Alex Barras
Mission Critical Strategic Development Clune Construction
Alex Barras works in Mission Critical Strategic Development at Clune Construction, supporting the pursuit, planning, and delivery of major data centre projects. His recent experience includes large ground-up developments across the US Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. In the session Creating Multi-GC Joint Ventures to Deliver Large-Scale Data Center Campuses, Alex will facilitate a discussion exploring when to deploy single-GC, multi-GC, and joint venture delivery models, how owners can coordinate multiple contractors across large campuses, and strategies for structuring contracts, aligning incentives, and improving delivery across complex data centre programmes.
Seminars
Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Case Study: Creating Multi-GC Joint Ventures to Deliver Large-Scale Data Center Campuses
3:40 pm
- Evaluating when to deploy single-GC, multi-GC, or JV models to match project scale, complexity, and internal capacity
- Assessing how large-scale campuses are being segmented across multiple contractors, and how owners ensure site-wide alignment, infrastructure integration, and efficient sequencing
- Structuring contracts to clarify ownership and align incentives across multiple GCs
- Learning from delivery failures and gaps in the models
Thursday 3rd December 2026
Panel: Anticipating Data Center Evolution to Inform Future Strategy & Stay Competitive in a Changing Market
1:30 pm
- Understanding the true runway of current data center builds across Eastern regions to assess whether today’s investments will remain viable over 10–20+ years
- Planning for adaptability to ensure large-scale campuses can evolve, be repurposed, or remain competitive as demand changes
- Preparing your organization today to scale delivery and adapt to rapid market and technology shifts without compromising performance
