A just a single day of labor would pay for a fuel pump and line so nobody has to carry fuel drums up a staircase.
Im all for doing some dirty work when needed, but if they expect 100% uptime they should be ready for something as common as a storm flood without risking injuries hauling fuel drums by hand.
Fuel pump, oil line, and storage tank 17 stories high? In NYC? The is probably more then a few millions usd!