Fitzemeyer & Tocci provided full MEP/FP, fire alarm, and code consulting services for this fast-track, mission-critical project, completed between 2020 and 2021. Contracted in the summer of 2020, F&T was brought on board to immediately develop an early-release package to support long-lead equipment procurement, followed by full construction documentation to meet the project’s aggressive timeline.

The project involved the design and construction of a 7,500 square-foot ISO-7 clean/dry room, specifically engineered to support high-output COVID test manufacturing. The space required strict environmental controls, including precision temperature regulation at 70°F ±2°F and extremely low relative humidity at 15% RH ±5%, in accordance with manufacturing standards for diagnostic testing.

Major infrastructure upgrades were implemented to support these stringent requirements, and the project was successfully completed and turned over in early 2021—helping accelerate national efforts in pandemic response and testing capacity.