Renovation of Arthropod Quarantine Facility

The Science and Technology Mission Lab’s Arthropod Quarantine (AQ) Facility is a high security containment facility intended to support biological control programs, new insect strain developments, and invasive species testing. The facility consists of an AQ office, receiving lab, identification lab, three other laboratories, three main hallways, twelve walk-in environmental growth chambers (EGCs), two EGC walkways, a headhouse/potting area adjacent to five separately controlled greenhouses, extended greenhouse foyer, a pot and clothing washing area, storage area, lunchroom, emergency exit room, secured-access exterior autoclave room, interior autoclave room, separate male & female dressing rooms with showers, bathrooms, ante-room, sign-in room, and foyer. The facility needs major renovation. The project will upgrade mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and refresh interior finishes.