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Healthcare facilities – as well as biotechnology, microelectronic, medical, and telecommunication facilities – typically require clean rooms, which are controlled environments that are kept completely free of contaminants. Product development and testing environments require stringent construction and cleanliness procedures, much different than those of typical construction sites. SafeChoice Capital is highly experienced and exceptionally diligent in healthcare/medical and clean-room construction.

Cleanrooms are constructed to accomplish specific levels of purity through air flow and filtration; they are classified either by the International Standards Organization (ISO) or by the federal government (FS209E); Class 1 cleanrooms, for example, the cleanest federal standard, have a maximum of 1,000 particles per cubic foot of air, with the particles defined as 0.5 mm or higher in size.

A room in a typical office building might have an air quality of 100,000 particles per cubic meter; those particles could include pollen, dust, dander (skin or hair cells), microbes, aerosol particles, and chemical vapors. (In comparison, the air outside typically has millions and millions of particles per cubic meter).

From the beginning of construction, SafeChoice Capital is equipped to integrate and coordinate the entire process to ensure maximum clean-room performance at the level required by the client, including sealed-off rooms, segregated HVAC installation, targeted air filtration, epoxy-coated flooring, special caulking, wipeable surfaces painted with wipeable paint, temperature and humidity controls, the number of air changes per hour, and installation of specialized lines, such as vacuum, oxygen, nitrogen, medical gas, and so on. Additionally, since the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic, we have refined our workflows to keep our customers and their patients as safe as possible.

The expert construction and completion of office space, whether it begins with pouring a concrete slab for a new building or gutting an existing space to meet a client’s needs, requires extensive building experience and second-to-none communication skills.

Your project could be a corporate headquarters, a software company, a law firm or a multi-use office building. Regardless, any project from the ground up begins with contractors that can read blueprints and elevations, expertly grade a site for drainage, sewage and parking, and install water, sewer, gas and fire-sprinkler lines. Crews must set rebar and pour foundations, build walls and install the roof and any windows or doors before moving inside.

These elements of construction may sound routine, though they are anything but that; mistakes at any stage can be expensive and time-consuming for the client.

SafeChoice Capital project managers think ahead and communicate constantly – with the client, the project’s architect, suppliers, and their own crews – ensuring that preparations and materials are ready at each step in the chain.

Whether it's a complete ground-up project or the renovation of an existing office space, the goal remains the same: to provide a beautiful, functional, and secure environment that the tenants will be excited to come to on a daily basis. We work closely with all of our clients to ensure the space exceeds their expectations and standards.

When it comes to office renovations, every project is different, and every client is unique. In any renovation of an existing structure, SafeChoice Capital will assess the structural integrity of your building. We survey the electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems of the structure – and analyze the client’s plans for the space. We are expert and qualified in bringing buildings up to current codes – including public accommodations in line with the Americans With Disabilities Act – while maintaining structural and architectural integrity.

Manufacturing Facility Construction

Construction of industrial and manufacturing facilities is defined primarily by two factors: What will be manufactured, of course, and what kinds of equipment must be housed inside the building to do so. The list of items above illustrates how vastly different the equipment, supply and space needs can be inside a facility producing one product or another.

At SafeChoice Capital, we know each manufacturing facility client will have design-build needs unlike any other client, and we are qualified to meet those needs from the ground up. We work with both conventional and tilt-up masonry, conventional and pre-fabricated steel, and any basic or high-end finishes requested.

Manufacturing equipment is so heavy that it typically requires special support; floor loads must be calculated and isolated concrete pads must be poured to protect both the building and the equipment. In some cases, the equipment is so large that you simply place the equipment first and build the facility around it.

There are many more moving pieces in a manufacturing facility than in many other construction projects. This requires more communication between our company and the client, vendors, contractor crews and site personnel. At SafeChoice Capital, you have one project coordinator from blueprints in the beginning to the punch-list at the end; you will never be handed off to another contractor mid-project. We take pride in our 4th-generation, St. Louis-based company, and want you to be more than satisfied when your project is completed.

Before you hire a contractor for commercial construction in Florida, it’s important to know exactly what type of Florida construction services you need. Not all commercial contractors and commercial builders are alike. Some specialize in design build projects while others might have a great history as shopping center builders. There are great differences. Design build projects can greatly differ from projects like remodeling a shopping center into something completely different like apartment buildings.

Of course, it’s also important for you to understand the terms. You need to know exactly what you want when taking bids and hiring a construction management team in Florida. The following is a look at the three most common types of projects and the differences between them:

NEW COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

This type of project is pretty straightforward as it is exactly what it says, it’s the building of a new building from scratch. In other words, taking an empty lot and completing all the necessary work to create something like a car dealership. While simple in definition, this type of commercial project is the most complex in terms of planning, hiring, and completing.

There are a lot of steps to undertake when undergoing a new commercial construction. The following are the five broad phases that you’ll undertake:

1. Hire the primary architect

2. Choose from the available commercial builders or industrial builders

3. Tender contracts and documents

4. Construction process and tandem certification

5. Commission and final handover

If you are looking to hire one company for all of these phases, you will need commercial construction contractors who advertise themselves as full-on design build contractors. This designation notes that they have both the architects to design a construction and the resources and team to see that design through to a completed build.

COMMERCIAL REMODELING

A commercial remodeling is a project that goes beyond simply changing the drapes in an office building. At least when it comes to what a general commercial contractor expects and will deliver upon a project. Generally defined, a commercial remodeling project is a project undertaken that will permanently alter an existing structure’s interior, exterior, or both.

A few examples of commercial remodeling-type projects include:

• Combining multiple rooms into one space by removing a wall or other type of barrier or partition structure
• Adding to the interior or exterior of a building, such as adding an inside garden or creating multiple rooms from one large, existing space
• Fully transforming the structure or layout of a commercial space

COMMERCIAL RENOVATION

A commercial renovation project is a project that seeks to restore or repair an existing construction. Generally, this type of construction makes old construction look new again. Renovations are generally undertaken for one of two reasons:

• To enhance the look and functionality of a space for those within
• To increase the resale value for an upcoming sale

Of course, a building owner might undergo a commercial renovation in order to benefit from both of those reasons. Construction like an apartment building that is restored to what it originally looked like can offer immediate value for existing residents and increase the owner’s chances for a more favorable sale in the future. Good examples of industrial and commercial renovation projects include:

• Installing new light fixtures while simultaneously replacing or upgrading any outdated and inefficient or even dangerous electrical system
• Replacing or repairing exterior bricks or siding where it’s been worn and threatens the aesthetics and structural integrity of the building.
• Replacing linoleum tiles with more durable and higher-valued porcelain tiles or ripping      up post-construction linoleum to restore the underlying wooden flooring.