Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center: General Information

The following guidelines apply to all upfits and remodeling done in the park:
•	All construction or renovation projects must be approved by CRC Administration in advance and be done to both park standards and local, state, and federal building codes. This includes the use of metal studs, fire rated commercial solid doors that match those in other parts of the building, plenum rated communications cabling, metal electrical conduit, sprinkler systems, and campus-type locks.
•	Contractors used must be licensed, insured, and pre-approved by CRC. See Contractors List
•	Large (>$3500) or complex projects (such as labs) must be administered by CRC or the CRC must approve of the design/management team.
•	Initial estimates given by the CRC or its contractors are not contracts but are ESTIMATES based on assuming typical circumstances. Actual costs can easily vary by 10-20%. If you need hard costs to be provided then the work has to be designed and engineered by licensed professionals and then bid out. You will be responsible for these costs even if you decide not to go through with the project.
•	If the project is administered by the CRC then a 10% fee will be added to the total project cost.
•	You do not have to have small projects managed by us, nor do you have to use the contractors we normally use. However, we must pre-approve of the contractors, the design, the materials, the time frames, and any other aspect of the project that affects our buildings and other tenants. Sometimes this means you will have to pay your contractor to do work in the evenings and weekends instead of normal hours.
•	If you paint with any color besides our standard “CRC White in flat latex” you will be responsible for repainting to that color on exit from the suite. This color is available at Valley Paint and Decorating.
•	The tenant is responsible for paying the rent of the space during the remodeling process if that space was otherwise ready to be occupied by other tenants.
•	In the event of disputes between the tenant and a contractor in which the CRC or its construction manager is the administrator, the CRC will require that the monies involved be placed in our accounts to insure us against liens against our properties.
•	In the event of disputes between the tenant and a contractor that is working directly for that tenant, the tenant is solely responsible for any and all claims.