Mission Critical Capabilities
Granger Construction is a trusted partner when it comes to Mission Critical infrastructure. Our team has worked across market segments, including financial services, automotive and higher education, to help clients build facilities that improve operational efficiency and reduce business risks.
In the past three years we have …
- Put in place over $725 Million in data center work
- Assisted 15 major clients with 25 projects
- Achieved aggregate bid results within 2.5% of our estimates on approximately $338 Million worth of work
- Maintained industry-leading safety standards with below 0.54 EMR averages
In-House Expertise
At Granger Construction, we take pride in the agility, accuracy and experience we bring to every mission critical project. Through our decades of experience, we have built a roster of pre-qualified contracting partners, ensuring our ability to be nimble and responsive to the unique needs of every client.
In addition to our deep roster of team members with extensive data center and mission critical experience, Granger maintains in-house Pre-Construction, MEP Estimating and VDC teams.
Delivery Methods
Granger has utilized every delivery method in building mission critical facilities and data centers, including general contracting, construction management and design-build. With every project, our teams use Granger’s proprietary RIGHTStart Kick-off process to ensure we clearly understand our clients’ goals and can develop a comprehensive onboarding process for all partners.
We believe collaboration is a key ingredient to success regardless of a project’s delivery method, and look for innovative ways to increase collaboration wherever possible. In the following case study, we compare two data center projects, delivered to the same client, with demonstrated benefits from increased collaboration on the second project.
General Motors IT
- Uptime Classification: Tier 3
- Total Contract Value: $92 Million
- Total Power Capacity: 16 MW
- Computing Power: 10 MW
- LEED Certification: Gold
General Motors selected Granger Construction to build a new state-of-the-art enterprise data center on their Technical Center campus in Warren, Michigan to meet its mission critical needs. This was a 4-phase project, Phase 1 being General Contract and Phases 2-4 being Design-Build.
General Motors IT / Enterprise Data Center
General Motors IT
- Uptime Classification: Tier 3
- Total Contract Value: $110 Million
- Total Power Capacity: 16 MW
- Computing Power: 10 MW
- LEED Certification: Gold
Based on success building their Warren, Michigan enterprise data center, General Motors selected Granger Construction to build a new state-of-the-art data center in Milford, Michigan. This was a 4-phase project, with Phases 1 & 2 involving constructing a new 120,000 SF hardened facility to house IT simulation and digital application laboratories and Phases 3 & 4 involving building out 40,000 SF Quads 3 & 4.
General Motors IT / MPG Data Center
University of Michigan MCIT Building
- Uptime Classification: Tier 3
- Total Contract Value: $25.8 Million
- Total Power Capacity: 5 MW
- Computing Power: 3 MW
The University of Michigan selected Granger Construction to build a two-story, 47,795 SF structure to store date for their Ann Arbor, Michigan Hospital. This structure was built in the side of a hill, requiring significant earth retention elements, and designed and constructed to withstand tornado and hurricane-force winds and flooding as well as forced entry.
University of Michigan MCIT Building / Data Center
Wayne State University
- Uptime Classification: Tier 4
- Total Contract Value: $15 Million
- Total Power Capacity: 0.5 MW
- Computing Power: 0.375 MW
- LEED Certification: Silver
Wayne State University Selected Granger Construction as Construction Manager at-Risk to build a new 13,000 SF data center facility on their Detroit, Michigan campus.
Wayne State University / Computing & IT Center
Confidential Fortune 100 Automotive Corp.
- Uptime Classification: Tier 3
- Total Contract Value: $133 Million
- Total Power Capacity: 15 MW
- Computing Power: 8 MW
- LEED Certification: Gold
This confidential Fortune 100 automotive corporation selected Granger Construction to construct their new enterprise data center in Dearborn, Michigan using a 4-Phase, Design-Build approach.
Confidential Fortune 100 Automotive Corp. / Enterprise Data Center 1
Confidential Fortune 100 Automotive Corp.
- Uptime Classification: Tier 3
- Total Contract Value: $151 Million
- Total Power Capacity: 15 MW
- Computing Power: 8 MW
- LEED Certification: Gold
After successfully completing one enterprise data center in Dearborn, Michigan, this confidential Fortune 100 automotive corporation selected Granger Construction to construct a second enterprise data center in Flat Rock. This was a 4-Phase, Design-Build approach.
Confidential Fortune 100 Automotive Corp. / Enterprise Data Center 2
Confidential Fortune 500 Financial Corp.
- Uptime Classification: Tier 3
- Total Contract Value: $41.8 Million
- Total Power Capacity: 3.75 MW
- Computing Power: 1.8 MW
This confidential Fortune 500 financial corporation selected Granger Construction to expand their data center and oversee a major legacy plant replacement project under General Contract.
Confidential Fortune 500 Financial Corp. / Data Center Expansion and Legacy Plant Replacement
Jackson National Life
- Uptime Classification: Tier 4
- Total Contract Value: $19 Million
- Total Power Capacity: P1 – 3 MW, P2 – 4.5 MW
- Computing Power: P1 – 0.675 MW, P2 – 0.675 MW
Jackson National Life Insurance Company selected Granger Construction as Construction Manager for Phases 1 & 2 of their new data center facility.
Jackson National Life / Data Center Phases 1 & 2
Data Center Thought Leadership
From using innovative design-build approaches to construct the first data center project in Michigan that received Uptime Institute’s Tier III Certification for both design and constructed facilities to helping businesses consider major cost factors like site selection, our mission critical team offers insights and thought leadership.
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