [#1] CCTV operators and monitoring staff for continuous video surveillance of exclusion zones.
Research Scientist 6 [#11] Ballistics, toxicology, aquatic testing and equipment research staff.
Meteorologist / Atmospheric Technician 2 [#5] Atmospheric monitoring and modelling personnel to track SCP-related precipitation.
Cyber Analyst / Urchin Operator 2 [#6] Webcrawler maintenance and human analyst time to monitor e-commerce listings.
Field Agent / MTF Operative 3 [#7] Field seizure team members who perform undercover purchases and seizures.
Storage / Logistics Staff 3 [#10] Staff for Storage Site-64 incremental capacity, cataloging and inventory control.
Medical Officer 2 [#13] On-call medics/ER liaisons for site incidents and emergency response.
Anthropologist / Cultural Specialist 3 [#12] Cultural liaison and memetics specialists for Opochtli research and cover strategy.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#19] Facilities engineers and maintenance staff for HVAC, elevators, generators and building upkeep.
Administrative Staff 3 [#23] HR, procurement and site administrative personnel covered under administrative overhead.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst line-item ranges; many line items are ranges and contingent options (purchase vs lease, contingency policy) so totals depend on policy choices. Technical costs (generators, sensors) are better constrained than long-range contingency budgets and liability reserves.
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