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Murrieta awards construction contract for Innovation Center wet‑/dry‑lab buildout; project funded largely by $2.4M federal EDA grant
Summary
Council approved a construction contract for tenant improvements at the Murrieta Innovation Center (MIC) to build wet‑lab and dry‑lab space. The low bid was Optima RPM; council approved the contract and related purchase order and amended the CIP budget. Vote was 3-2 with two members recused.
Murrieta — The City Council on Feb. 18 approved awarding a construction contract and related construction management purchase order for tenant improvements at the Murrieta Innovation Center, a life‑sciences startup incubator.
James Wirtz, the city’s business development program manager, and Martha Samaniego, management analyst for economic development, summarized a multi‑year effort to renovate the center and convert part of the facility into wet‑lab and dry‑lab space. The project is largely funded by a U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant of $2,400,000;…
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