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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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Modular Buildings and Federal Grants – Working Together with FQHC’s
With the federal government’s renewed emphasis on providing funding for medical building construction, Ramtech recently had the opportunity to work with several Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers in developing the required information to complete grant applications for new medical facilities using modular buildings. To start the process, Ramtech met with each of the centers to discuss their specific plans for what they needed in a new building. Following these meetings the personnel were asked to complete Ramtech’s Space Planning Summary outlining the types and number of spaces they required. These included waiting rooms and reception areas, exam rooms, behavioral health offices, dental operatories, labs, conference rooms and public meeting areas, administrative offices, as well as other support areas. Once all of the facility areas were clearly defined, a square footage was determined using a combination of the center’s layout choice and the typical design standards that would apply based on the activity and anticipated number of occupants in each area of the clinic. Read more…
Ramtech to Exhibit at TACHC in Galveston, Oct. 15-18th
Ramtech would like to invite you to stop by booth #2 and visit with Bill Barron at the Texas Association of Community Health Centers Annual Membership Conference. This year the conference will be held at the Moody Gardens Convention Center in Galveston, TX October 15-18, 2011.
Bill is eager discuss with you Ramtech’s approach to medical construction and show you the range of projects we can provide. These projects can include Community Health Clinics, Outpatient Clinics, Office Buildings, Wellness Centers, Pharmacies/Labs, Diagnostic Imaging Centers, Rehabilitation Centers, Dialysis Centers, plus many more. Visit our website www.ramtechmedical.com for additional information and floor plans.
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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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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Modular Medical Clinics Get Ready for Back to School
The always changing healthcare market constantly creates ramifications to the access to quality medical care. Lack of insurance for many families compounds the problem especially if they are not eligible for government assistance programs. For this reason many school districts have stepped in to provide healthcare services at freestanding clinics located on existing school campuses. The flexibility of modular buildings that can be quickly designed, manufactured, and installed give a school district the flexibility to establish a presence in one area and relocate the building if their needs or circumstances change. A number of independent school districts in Texas are adopting this approach, as our school systems around the country like this one in Hillsboro, Oregon. Read more…
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…
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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Breaking Free: Modular Buildings and Freestanding Emergency Departments
Recent studies show that there has been a steep increase in the number of emergency room patient visits while at the same time a significant decline in the number of available hospital-based emergency departments. To fill this gap, the Washington Post recently reported on the substantial growth in the number of Freestanding Emergency Departments now in use in several states. Over the last five years the number of FEDs now in use in both rural and urban areas has more than doubled according to the American Hospital Association. Read more…
Ramtech at Texas Healthcare Trustees Conference July 28-30
Texas Healthcare Trustees celebrates its 50th Anniversary during this year’s annual conference, and Ramtech will be in attendance. The conference takes place from July 28-30 at The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel.
Stop by and visit with Bill Barron to discuss Ramtech’s approach to medical construction and show you the range of projects we can provide. These projects can include Community Health Clinics, Outpatient Clinics, Office Buildings, Wellness Centers, Pharmacies/Labs, Diagnostic Imaging Centers, Rehabilitation Centers, Dialysis Centers, plus many more. Visit our website www.ramtechmedical.com for additional information and floor plans.