SCP-5147 — SCP-5147 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5147 Euclid ✓ high confidence

SCP-5147

Expected annual

$1.8M

One-time setup

$2.0M

Annual recurring

$1.8M

Personnel

First-year one-time setup is about $1.99M driven by showcases, chamber retrofit, IT and contingency reserves; recurring annual operations are about $1.787M driven by security staffing, research staff, legal/cover retainer and maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M

Equipment $835K

[#1, #5, #6, #7, #8, #17, #18, #22] Museum-grade showcases (41 units), CCTV/NVR hardware, ankle-band hardware & tracking infra, guard kits, secure storage lockers, IT hardware, initial DB/software licensing/customization, transport crates.

Facilities $500K

[#2] Reinforced containment chamber build-out / retrofit (walls, mantraps, access control, emergency power tie-in, structural work).

Contingency Reserve Repairs $300K

[#14] One-time reserve fund for large repairs or replacement after major damage to showcases/site.

Public Relations Reserve $200K

[#25] One-time PR/hush/mitigation contingency reserve to be held available for exposure events.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#12] Small research/observation lab buildout and primary scientific instruments/equipment.

Legal Cover Story Setup $30K

[#15] One-time costs to create/establish civilian cover story, initial legal retainer/setup and records management tooling.

Background Checks Initial $20K

[#16] Initial background checks/security clearance processing (~$500 × ~40 staff).

Initial Clothing Budget $4K

[#13] Initial wardrobe purchase for inactive instances (41 × ~$100).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#3, #4, #11] Security guards (12 FTEs to staff 3 on-site continuously) and security monitoring operators (3 FTEs) and research team (3 researchers + 0.5 FTE tech) salaries and benefits.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#15] Ongoing legal retainer, cover-story maintenance, records management and front-facing staff time.

Capital Replacement Fund $60K/yr

[#27] Long-term capital replacement reserve for showcases, electronics and equipment (budgeted as % of capital).

Operational Contingency $50K/yr

[#14] Annual operational contingency fund for emergency overtime, minor repairs and ad-hoc contractor responses.

Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr

[#9] Annual maintenance contract for showcases and sensors (glass, seals, alarms, hinges, climate components, preventative maintenance).

Research And Monitoring $33K/yr

[#12, #24] Lab consumables for experiments and training/protocol development costs (SOPs, instructors).

Annual Audit And Oversight $30K/yr

[#26] Annual internal/external audit and ethical review board costs.

It Support And Audit $20K/yr

[#17] Annual IT support, security audits, forensic tooling support and server maintenance.

Psychological Support $15K/yr

[#19] Contracted counseling and debrief services for staff welfare.

Archival And Forensic $15K/yr

[#23] Secure archival vault operations and staff time for forensic redaction/retention for exceptions to 72-hour deletion.

Utilities Energy $12K/yr

[#10] Incremental electricity/HVAC load for showcases, chamber and continuous servers/cameras.

Guard Training And Recert $10K/yr

[#7] Annual re-certification, tactical refreshers and specific training interacting with sentient mannequins.

Background Clearance Admin $10K/yr

[#16] Ongoing clearance administration, periodic rechecks and associated admin costs.

Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr

[#13, #20] Clothing laundering contract and general PPE/cleaning/consumable supplies.

Ankle Bands Maintenance $6K/yr

[#6, #21] Replacement devices, spare parts, charging docks, data connectivity and firmware/security updates for ankle bands.

Storage Admin $5K/yr

[#8] Admin and maintenance for confiscated-tools storage, inventory system upkeep and chain-of-custody administration.

Db Hosting And Maintenance $3K/yr

[#18] Hosting/maintenance/licensing for blacklisting and access-control logging systems.

Logistics And Transport $2K/yr

[#22] Contingent annual budget for occasional specialist transfers (averaged per-year funding for one-infrequent transfer).

Cctv Maintenance $2K/yr

[#5] Annual maintenance, storage upkeep and modest power costs for CCTV/NVR/storage (72-hour retention).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with no major incidents; routine operations only.

no breaches or major damage routine research and monitoring standard staffing/maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

Localized incident (broken showcase(s), moderate property damage, short investigations, temporary overtime).

accidental damage by active instance small-scale forensic retention and legal work overtime and contractor repairs

🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline

Significant containment failure or exposure requiring large repairs, multiple showcase replacements, major PR/legal response and significant investigative work.

multiple showcases destroyed public exposure requiring major PR/legal action large-scale repairs and replacement

👥 Personnel 19 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#3] Twelve full-time guard positions required to staff three guards continuously (accounts for shifts/leave/overtime).
Security Monitoring Operator	3	[#4] Camera/watchfloor operators for continuous monitoring and incident response (2–4 FTE estimated; midpoint 3).
Research Scientist	3	[#11] Observational/behavioral research team (3 researchers).
Technician	1	[#11] 0.5 FTE technician included; represented here as 1 headcount (part-time) to support lab and equipment.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provided detailed, line-itemized cost estimates and conservative midpoints for each category; mapping between notes and costs is explicit, so numeric confidence is high.

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