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NREL STM Exterior Improvements 2016, NREL Tracking No. 16-019 Award Number: DE-AC36-08GO28308 CX(s) Applied: DOE/EA-1968 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Date: 8/2/16 Location(s): CO Office(s): Golden Field Office

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August 22, 2016
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NREL STM Exterior Improvements 2016, NREL Tracking No. 16-019
Award Number: DE-AC36-08GO28308
CX(s) Applied: DOE/EA-1968
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Date: 8/2/2016
Location(s): CO
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to implement a number of site improvements at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) South Table Mountain (STM) campus located in Golden, Colorado. The proposed project would address the following ten issues across the NREL STM campus:
- Pedestrian safety improvements at the STM campus south entrance
- Hillside stabilization and drainage improvements behind the Field Test Laboratory Building (FTLB)
- Drainage improvements on the north side of the FTLB
- South Side Entrance Building (SSEB) interior modifications
- Hillside stabilization and erosion control improvements behind the Integrated Biorefinery Research 
     Facility (IBRF)
- Solar Energy Research Facility (SERF) and Science and Technology Facility (S&TF) landscaping
     improvements
- Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) liquid nitrogen tank barriers
- STM site safety improvements – signage, striping, turn arrow pavement markings, crosswalks, stop
     bars, and concrete pan
- Asphalt repair at the Solar Industrial Mesa Test Area (SIMTA) and Vehicle Testing & Integration Facility
     (VTIF), Thermal Test Facility (TTF), IBRF, and Bulk Storage Building
- FTLB parking lot restriping