Specifications include, but are not limited to:Background –Beginning in 1975, Austin Community College leased the former Austin High School campus from the Austin Independent School District, renaming it the Rio Grande Campus. In 2004, ACC purchased the campus from AISD. In 2010, ACC completed the conversion of the former Gymnasium Building (now known as Building 3000) to provide classrooms and offices to support the campus. Building 3000 houses the central HVAC equipment for the Main Building. B.General – This project will include the complete renovation of the Main Building of the Rio Grande Campus. The District intends to upgrade the interior of the building and replace obsolete building systems to comply with current codes and standards and to function as a modern college campus. Exterior renovations will be limited to changes which will restore aspects of the original appearance, comply with current codes and standards, along with limited sitework. This project does not anticipate any modifications to the adjacent Annex Building. The District intends the renovated Main Building to provide facilities to support instruction predominantly in core curriculum courses. This is expected to include: Classrooms and laboratories; Offices for Faculty and Staff; Library and Media Center; ACCelerator Lab Administrative offices;
