Industry
CTA is a global endeavour expected to cost in the region of €300 million for equipment and an additional 1,500 person-years of effort. The telescopes will be designed and provided by international consortia of scientists as in-kind contributions to the observatory. The supporting buildings and infrastructure will be procured directly by the Observatory itself and managed by the project office. So far, work on buildings and infrastructure has followed the RIBA design methodology, having recently (but prior to recent decisions on site location) reached approximately RIBA Stage 2.