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Why Team with Ramtech Building Systems?
While Ramtech Building Systems is a design-build construction company that owns and operates a commercial modular manufacturing plant, we often team with other companies in the pursuit of specific construction jobs. Ramtech has been in business for over 30 years and during that time has successfully completed over 3,000 projects for the federal and local government, Fortune 500, healthcare, oil & gas, and education markets. These projects range in size from $250,000 to over $50 million and include office space, workforce housing for the oil & gas industry, medical facilities, data centers, school campuses, and specialty buildings. While most are in the Southwestern United States, Ramtech has completed projects from California to Maryland and in overseas locations like the U. S. Virgin Islands. Read more…
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Ramtech’s Modular Buildings Now Available thru the GSA
Ramtech Building Systems is proud to announce our new contract award (GS07F0108Y) with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules program. The GSA is the primary agency of the U.S. Government that is tasked with developing best price buyer’s contracts to maximize the value and minimize the costs associated with procurement for all government agencies. The GSA Schedule has a large variety of products at pre-negotiated or “most favored customer” (MFC) pricing, available from select government-approved companies. Government contracting officers determine whether prices are fair and reasonable by completing a comparison of price and non-price factors that a company offers the government with those that are offered to commercial customers. Government buyers are then able to make purchases knowing that the GSA has managed the entire process and all the associated legal obligations that go with it. Ramtech’s modular building offerings will be listed under Schedule 56, defined as “Buildings and Building Materials, Industrial Services and Supplies.” This is a broad category that encompasses everything from complete buildings to alternative energy solutions. Read more…
During Tough Economic Times: Why Ramtech Building Systems?
Recently, we wanted to learn what factors most influence a commercial, government, or institutional customer during challenging economic times. To do so, we called 20 of our previous customers to learn what was most important to them when they made their choice of a contractor on their commercial construction project. The group included schools, healthcare providers, and other commercial and government customers with projects that Ramtech completed within the first six months of 2011. These projects included both permanent and temporary modular buildings of various sizes and complexities. The responses generally revolved around the following areas in order of priority: Read more…
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Is Design-Build Still a Preferred Delivery Method?
There have been discussions recently around the blogosphere that point to some evidence that the use of the design-build delivery system for construction has been declining lately, specifically on federal projects. The transparency requirements and reliance on ‘fixed-priced’ contracts from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (aka The Stimulus Act) were originally, and erroneously, thought to have restricted the use of design-build. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has also been cited as one agency that is pulling back from design-build. But is this the case for the federal government as a whole? Recent reports like this one indicate that it isn’t, and if you factor in the number of states that have adopted and changed their laws allowing it, design-build delivery would seem to have a pretty bright future. Read more…
Getting the Most Out of Permanent Modular Construction
Offsite construction, such as permanent modular construction (PMC), has a number of advantages when compared to onsite construction, including speed, lower cost, and higher quality. There are, however, a number of challenges that come with PMC. One such challenge is the need for every scope of work to be clearly defined prior to the start of work. What work is to be done offsite versus what is completed onsite? Electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and some finishes are typically completed in the factory, with related scopes typically completed onsite by a subcontractor. On account of this, every major subcontractor must provide a design assist role with the A/E of record and the prime contractor. In addition, a very detailed schedule must be part of each subcontractor’s contract. Read more…
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Teaming: A Key to Successful Modular Construction
Every successful company in the modular industry has a market segment and product line that works for them, but clearly there is no company that can do everything on their own. Modular dealers bring strengths in financing and marketing, Manufacturers understand traditional modular design and construction, and site contractors have skills in site construction management, scheduling, safety, and quality control. For the modular industry’s role in permanent construction to continue growing, modular companies must expand their relationship with other companies. One key is teaming. Read more…
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Working Together: Modular Buildings and Site Construction
For over 30 years the commercial modular industry and the Modular Building Institute have promoted the benefits of modular construction when compared to site construction. Modular buildings are faster, less expensive, greener, relocatable, and available through alternate forms of financing. Despite these benefits, modular construction cannot meet every building need; however, there is an option that can expand the flexibility of modular construction projects. Meet hybrid construction. Read more…
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Purchasing Cooperatives – A Better Contract Method for Public Entities
According to state law, public entities including schools, hospitals, and municipalities must go out for bid in order to purchase real and personal property whose values exceed $25,000. The bidding process is not only expensive to implement, it takes a considerable amount of time. The answer for many public entities is purchasing cooperatives. Read more…
MEADS Modular Building Set to Launch at White Sands Missile Range
Ramtech has now completed work on a new 4,320 square foot modular building located at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The new prefabricated building will provide for office and engineering space to support the final system integration and flight test activities for the Multinational MEADS Air Defense Program. Performed as a design-build construction project for El Paso-based CF Jordan Construction Read more…
Differentiation: A Key to Design-Build Construction Success
With the significant decline in commercial construction since 2008, large commercial contractors that typically pursue projects over $25 million are now pursuing $1 million projects. In order for mid-sized contractors to compete, they must have excellent experience on design-build contracts and be able to show the owner that they can provide an excellent product quicker, and for less money than the large contractors. Smaller firms must differentiate their experience, their approach to the design-build process, and their teaming members. One significant key that can be highlighted is for the design-build contractor to sell the scopes of work they self perform. Read more…
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