Modular Construction for Healthcare Facilities
RAMTECH NEWS
Ramtech Takes Part in Dallas’ Love Field Makeover
June 15, 2010
The new $519 million capital improvement project slated for Dallas’ Love Field will now include two modular buildings provided by Mansfield, Texas-based Ramtech Building Systems. Two buildings totaling 10,752 square feet will be used by Southwest Airlines and the Dallas Love Field Aviation Administration as administrative and executive office space during the expected four-year construction project. To prepare for the end of the Wright Amendment restrictions which currently prohibit long-haul flights, Love Field plans to replace the two existing terminals with a new T-shaped 20-gate terminal. Southwest Airlines is managing the improvement project for the city of Dallas and will have 16 of the gates while Continental Airlines and American Airlines will each have two. Also included in the construction project will be a new baggage claim area, ticketing hall, cargo facility, and police office. The upgrades are being carried out to meet the expected doubling of passenger traffic from the current 4 million passengers to about 8 million annually. The project will be paid for by higher landing fees and gate rentals paid by Southwest and the other airlines. Southwest Airlines has extensive experience in managing other airport improvement projects and carefully considered other modular building suppliers before selecting Ramtech for the project. Both buildings will sit adjacent to each other on isolated piers atop the existing 12 inch concrete. The buildings will be separated by a two-hour site installed firewall, and will feature 9 foot ceiling heights and attic mounted split system HVAC. The administrative office for Southwest will include vinyl covered walls while the executive space for the Airport Administration will have a textured, painted interior. Each building will have a parapet roofline with canopies over the entrances, and 26-gauge commercial steel siding to match the existing structures. The buildings are scheduled to be completed and ready for occupancy by the end of September of this year.
Ramtech Receives Top Award at 2010 MBI Conference in Orlando
April 2, 2010
Ramtech received the top prize in the Awards of Distinction at the Modular Building Institute’s 28th annual meeting held March 6th-8th in Orlando, Florida. Since 1987, the MBI has publicly recognized the best in class for non-residential construction through its Awards of Distinction competition. Ramtech added to its previous year’s awards by garnering the first place trophy in the Permanent Modular Office - Over 10,000 sq. ft. category for the Army’s new two-story brigade and battalion headquarters facility located at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Linc Moss accepted the award on behalf of Ramtech. The new building will be home to five individual battalions and the combat aviation brigade that will be relocated to the Biggs Army Airfield facility at Fort Bliss. Utilizing Ramtech’s Accelerated Building System, the building provides for 210 offices, three large conference rooms with partitions, and a 1,600 square foot SCIF. The building also includes a BOC and Network Operations Facility meeting STC-50 acoustical requirements, raised access flooring, SIPRNET secure communication, secure document storage vaults, and redundant emergency electrical generation and HVAC. The facility was the first project authorized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Ramtech’s design-build IDIQ contract for the construction of brigade and battalion headquarters buildings for the U.S. Army. Beginning in 2007 the USACE established a continuous building program that emphasized the standardization of facilities and processes while expanding the use of manufactured building solutions including permanent modular construction. To see more information on the MBI’s 2010 Awards of Distinction, visit the MBI’s website at www.modular.org.
Renovation And Construction Begins On New Military Data Center
April 30, 2009
Ramtech Building Systems, Mansfield, Texas has been given the Notice to Proceed on a new 15,000 square foot building addition to be designed and constructed for the Directorate of Information Management (DOIM) located at Fort Bliss, TX. The new building will replace the original base Data Center originally built in the 1960’s. The contract also calls for the complete interior renovation of an adjacent 5,400 square foot building in the same data center complex. The new building will be single-story with a painted concrete masonry exterior, and will forgo windows in order to meet the Mission Critical Security requirements as the ‘nerve center’ of the base. Both projects will also present additional construction challenges in that all work will take place within the parameters of heightened security as the DOIM operates 24/7 and cannot be subjected to any disruptions or shutdowns. Ramtech’s design team partner, Luckett & Farley, Louisville, KY will provide A/E services on the Slab-on-Grade Permanent Modular Construction project. As with previous projects at Fort Bliss, the new project falls under Ramtech’s indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the construction of facilities for the U.S. Army. The schedule allows for five months of design and 12 months of construction, with an anticipated completion date of July 2010 for the $6.5 million project.
Ramtech Receives Multiple Awards At 2009 MBI Conference
April 1, 2009
Ramtech Building Systems, Mansfield, Texas received two Awards of Distinction at the Modular Building Institute’s 27th annual meeting held March 31st in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since 1987, the MBI has publicly recognized the best in non-residential construction through the Awards of Distinction competition. Ramtech added to its previous year’s awards by picking up a first place award in the Permanent Modular Office category for the Army’s new one and two-story company operations facilities located at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Comprised of eight separate structures totaling 95,280 square feet, the facilities will accommodate administrative functions for the relocation of enlisted personnel including infantry, artillery, and aviation companies. The project was constructed using Ramtech’s floorless slab-on-grade manufacturing process, and meets Federal HFC and ATFP blast-resistant standards as well as USGBC LEED silver certification requirements. Ramtech also received an Honorable Mention award for its part in providing modular construction services on the development of a new replacement hospital for South Cameron Parish Memorial Hospital in Cameron, LA. Partnering with Baltimore, Maryland-based Williams Scotsman, Ramtech manufactured and installed a 26,128 square foot critical access hospital to replace the original structure that was completely destroyed in the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina. Serving a wide area of southwest Louisiana, the new facility is placed on pilings that allow the building to sit eight feet above the existing grade to minimize the chance of future flood damage. Ramtech was also recognized by the MBI for its 25 years of active leadership in the association. The MBI is the only international, non-profit trade association serving the commercial modular industry. The association is comprised of regular members including wholesale manufacturers, direct manufacturers, and dealers of commercial modular buildings and associate members that supply building components, services, and financing to the industry. To see more information on the MBI’s 2009 Awards of Distinction, visit the April 2009 online edition of Building Design & Construction magazine.
Ramtech On Schedule For New Ft. Bliss Headquarters Facility
December 15, 2008
Ramtech Building Systems, Mansfield, Texas has announced that construction is now 50% complete and on schedule for a $17.1 million 96,000 square foot two-story brigade and battalion headquarters facility located at Ft. Bliss, TX. The new building will be home to five individual battalions and the combat aviation brigade that will be relocated to the Biggs Army Airfield facility at Fort Bliss. Utilizing Ramtech’s Slab-on-Grade Permanent Modular Construction, the building provides for 210 offices, three large conference rooms with partitions, and a 1,600 square foot SCIF. The building also includes a BOC and Network Operations Facility meeting STC-50 acoustical requirements, raised access flooring, SIPRNET secure communication, secure document storage vaults, and redundant emergency electrical generation and HVAC. The facility is the first project authorized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Ramtech’s design-build IDIQ contract for the construction of brigade and battalion headquarters buildings for the U.S. Army. Beginning in 2007 the USACE established a continuous building program that emphasized the standardization of facilities and processes while expanding the use of manufactured building solutions including permanent modular construction. With this IDIQ award, Ramtech became the first company in the commercial modular industry to receive a prime contract under the Army’s Modular Force Construction Program. The contract covers military installations located in the eight-state Southwestern Region stretching from California to Louisiana. Completion of the brigade and battalion headquarters building is scheduled for July 2009.
Construction Date Nears For New Military Police Facility
December 15, 2008
Ramtech Building Systems, Mansfield, Texas is preparing to start manufacturing and construction on a new 14,500 square foot Military Police Headquarters Building located at Fort Bliss, TX. The design phase is now 100% complete and construction will begin in mid-January of 2009, with completion scheduled for November 2009. Ramtech’s design team partner Luckett & Farley, Louisville, KY is providing A/E services on the $4.8 million Slab-on-Grade Permanent Modular Construction project. The new building will house the 93rd Military Police Unit, with primary command headquarters offices throughout the two-story portion of the building and three training classrooms within the single-story section. The brick building will meet LEED Silver Certification, and will incorporate architectural features designed to blend in with the historic area of the military base in which it is located. Developed under a design-build contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) the facility is part of Ramtech’s indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multi-year contract for the construction of brigade and battalion headquarters buildings for the U.S. Army.
Hensel Phelps And Ramtech Continue Work On C.O.F. Facilities At Fort Bliss
December 15, 2008
Construction on the second phase of the task order for the Army’s new Company Operation Facilities at Ft. Bliss, Texas is nearing completion. After the successful construction of the first phase of the project, Ramtech Building Systems, Mansfield, TX was once again selected as a strategic subcontractor responsible for the manufacturing and installation of eight 18,000 square foot two-story buildings, and six 10,000 sq. ft. one-story buildings. Originally started in April 2007 using an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, each task order has an approximate value of $24 million and includes options for additional buildings under a total of five task orders. According to Gary White, Ramtech's vice president of sales, “for multiple permanent buildings like these, our slab-on-grade permanent modular construction approach is ideal for a project of this size and will provide the Army with new facilities much quicker than they would get with ordinary site construction.” Ramtech has previously worked with Hensel Phelps on another high-profile project, providing manufacturing and construction of temporary modular barracks facilities for the Army's 4th infantry division at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX. A new task order for the third phase of C.O.F. facilities has been issued, with construction scheduled to start in February 2009.
Ramtech Completes New Charter School Facility in Waxahachie
November 15, 2008
Ramtech Building Systems, Mansfield, Texas recently completed a 9,956 square foot multiple classroom addition to the existing school campus at Faith Family Academy in Waxahachie, TX. The $745K project expands the existing facility with 10 classrooms and a teacher’s lounge area, along with boys and girls restrooms. Constructed utilizing Ramtech’s Slab-on-Grade Permanent Modular Construction system, the new facility features a stone block veneer with a copper metal-panel roof. The building expansion will be used for relocating the schools PK-4th grade from the existing school structure. Faith Family Academy is a Texas Charter School that operates two facilities in the North Texas area, including the original charter school located in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas. Faith Family serves over 1,500 children, offering PK-12th grade education at both of its locations.
Ramtech Nears Completion of New Medical Clinic
December 15, 2008
Ramtech Building Systems, Mansfield, Texas is nearing completion on a 12,000 square foot Family Medical Clinic for the Limestone Medical Center in Groesbeck, Texas. The project is scheduled to be completed and the clinic operational by the end of January 2009. The $2.1 million design-build project utilizes Ramtech’s Slab-on-Grade Permanent Modular Construction system, and features an EIFS exterior with a split-face block wainscot along with a standing seam metal roof. The building was designed to match a new hospital facility which is also under construction adjacent to the medical clinic. The clinic will be used as a multi-physician office and includes 20 exam rooms, 4 procedure rooms, medical records and billing offices, and seven doctors’ offices. The Limestone Medical Center is a government run critical access hospital which serves patients from Groesbeck and the surrounding areas of Limestone County in central Texas.
Ramtech Provides New Clinic For Bayside Community Hospital
February 1, 2008
Ramtech Building Systems, Mansfield, Texas has completed a 3,024 square foot clinic for Bayside Community Hospital of Anahuac, Texas. Located in the community of Mount Belvieu in the upper Texas Gulf Coast, the $200,000 project will provide office and exam space for two physicians and their staffs. The building was designed to be relocatable should the future needs of the hospital change. The hospital is also considering the addition of a second clinic in the same city to replace an older sister facility which was completely destroyed by Hurricane Ike. Located near the urban centers of Beaumont and Houston, Bayside Community Hospital provides primary, general, and acute healthcare services for the Chambers County, Texas area.
