Construction
Vital Link, Atec and Celtech are construction specialists with over 30 years of experience.
We can undertake any AeroEngine Test Cell project. Our linkages to SMEs, niche subcontractors and the world’s largest engineering & construction firms are very strong. We have active relationships with all major aeroengine OEMs. Our company can design, build, or modify your test cell, and assist you in getting the approved OEM specific input and equipment required. We can coordinate all parties to assure that cost savings, quality, safety, environment, schedule and maintenance goals are achieved.
Vital Link's experience in hush houses and noise suppressors is world leading, with locations in Texas, England and UAE. Their field teams and large-scale steel fabrication are highly respected. Beyond project work around the globe, Vital Link represents the USAF for noise suppressor repairs worldwide.
Registered General Contractor in the State of Texas, #1078
Construction has been in Atec’s blood since before its founding in 1953
Our Enterprise has over 30 years of military construction history
The best in installed test cell support sub-systems
Experience
Our construction efforts have included paradigm shifts in facility technology. We designed, built and commissioned two Depot-Level Engine Test Cells at overseas locations during Pandemic to test the F-135 engines. Atec also innovated successful design modifications for two moved A/F32T-9 hush houses. Our Phoenix™ modular and single point lift facilities have been innovated by Atec for engine test cells and control rooms. Atec’s packaged utility systems for air, fuel, oil, and electric offer operating and green advantages. Our Maintenance Service Agreements and 24/7 hotline provides our customers support with their urgent field problems, even after the sale.
History
Construction has been a part of Atec since before its founding in 1953. Our founders were principal participants in famous construction projects like the Astrodome, the Vehicle Assembly Building and Crawler at Cape Canaveral, the Johnson Space Center, AEC Nuclear Test Reactor at Idaho Falls, a Coca Cola bottling plant, and dozens of Petrochemical plants. In the early days, Atec built the original Tinker AFB automated test cells, upgraded the Corpus Christi Army Depot cells, accomplished the first overhead test A/F37T-10 at McClellan AFB, and put in service state of the art fighter engine test rigs from Edwards AFB to NAS Pax River to Fort Worth JRB.
Joint Planning
Project and construction services have moved to an emphasis on joint planning, adherence to best practices and regulations, optimal results, and lasting customer satisfaction versus the older lowest bid method, where the interests of project parties can be inherently different. Collaborative efforts between User/Customer and Builder are now prevalent. Customer preferred application of health and safety requirements, environmental programming, community relations, labor and employment policies, insurance and legal needs, local supplier/subcontractor participation and financing preferences can all be carefully addressed as a team with Collaborative Contracting. Teamed scoping and estimating now begin most projects. Project management is continuous from scoping through completion and maintenance.
Pre-Project Services
- Project Management
- Site Surveys
- Estimating Workups
- Consultant Selection
- HSE Planning
- Contracts Definition
- Documentation Reviews
- Feasibility Studies
- Project Communications Setup
- Milestones Identification: as major considerations come into focus, the Customer and Atec collaborate to maximize project success
Project Services, Safety & Environmental Processes
- Affirmative Procurement & Recycling
- Local Supply, Subcontracting & Servicing
- Construction Management
- Detailed Definition
- Phasing and Scheduling
- Reports, Permits & Fees
- Procurement & Inspections
- Documentation & Submittals
- Safety & Environmental
- Contracts Administration
- Project Accounting
- Design Engineering
- Heat, Stress, Flow, Noise, Harmonics, Logistics and Capacity Studies
- Virtual Renderings & 3D Modeling
- Routing & Placement Conflicts Analysis
- LEEDS and Operating Safety Impacts
- Closeout/Warranty
- Maintenance Service Agreements/General Service Agreements
