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Q. Was Symmes, Maini & McKee [the architectural
designers for the 1986 Shipping Building] involved with
the --
A. They did not design the rack system or the
mezzanine system. We gave them a drawing of the rack
system that we were going to install into the space so
that they knew how to place their lighting, how to
place their sprinklers, how to place their mechanical
systems.
Q. Okay. They did design the lighting for the
mezzanine, did they? And incorporated it in the
overall lighting plan of the building.
A. That's correct.
Q. And they did that for the electrical service.
A. That's correct.
Q. And they did that for the heating.
A. Right.
Q. And the ventilation.
A. And, again, they were told at the initial design
to plan capacity for the building, for the mechanical
systems, the heating system and for the electrical
system and for the sprinkler system, that, in the
future, we would be adding the mezzanine level and that
would require an additional level of lighting, an
additional level of sprinklers, and an additional level
of heat and ventilation.
Moreover, the construction and the integration of the
Mezzanine System in the 1986 Shipping Building demonstrate the
expectation that it would remain in place indefinitely.
Electrical wiring, communications cables, sprinkler systems, and
duct work for heating and ventilating are all attached to the
Mezzanine System. In addition, the four freight elevators
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