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• Tenant Improvement Allowance Subject to the terms of this Section 38 set forth below, there shall be paid by the Landlord as the Landlord’s contribution toward Tenant’s Initial Alterations, the sum (“Allowance”) of $7,191,555.84, based upon a contribution of $68.04 per rentable square foot for 105,696 rentable square feet in the Initial Premises. Tenant shall submit to Landlord Tenant’s good faith estimate (“Qualified Cost Estimate”) of the Qualified Costs (hereinafter defined) to be incurred by Tenant in connection with its move to and the construction of Initial Alterations in the Premises. Installments of the Allowance shall be payable in accordance with the procedures set forth below. Installments of the Allowance, which shall in no event exceed in the aggregate the amount of the Allowance, shall be paid to Tenant (or, at Landlord’s option if Landlord reasonably determines that Tenant is not paying its contractors and such failure to pay may give rise to a lien against the Building, to the order of the contractor that performed the work set forth in the respective invoices) or, at Tenant’s option to Tenant’s contractors, with respect to Qualified Costs theretofore incurred by Tenant (and not theretofore paid to Tenant or which were Tenant’s responsibility as set forth in this Article 38) for which Tenant has submitted a requisition consisting of, (i) in the case of other than costs incurred under architectural and engineering contracts (collectively “Professional Services Contracts”) or under construction contracts, such as furniture or moving or professional fees that are contracted for by Tenant separate from construction and Professional Services Contracts, paid invoices, (ii) in the case of Professional Services Contracts, invoices, and (iii) in the case of construction costs (a) an application for payment and sworn statement of a contractor performing general contracting work in the Premises substantially in the form of AIA Document G-702 covering all work for which disbursement is to be made to a date specified therein which is part of the construction contract; (b) a certification from an AIA architect substantially in the form of the Architect’s Certificate for Payment which is located on AIA Document G702, Application and Certificate of Payment; (c) contractor’s, project managers and subcontractor’s waivers of liens which shall cover all applicable items of Qualified Costs under such construction contracts for which disbursement is being requested and any other statements and forms required for compliance with the mechanics’ lien laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, together with invoices with respect to such Qualified Costs and such other supporting data as Landlord or Landlord’s Mortgagee may reasonably require; (iv) a cost breakdown for each trade or subcontractor performing the work included in Qualified Costs for which a request for disbursement under such construction contracts is being made; (v) copies of all construction contracts for the such Alterations, together with copies of all change orders, if any; and (iii) a request to disburse from Tenant containing an acknowledgement by Tenant of the work done and a good faith estimate of the cost to complete the Initial Alterations to the Premises. Upon completion of the Initial Alterations, and as part of the requisition for final disbursement of the Allowance for hard construction costs, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with: (1) general contractor and architect’s completion affidavits, (2) full and final waivers of lien, (3) receipted bills covering all labor and materials expended and used, (4) as-built plans of the Alterations, and (5) the certification of Tenant’s architect to the Landlord that, based on on-site observation and the data comprising the application for disbursement, to the best of the architect’s knowledge, information and belief, the Alterations have progressed as indicated in the application, the quality of the Alterations is in accordance with the construction contract documents and the contractor is entitled to; payment of the amount certified in the application. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Qualified Cost Estimate exceeds the Allowance, Tenant shall be entitled to payments with respect to any requisition in accordance with the terms hereof except that each individual disbursement of the Allowance by Landlord shall be in the same ratio to the amount properly requisitioned as the Allowance bears to the Adjusted Qualified Cost Estimate (hereinafter defined). “Adjusted

• Tenant Improvement Allowance Items Except as otherwise set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, the Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be disbursed by Landlord only for the following items and costs (collectively the “Tenant Improvement Allowance Items”):

• Tenant Improvement Plans Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, shall retain an interior architect ("Architect") to prepare plans and outline specifications to be attached as Exhibit "C" ("Tenant Improvement Plans and Specifications") with respect to the construction of initial interior improvements to the Premises ("Tenant Improvements"). The Tenant Improvement Plans and Specifications shall be completed for all aspects of the work (either in one package or in phases as provided below) by June 30, 2001 with all detail necessary for submittal to the city, within three (3) days thereafter, for issuance of building permits and for construction, and shall include any information required by the relevant agencies regarding Tenant's use of Hazardous Materials if applicable. The Tenant Improvements shall: (i) be reasonably compatible with (and not damaging to) the structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and other systems of the Building, (ii) not materially adversely impact (in Landlord's reasonable judgment) the exterior appearance or operations of the Building, the currently existing interior improvements in the Building, or the appearance or operations of the public areas of the Building and (iii) comply with all any law, statute, ordinance, order, rule, regulation or requirement of any governmental or quasi-governmental authority. All Tenant Improvements shall be subject to Landlord's reasonable approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed beyond five (5) business days following receipt of Tenant's Plans and Specifications, provided the above conditions are met. Landlord's failure to approve, or reasonably disapprove, the Tenant Improvement Plans and Specifications (or revised Plans and Specifications) within five (5) business days following Landlord's receipt thereof shall be deemed Landlord's approval. The Tenant Improvement Plans and Specifications shall include all detail required by the City of Santa Clara necessary to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy. Construction ox xxx Tenant Improvements shall be performed by a general contractor ("General Contractor") selected by Tenant, subject to Landlord's reasonable approval. Tenant shall not be required to use union labor as a condition of receiving Landlord's approval hereunder. The Tenant Improvement Plans and Specifications shall be prepared in sufficient detail to allow General Contractor to construct the Tenant Improvements. The Tenant shall contract directly with General Contractor for construction of the Tenant Improvements and shall cause the General Contractor to construct the Tenant Improvements in accordance with all Tenant Improvement Plans and Specifications. Tenant shall have no obligation to remove the Tenant Improvements at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease. The Tenant Improvements (other than Tenant's trade fixtures, equipment and furnishings and other personal property of Tenant that can be removed without permanent damage to the Premises) shall not be removed or altered by Tenant without the prior written consent of Landlord as provided in Section 7. Tenant shall have the right to depreciate and claim and collect any investment tax credits in the Tenant Improvements during the Lease Term. Upon expiration of the Lease Term or any earlier termination of the Lease, the Tenant Improvements (other than Tenant's trade fixtures, equipment and furnishings and other personal property of Tenant that can be removed without permanent damage to the Premises) shall become the property of Landlord and shall remain upon and be surrendered with the Premises, and title thereto shall automatically vest in Landlord without any payment therefore.

• Tenant Improvements a. Tenant shall cause to be constructed certain tenant improvements (including those listed in Sections 7(e), 7(f) and 7(g) below) in the Additional Premises (“Tenant’s Work”) pursuant to the Work Letter attached as Exhibit E hereto (the “Work Letter”). Landlord shall provide Tenant with an improvement allowance in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Five Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars ($905,535) (based upon Forty-Five Dollars ($45) per rentable square foot) (the “TI Allowance”). The TI Allowance may be used to pay for the following costs related to Tenant’s Work: (i) construction, (ii) project oversight by Landlord (which fee shall equal three percent (3%) of the TI Allowance), (iii) space planning, architect, engineering and other related services performed by third parties unaffiliated with Tenant and (iv) building permits and other taxes, fees, charges and levies by Governmental Authorities for permits or for inspections of Tenant’s Work. In no event shall the TI Allowance be used for: (v) payments to Tenant or any affiliates of Tenant, (w) the purchase of any furniture, personal property or other non-building system equipment, (x) the cost of work that is not authorized by the Approved Plans or otherwise approved in writing by Landlord, (y) costs resulting from any default by Tenant of its obligations under the Amended Lease or (z) costs that are recoverable or reasonably recoverable by Tenant from a third party (e.g., insurers, warrantors, or tortfeasors). If the total cost of Tenant’s Work exceeds Forty-Five Dollars ($45) per rentable square foot of the Additional Premises, then Tenant shall pay the overage as and when due. Tenant shall have until December 31, 2008, to expend any unused portion of the TI Allowance, after which date Landlord’s obligation to fund such costs shall expire. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord (Y) a certificate of occupancy for the Additional Premises suitable for the permitted use and (Z) a Certificate of Substantial Completion in the form of the American Institute of Architects document G704, executed by the project architect with respect to Tenant’s Work in the Additional Premises.

• Disbursement of Tenant Improvement Allowance During the construction of the Tenant Improvements, Landlord shall make monthly disbursements of the Tenant Improvement Allowance for Tenant Improvement Allowance Items for the benefit of Tenant and shall authorize the release of monies for the benefit of Tenant as follows.

• Improvement Allowance Landlord shall provide Tenant with an allowance for the costs of preparing the Additional Premises for Tenant’s initial occupancy (including the costs of Landlord’s Work and architectural and engineering fees) in an amount not to exceed $67,025.00 (the “Improvement Allowance”), Landlord shall notify Tenant of the total fixed-price construction cost of Landlord’s Work shown on Landlord’s Plans (the “Base Price”), including mxxx-ups as determined hereunder, The Base Price shall hereafter be subject to adjustment for Change Orders (if any). Costs of Building services or facilities (such as electricity, HVAC, and cleaning) and other additional costs (such as permit fees, infiltration and inflow charges, and inspection costs) actually required to implement Landlord’s Work and other variable costs to the extent required to be paid by Tenant under the Lease (such as for review, inspection, and testing) shall thereafter be added to the Base Price (as adjusted for Change Orders). All costs referred to in this paragraph shall be subject to reimbursement from the Improvement Allowance. In the event that the total fixed price of Landlord’s Work (as determined hereunder), together with any related costs reasonably estimated by Landlord, exceeds the Improvement Allowance, Landlord may from time to time require Tenant to pay such excess to Landlord before performing the remaining Landlord’s Work. Except as set forth below, Tenant shall have no right to, and Landlord shall have no obligation to fund, any Improvement Allowance not properly requisitioned by Tenant on or before December 31, 2014. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if Tenant requests by written notice to Landlord any Improvement Allowance unused after the full and final payment of Landlord’s Work, then such amount(s) may be used to reimburse Tenant for its actual, documented third party costs of furniture, cabling and other approved Tenant fixtures in the Additional Premises or toward Tenant’s monthly installments of Annual Fixed Rent beginning on January 1, 2015,

• Disbursement of the Tenant Improvement Allowance Except as otherwise set forth in this Tenant Work Letter, the Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be disbursed by Landlord (each of which disbursement shall be made pursuant to Landlord’s standard disbursement process), only for the following items and costs (collectively, the “Tenant Improvement Allowance Items”):

• Initial Improvements Landlord shall cause to be constructed, in a good workmanlike manner, the improvements (the “Initial Improvements”) in the Premises in accordance with plans and specifications approved by Tenant and Landlord (the “Plans”), which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Initial Improvements shall be performed at the Landlord’s cost. Landlord shall cause the Plans to be prepared by a professional architect, and mechanical and electrical engineer(s) and based upon the space plans as shown on Appendix C-1 attached hereto using building standard finishes. Within ten (10) business days after the later to occur of (i) the mutual execution of the Lease or (ii) Tenant’s providing to Landlord the preliminary space plans for the Premises and such other information reasonably required by Landlord to commence preparation of the Plans, Landlord shall furnish the initial draft of the Plans to Tenant for Tenant’s review and approval. Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after receipt, either provide comments to such Plans or approve the same. Tenant shall be deemed to have approved such Plans if it does not timely provide comments on such Plans. If Tenant provides Landlord with comments to the initial draft of the Plans, Landlord shall provide revised Plans to Tenant incorporating Tenant’s comments within one (1) week after receipt of Tenant’s comments. Tenant shall, within five (5) business days after receipt, then either provide comments to such revised Plans or approve such Plans. Tenant shall be deemed to have approved such revised Plans if Tenant does not timely provide comments on such Plans. The process described above shall be repeated, if necessary, until the Plans have been finally approved by Tenant and Landlord; provided, however, if Landlord and Tenant cannot, despite using good faith efforts, reach agreement with respect to the Plans by June 15, 2005, then either Landlord or Tenant may terminate this Lease upon delivery of written notice to the other, whereupon (i) Landlord shall return to Tenant any prepaid Rent and (ii) the parties shall have no further rights or obligations under this Lease. Landlord hereby agrees that the Plans for the Initial Improvements shall comply with all applicable Governmental Requirements. Once the Plans have been finally approved, Landlord will promptly prepare all necessary construction drawings for the construction of the Initial Improvements. Upon the completion of such construction drawings, Landlord shall submit the same to Tenant for its approval. Tenant shall, within five (5) days after receipt, then either provide comments to such drawings or approve the same. Tenant shall be deemed to have approved such drawings if Tenant does not timely provide comments thereto. If Tenant timely provides any comments to such drawings, Landlord shall revise such drawings and resubmit the same to Tenant for its review and approval. Until such time as Landlord and Tenant mutually approve such construction drawings, the process described above shall be repeated as reasonably necessary, and both Landlord and Tenant agree to act in good faith in order to derive mutually acceptable construction drawings for the construction of the Initial Improvements. Once the Plans and all construction drawings relative thereto have been finalized and approved by Tenant and Landlord, Landlord shall promptly (i) submit the same to the appropriate governmental authorities for the issuance of all necessary building permits, and (ii) select a contractor to perform the construction of the Initial Improvements. Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Initial Improvements to be substantially completed, except for mechanical adjustments or minor details of construction (“Punch List Items”), on or before July 1, 2005 (the “Intended Completion Date”), subject to Tenant Delay (as defined in Section 4 hereof) and Force Majeure.

• Landlord Improvements Landlord will construct a laboratory build-out for the Premises ("Landlord Improvements") pursuant to plans submitted by Landlord to Tenant and reasonably approved by Tenant ("Plans"), which shall be consistent with the floor plan attached hereto as Exhibit "C." The Plans generally shall provide for the Landlord Improvements to be constructed in order to accommodate generally accepted generic biotechnical laboratory uses, except as Landlord may otherwise agree. Unless otherwise determined by Landlord, the Tenant Improvements shall include the construction of an energy efficient electronically controlled central HV/AC plant. Within five (5) days after the Effective Date, Tenant shall provide to Landlord for Landlord's review and approval the following: (i) a proposed detailed list of equipment for the Premises, with the make, model, and specifications, and (ii) a detailed chemical inventory, with all codes and classifications. Tenant shall provide to Landlord such other information as Landlord may reasonably request for construction of the Landlord Improvements within five (5) days after written request therefor. Tenant shall provide written notice of its disapproval of the Plans within five (5) days after the Plans have been submitted detailing its precise reasons for disapproval. The failure of Tenant to disapprove the Plans in writing within a five (5) day period shall be conclusively deemed Tenant's approval of the Plans. Landlord shall have its architect revise the Plans to remedy any reasonable objections of Tenant, and Tenant shall have an additional five (5) day period to review the revised Plans to reasonably determine if such objections were satisfied; provided, however, Tenant shall make no new objections to the Plans. If there are any reasonable objections not addressed by revised Plans, the review procedure shall be repeated until all Tenant's objections are reasonably satisfied. If Tenant has not fully approved the Plans within sixty (60) days after the date such plans were first submitted to Tenant hereunder, Landlord at its sole election may terminate this Lease. Tenant shall timely sign and submit to Landlord a Certificate of Approval of Tenant Improvement Plans in the form as shown in Exhibit "F" attached to this Lease and incorporated herein by this reference ("Certificate"). In the case where Tenant is deemed to have approved the Plans on account of Tenant's failure to timely respond following the delivery of the Plans, such approval shall be deemed to have been given in accordance with the terms of the Certificate. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord may reasonably change the Plans as required by Applicable Law or unforeseen circumstances.

• Notice to Proceed - Site Improvements The Recipient shall not commence, or cause to be commenced, any site improvements or other work on the Land until the Director has issued a Notice to Proceed to the Recipient. Such Notice to Proceed will not be issued until the Director is assured that the Recipient has complied with all requirements for the approval of a grant under Revised Code Sections 164.20 through 164.27 and has completed any land acquisition required by the Project. A Notice to Proceed shall be required for all Project prime contractors or direct procurement initiated by the Recipient following execution of this Agreement.