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SCP-5037 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-5037
Expected annual
$6.9M
One-time setup
$3.1M
Annual recurring
$5.4M
Personnel
21
Initial one-time capital (lab, ERIKA dev, vehicles, evidence storage) is roughly $3.1M; baseline recurring program costs (staff, operations, monitoring, legal, consumables, contingency) are roughly $5.36M/yr, driven mainly by staffing, legal/PR/takedown operations, and medical/research operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.1M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $875K
[#12] Specialized anomalous-research lab capital (wet lab, imaging, cryo) midpoint of $250k–$1.5M.
Community Surveillance Deploy $550K
[#25] Optional community-level sensor/camera deployment (program-scale midpoint of $100k–$1M).
Facilities $450K
[#23] Office/staging facility purchase (midpoint of $200k–$700k).
Erika Development $375K
[#15] ERIKA web-crawler development cost (development portion midpoint of $150k–$600k).
Equipment $288K
[#14, #22] Evidence storage capital ($25k–$150k midpoint) and vehicle fleet purchase ($100k–$300k midpoint).
Property Acquisition Per Property $208K
[#4] Per-house acquisition cost (median house + closing/legal fees; midpoint of $155k–$262k).
Vehicle Fleet Purchase $200K
[#22] Fleet purchase for unmarked vans/SUVs (midpoint of $100k–$300k).
Evidence Storage Capital $88K
[#14] Secure lockers/refrigeration hardware (capital portion midpoint of $25k–$150k).
Property Retrofit Per Property $15K
[#6] Per-house retrofitting/hardening (secure locks, seals, reinforced doors/windows), midpoint of $5k–$25k.
Surveillance Hardware Per Property $13K
[#7] Per-house surveillance hardware (cameras, tamper sensors, environmental sensors), midpoint of $6k–$20k.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr
Staff Wages $2.6M/yr
[#1, #2, #13, #15] Rapid-response team payroll/overhead ($900k–$1.5M midpoint), embedded assets/top-ups ($300k–$600k midpoint), research staff salaries ($400k–$1M midpoint), plus ERIKA moderation/ops staff (ops team portion).
Contingency Reserve $683K/yr
[#27] Contingency/escalation reserve (15% of baseline recurring program costs as a recommended buffer; within the 10–30% guidance).
Cover Story And Legal $653K/yr
[#16, #18] Online takedown/retainer and per-incident takedowns (retainer + per-incident midpoint) and legal/PR retainer plus per-incident negotiation/settlement costs aggregated.
Amnestic Procurement And Administration $372K/yr
[#17] Amnestic drug procurement and administration per incident aggregated (12 × $2k–$60k midpoint).
Supplies And Consumables $360K/yr
[#3, #13, #26] Per-incident rapid-response consumables aggregated (~$100k–$360k/yr midpoint), research consumables ($50k–$200k midpoint), and miscellaneous props ($1k–$10k midpoint).
Research And Monitoring $216K/yr
[#10, #11] Forensic autopsy/advanced toxicology per incident aggregated (12 × $5k–$25k midpoint), plus mortuary services/body storage (12 × $1k–$5k midpoint).
Settlements Reserve $100K/yr
[#19] Reserve for contested-case settlements & buyouts (contingency; midpoint modest annual reserve).
Remote Monitoring And Storage $86K/yr
[#8] 24/7 feed monitoring and encrypted storage aggregated (per-property $2.4k–$12k/yr midpoint × assumed program footprint).
Background Checks And Long Term Monitoring $77K/yr
[#20] Background checks, PIs, and ongoing surveillance aggregated across incidents (midpoint estimate).
Temporary Detention $55K/yr
[#21] Temporary detention/interview facilities annualized (example throughput midpoint).
Office Lease $48K/yr
[#23] Regional office lease estimate (midpoint of $2k–$6k/mo).
Training $42K/yr
[#24] Regular training, exercises & SOP updates ($10k–$75k midpoint).
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#22] Vehicle operating costs (fuel, insurance, maintenance) midpoint of $20k–$60k/yr.
Evidence Storage Maintenance $30K/yr
[#14] Annual maintenance/cataloging for secure evidence storage ($10k–$50k midpoint).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Property Acquisition Annual Budget $0/yr
[#5] Programmatic annual property acquisition budget (12 × per-property acquisition). Set to 0 in this baseline (operations focused on other mitigations); captured in scenarios where purchases are adopted.
On Site Security Guards $0/yr
[#9] Overnight/24-hour guard costs per property (conditional). Baseline assumes none; costs modeled in escalation scenarios.
Community Surveillance Monitoring $0/yr
[#25] Ongoing monitoring costs for optional community-level expansion (set to 0 in baseline; captured in one-time/community deployment and potential escalation scenarios).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr
45.0% probability / year
Normal year without large-scale property purchases or major incidents; regular monitoring, research, staffing, ERIKA ops, legal/PR, and contingency.
no large purchases routine incidents handled discreetly no public exposure
🚨 Purchase Properties $8.2M/yr
50.0% probability / year +$2.8M vs baseline
Operational posture where Foundation purchases ~12 affected residences in the year (programmatic acquisitions), triggering acquisition capital and per-property hardening/surveillance costs.
adoption of policy to acquire each affected property ~12 incidents/year requiring acquisition
🚨 Major Incident $8.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Adverse year with a major public exposure, multiple contested suits or clusters of incidents requiring large settlements, emergency legal/PR surge, and higher operational tempo.
media leak or large breach multiple contested lawsuits cluster of incidents requiring emergency response
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#1] Rapid-response containment team (6–10 personnel); includes agents for scene control, transport, and security.
Embedded Agent / Liaison 4 [#2] Embedded assets in police & EMS (3–6 assets); salary top-ups and covert stipends.
Research Scientist (pathologist/neurologist) 4 [#13] Research staff (3–6 total) conducting autopsies, toxicology, and anomaly analysis.
Lab Technician 2 [#13] Laboratory technical staff supporting sequencing, assays, and sample processing.
ERIKA Developer / Moderation Staff 3 [#15] Development and ops/moderation team for ERIKA (ops & moderation portion of recurring ERIKA costs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes; SCP frequency (monthly) is indicated but operational choices (purchase policy, guarding) create large variance. Some costs (settlements, contingency) are highly stochastic, so overall confidence is medium.
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