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3. SCOPE OF WORK Project Description The proposed project will be described in text, tabular, and graphic forms that rely primarily on the documents referenced in the City's RFP and on any additional information provided by the project architects and engineers. The reader will be referred to the EIR Introduction for information conceming the background, processing, and scheduling of the planning and environmental process. Further discussion regarding the preparation of the project description are seen in Section 1, Introduction, B. Project Approach. Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation To facilitate report continuity and minimize redundancy in the discussions of each environmental topic, the EIR will present the setting, impacts, and mitigation in one unified section. As required by CEQA, the setting will describe the environment in the study area "as it exists before the commencement of the project," that is, in 2002. The setting will be presented from site-specific, bayfront, local, citywide, and/or subregional perspectives, as appropriate to each environmental topic. The environmental effects of the project will be presented under each topic of analysis. As required by CEQA, the effects of the project will be defined as changes from the Environmental Setting that are attributable to the project. The EIR will describe construction impacts as well as operation impacts. The operational effects of the project will be described as of a reasonable projected time of buildout of reasonably foreseeable cumulative development. The mitigation discussion will be presented by environmental topic and, as required by CEQA, will distinguish measures proposed or accepted by the applicant from any other measures identified in the EIR. As required by CEQA, any significant environmental effects of the mitigation measures will also be identified. The mitigation measures will be presented in the form of directives (i.e., "shalls") to facilitate their conversion to conditions of project or alternative approval, unless otherwise requested by City staff. The setting and impact discussions will emphasize the use of graphics in depicting setting, constraints, opportunities, and impact-related data. Alternatives The Alternatives section will present a comparative analysis and impact matrix for a total of four alternatives to the proposed project; the "no-project" alternative and the other "build" alternatives presented in the City's RFP. These alternatives are detailed below: 3-4 Abbott Laboratories West Coast Research Center EIR