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Six U.S. developments. Named contractors. Documented procurement signals. And the questions contractors need answered before pursuing the work.

The headlines tell you where investment is going. The contractor details tell you what to investigate next.

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A federal design-build acquisition in Alabama. A major construction milestone in Arkansas. Two Texas developments moving through approval and design. And more than $5 billion in announced power infrastructure across Wyoming and Indiana.

This week's six developments show how quickly the construction opportunity around data centers is expanding beyond the buildings themselves.

But there is an important distinction.

A $4 billion project announcement is not a $4 billion open bid. A named equipment supplier is not necessarily the installation contractor. And a bid bulletin issued earlier this year does not establish that those packages remain available today.

That's where DCCR is concentrating its research.

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Location: Redstone Arsenal, near Huntsville, Alabama
Owner: U.S. Department of Defense
Project: U.S. Space Command Command and Control Facility
Estimated total program cost: $4 billion
Facility: Approximately 700,000 square feet on 64 acres
Target delivery: December 2031
Contractor priority: HIGH

A major federal construction acquisition is taking shape in Alabama.

The Department of Defense has issued an advance notice for a design-build contractor to deliver the future U.S. Space Command Command and Control Facility at Redstone Arsenal.

The project will support approximately 1,800 personnel and include secure command infrastructure and a supporting data center.

The estimated $4 billion encompasses the broader facility's design, construction, fit-out, commissioning, accreditation, and equipment. It should not be interpreted as the cost of the data center alone.

The planned facility calls for specialized construction capabilities, including secure communications, resilient electrical infrastructure, radio-frequency shielding, electromagnetic pulse protection, mechanical systems, and commissioning.

This is not an ordinary commercial data center bid.

The acquisition is structured around a federal challenge process, and prospective prime contractors face significant security, technical, and financial qualification requirements.

For specialty contractors, participation may depend on joining a qualified design-build team.

The government's advance notice identified October 15 as the anticipated challenge-release date, an October 21 industry briefing, and December 15 as the anticipated response deadline.

Those were advance planning dates, not a substitute for the final challenge instructions.

DCCR has contacted the federal acquisition representative to verify the binding deadline, briefing arrangements, and submission process.

Contractors should confirm all dates and eligibility requirements through the current official acquisition documents before acting.

Official research routes:

This is one of the clearest potential design-build procurement developments in this issue because a government acquisition process has been announced.

The critical next question is which qualified prime teams will pursue the opportunity and how specialty firms can participate.

DCCR VERDICT: HIGH PRIORITY — FEDERAL PROCUREMENT. Final submission instructions and any open teaming opportunities require direct confirmation.

Location: Clarksville, Arkansas
Developer: Serverfarm
Reported campus investment: $6.6 billion
Planned capacity: 432MW across four buildings
Planned building area: Approximately 1.2 million square feet
Stage: Active construction; first building topped out
Contractor priority: HIGH

Serverfarm has reached a major construction milestone in Clarksville.

The first building, ARK1, has topped out. It is planned to provide 108MW of capacity across approximately 300,000 square feet.

At full development, the four-building campus is planned to total approximately 432MW.

DCCR previously covered the campus and its bid documentation. The new development is the topping-out milestone, which makes it timely to revisit construction progress and the remaining procurement pipeline.

Three companies are publicly identified as working on the campus:

Yates Construction
Nabholz Construction
Eutaw Construction

Their involvement is documented, but the precise division of contractual responsibilities should not be assumed without confirmation.

A February 2026 Nabholz bid bulletin provides a useful record of how portions of the project were packaged.

It identifies concrete work for Building 1 and mechanical/plumbing, fire protection, and electrical packages associated with Buildings 1–3, alongside other lump-sum trade categories.

The document also references design drawings, construction coordination, safety requirements, and site logistics.

The bulletin establishes historical bidding activity. It does not prove that those packages are open today.

Nabholz publishes a subcontractor qualification process through BuildingConnected.

REVIEW NABHOLZ TRADE CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATION →

DCCR has contacted Nabholz to ask whether the earlier packages have been awarded, whether additional bidding is expected for later buildings, and whether the published qualification route applies to this campus.

No verified answer has been incorporated as of publication.

Beyond the buildings, Clarksville's electric, water, and wastewater infrastructure remains important to the overall campus.

Contractors should watch both building-phase procurement and the separate utility infrastructure requirements.

DCCR VERDICT: HIGH PRIORITY — ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION AND DOCUMENTED HISTORICAL PROCUREMENT. Current bid availability remains unverified.

Location: Taylor, Williamson County, Texas
Developers: PowerHouse Data Centers and Big Watt Digital
Site: Approximately 664 acres
Proposed data center capacity: Up to 1GW
Proposed on-site generation: 750MW natural gas
Stage: Development agreement approved
Contractor priority: HIGH

A large data center and power-generation development has advanced in Central Texas.

On October 8, the Taylor City Council approved a development agreement with PowerHouse Data Centers and Big Watt Digital for the Taylor Technology Campus, previously known as Project Mustang.

The proposed 664-acre site is located between FM 112 and U.S. Highway 79.

The development combines planned data center capacity with on-site power generation.

The agreement establishes requirements affecting the project's future development, including cooling, water use, noise, and site-related infrastructure.

Taylor's published project information identifies a closed-loop cooling approach using reclaimed water, along with environmental and community requirements.

Those obligations can influence engineering, equipment selection, site development, and construction sequencing.

Potential future work categories include:

No general contractor, generation EPC, or currently open trade-package solicitation has been verified.

The next major signals will be engineering appointments, permitting, financing, and contractor selection.

CITY OF TAYLOR — OFFICIAL PROJECT INFORMATION →

DCCR VERDICT: HIGH PRIORITY — DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL. The project has advanced, but an approved development agreement is not a construction notice to proceed.

Location: Willacy County, Texas
Owner listed in state filing: Soluna KK Energy Service Co LLC
Development participants: Soluna and Metrobloks
Registered construction cost: $471.8 million
Registered building size: 471,884 square feet
Critical IT load: Approximately 112MW
Named design firm: HKS
Contractor priority: HIGH

A Texas construction registration has added important detail to Soluna's Project Kati II development.

The filing describes a single-story AI data center building with approximately 112MW of critical IT load and a registered construction cost of $471.8 million.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation identifies HKS, Inc. as the design firm.

The registration lists October 8, 2026 as the planned start date and October 8, 2027 as the planned completion date.

These are filing dates, not independent confirmation that construction began on October 8.

Soluna previously disclosed that it had selected a general contractor and was onboarding that company for the design-build process.

The contractor's identity has not been established in the publicly verified material reviewed by DCCR.

Metrobloks is the development partner with responsibilities including design, development, leasing, and operations.

That makes the GC appointment and subcontractor procurement structure especially important.

Earlier company reporting indicated that design work and long-lead equipment procurement were advancing.

For contractors, that suggests the development has progressed beyond the earliest conceptual stage.

But it does not establish that any particular construction package is available.

DCCR has contacted Soluna to request confirmation of the GC's identity, onboarding status, subcontractor qualification process, and current construction schedule.

VIEW THE OFFICIAL TEXAS PROJECT REGISTRATION — TABS2027003019 →

HKS is the confirmed design firm. A GC selection has been announced, but the contractor's name remains unverified.

Identifying that GC is the next critical step in following the subcontracting chain.

DCCR VERDICT: HIGH PRIORITY — NAMED DESIGN FIRM, REGISTERED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, UNRESOLVED GC IDENTITY.

Location: Near Cheyenne, Wyoming
Project company: Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC
Controlling owner: American Electric Power
Power purchaser: Google
Planned generation: 702MW
Estimated investment: $4 billion
Technology supplier: Bloom Energy
Target full operation: End of 2028
Contractor priority: HIGH

The infrastructure required to power data centers is becoming a construction story of its own.

On October 14, AEP announced plans to invest approximately $4 billion in a 702MW fuel-cell generation project near Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Google has agreed to purchase power from the facility under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

AEP controls approximately 92% of the project company, with funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners holding nearly 8%.

Bloom Energy is the named fuel-cell technology supplier.

AEP and its partners expect construction to begin in 2026, with full operation targeted by the end of 2028.

A project of this scale could involve equipment foundations, site preparation, gas supply infrastructure, electrical distribution, equipment integration, controls, and commissioning.

But identifying Bloom Energy as the fuel-cell supplier does not identify the contractor responsible for all construction and installation work.

Construction EPC: Not publicly verified.
Installation contractor: Not publicly verified.
Open trade packages: Not verified.

The next useful milestone will be the appointment of the firms responsible for construction execution and equipment installation.

READ AEP'S OFFICIAL PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT →

DCCR VERDICT: HIGH PRIORITY — MAJOR POWER INVESTMENT WITH A NAMED TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER. Construction contracting responsibilities remain to be confirmed.

Location: Monrovia and Morgan County, Indiana
Utility: AES Indiana
Associated data center developer: Google
Reported infrastructure program: Approximately $1.3 billion
Stage: Regulatory approval and infrastructure development
Contractor priority: HIGH

A major utility infrastructure program supporting Google's proposed Monrovia data center has received regulatory approval.

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved arrangements involving AES Indiana and Google for generation, storage, and transmission infrastructure.

The reported program includes:

AES Indiana has identified a preferred alignment for the Morgan County Transmission Line Upgrade.

The project includes approximately 10 miles of new 345kV transmission line between the future Antioch Substation near Monrovia and the future Blue Bluff Substation near AES Indiana's Eagle Valley Generating Station.

AES selected Route A as its preferred alignment.

The utility reports that work is progressing through landowner outreach, surveys, environmental studies, engineering, and right-of-way discussions.

Construction on this transmission project is anticipated to begin in fall 2028, with the line and Blue Bluff Substation targeted for service in fall 2029.

The transmission line is part of the wider utility network, not a dedicated line serving only Google.

Potential work includes transmission foundations, steel structures, line installation, substations, battery systems, civil construction, electrical integration, and commissioning.

The individual workstreams may have different procurement schedules and contracting authorities.

No project-specific construction award or open trade package has been verified for these scopes.

AES INDIANA — MORGAN COUNTY TRANSMISSION LINE UPGRADE →

DCCR VERDICT: HIGH PRIORITY — APPROVED UTILITY PROGRAM AND IDENTIFIED TRANSMISSION CORRIDOR. Contractor appointments and package availability require further investigation.

Procurement status note: No currently open subcontractor solicitation has been independently verified for these six projects.

A major project may be years away from full buildout while early construction and equipment decisions are already underway.

For USSPACECOM, qualified design-build teams are the critical entry point. For Serverfarm, the documented construction relationships provide the starting point. For Kati II, the missing GC identity is the most important question.

Fuel cells, substations, battery storage, transmission lines, and gas infrastructure can create substantial construction work independent of the data hall shell.

The AEP and AES projects demonstrate why electrical and industrial contractors should follow energy announcements alongside traditional data center development news.

A prequalification portal can be useful without being a project-specific invitation.

A construction registration can reveal the architect without revealing the GC.

A historical bid bulletin can identify trade scopes without establishing that those scopes remain available.

Contractors should verify package status, eligibility, schedules, and decision-makers before committing estimating resources.

Three direct verification inquiries have been sent:

USSPACECOM: Confirm the binding design-build challenge deadline, industry briefing instructions, and submission process.

Serverfarm / Nabholz: Determine whether historical trade packages have been awarded and whether further bidding is expected.

Project Kati II / Soluna: Identify the selected general contractor and establish the current procurement process.

Until replies or new official records establish those details, they remain unconfirmed.

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USSPACECOM

Serverfarm Clarksville

Taylor Technology Campus

Project Kati II

Cheyenne Fuel Cell

AES Indiana

Data Center Contractor Report independently compiles construction and contractor intelligence from public company announcements, regulatory filings, government procurement notices, construction documents, and attributed reporting.

Investment figures, capacities, schedules, and proposed scopes may change. A contractor's involvement does not establish that subcontracting opportunities are currently available. Readers should confirm all bid deadlines, qualifications, and procurement details with the responsible authority.

No construction contract, subcontractor award, or bidding opportunity is guaranteed by the information in this publication.

William Coit
Founder & Publisher
Data Center Contractor Report

https://www.datacentercontractorreport.com/

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