Genentech Expands in Vacaville

Genentech Inc. is in the midst of a $17 million cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) warehouse and administrative facilities expansion and renovation at its Vacaville campus. The new 42,000-sf cGMP Building 3A warehouse, adjacent to the existing manufacturing facility's warehouse, will include 2,000 sf of Class 100 cleanroom space for material sampling. The remaining space will house warehouse specialized material storage, and office space. A 50,000-sf expansion of Building 4A will provide administrative office space and a new computer room. An additional 10,000 sf of existing space is being remodeled. The general contractor for the project is McCarthy of Sacramento, Calif. The Sacramento office of ER/HDR is the project architect. Completion is scheduled for spring 2001.