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VOLUME 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3.1. GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION 3.1.1. PROJECT BACKGROUND The National Food Reference Laboratory (NFRL) aims to ensure food safety and increase the effective implementation and enforcement of the food control system in Turkey. ‘The objective of the project is strengthening legal and organizational structures of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) at central and decentralized levels and improving co-operation with the private sector to ensure food safety and increase effective implementation and enforcement of food control system in Turkey.’ ‘The purpose of the project is meeting EU accession requirements for official food control and developing sustainable laboratory strategy?for effective implementation and enforcement of food control system through establishing National Food Reference Laboratory and strengthening?the institutional capacity.’ 3.1.2. DESCRPTION OF THE PROJECT National Food Reference Laboratory main building (building A) has 2 blocks. The two blocks are separated from each other according to their stories by seismic joint. The block which is a two story building has training room, conference hall, cafeteria/lounge, support, storage at first story. At second story it has quality management, risk assessment, financial unit, mechanical room, and directors’ offices. Second block is a laboratory building. There will be chromatography, microbiology, molecular biology, origin/adulteration, inorganic and physical-chemical analysis laboratories. Each block has a story height of 4.50 m. The spacing between axes is 7.00 m, 8.00 m, 12.00 m horizontal and 7.00 m, 9.00 m vertical at two blocks. B block is designed to serve the technical areas as gas storage, pressure tank, storages for domestic water and fire water. The chiller-air cooled units are placed on the top of this building. C and D blocks are the security control buildings which are housed to provide the control of main entrance and service entra