Specifications include, but are not limited to: Work includes the removal and replacement of all interior partitions and existing MEP systems to provide new wet and dry labs for research and teaching, related lab support, and offices for principal investigators and post-doctoral students. Interior finishes include carpet, linoleum and sheet vinyl flooring, paint and casework. Specific work includes provision of a limited number of pieces of technical equipment; refrigerators, fume hoods, specimen and plant specimen storage racks; provision of a new exterior curtain wall and sun shades to match and upgrade existing; new telephone and communications connectivity conduit and cabling, cable television, and a security system at building entry doors; a new entrance at the lowest level; abatement of hazardous materials, including the removal of mastic and asbestos tiles, insulation and fire proofing; structural upgrades to improve the seismic rating from Level V to Level III; and fire/life safety and accessibility upgrades.