Avid Bioservices Inc (CDMO)

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In my view/opinion, it is not just a “main raw floor.” Much of the construction is laid underneath/within that floor. Watch the beginning half of the video again. There are multiple, multiple pipes, conduits, and cables laid before the floor is poured. Moreover, the ductwork beyond this space (back into Myford North and South), along with the necessary cabling, conduit work, and piping would have been done when the clean rooms, labs, and other spaces were built out. The additional work needed in this space, beyond what is in the floor, is twofold. First is setting and connecting the power, refrigeration, air handling & purifying, and possibly water, etc. equipment. The connections are already at the specified equipment locations due to being laid under the floor. The delivery timeline is dependent on the equipment vendors and no more real construction is needed. Second, I doubt that there will be any internal wall/ceiling construction within the utility site because it is not needed. It should/could be just one big utility room. The only additional construction should be exterior walls and roof. I don’t see that taking much longer than, and concurrent with, receiving & setting up the equipment. This is only my opinion from my experience as a project engineer, although I haven’t been involved in this specific type of facility. I have, however, had 4 tours of the Myford site with the first one in 2015 when construction was not quite finished. Other opinions are welcome.