Servpac Inc.’s MTP Data Center Building 2 in Mililani Technology Park broke ground on Jan. 22. The $13-million, 15,500-square-foot building will increase the facility’s size by 50 percent.

The building is being constructed on an allotted 5-acre parcel of company-owned land with an anticipated completion date in Q2 2026.

“We are expanding by our clients’ request for a reliable means to house their mission-critical data,” commented Richard Zheng, president and founder of Servpac, in a press release. “Given Hawai‘i’s particular vulnerabilities because of threats from hurricanes to tsunami and rising sea levels, the need is great for a state-of-the-art, geographically secure data facility. With the development of Building 2, our customers can access their information faster and more securely in this best-in-class data center right in our own backyard.”

Ralph S. Inouye Co. Ltd. is the general contractor with other prime contractors listed including JB Construction, Standard Sheetmetal & Mechanical Inc. and GPRM Prestress LLC.

Servpac also listed design and engineering consultants InForm Design Inc., InSynergy Engineering Inc., Kai Hawaii Inc. and Dempsey Pacific Inc., as well as prime suppliers including Alpha Electric Supply Co., Eaton Corp. and Trane.

The new construction is designed to withstand Category 5 hurricane winds and will have a separate power supply capable of continuing operations even through potential commercial power failures.

The existing 30,000-square-foot Building 1 is the state’s sole Tier IV Uptime Institute-certified data center. Once completed, Building 2 is also expected to receive that designation.