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About Us
Professional people backing quality products. Find out more about us.
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Commercial
Our buildings have helped shape the business landscape without sacrificing quality or appearance for more than fifty years.
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Auto Dealerships
Multi-storefront dealerships use innovative contracting methods, i.e., construction management.
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Churches
When it's time to build, choose America's choice church builder!
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Schools
We respect the taxpayers' budget and deliver quality buildings on time!
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Public Buildings
Elected officials and their constituents benefit from Speed Fab-Crete's respect of the tax dollar.
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Specialty Facilities
Custom-designed facilities of high-strength concrete walls fit a variety of applications.
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Architect Frank Callahan & his senior manager, Chuck Freeman, deliver creativity, less traditional expense.
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Project Delivery Methods
Today's popular contracting methods get you involved early in TEAM design planning and construction.
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Concrete Construction Magazine Features David Bloxom, Speed Fab-Crete
 Concrete Construction Magazine recently interviewed Speed Fab-Crete's president, David Bloxom, for an article published in August, 2006. The following is an excerpt from the CCM magazine article.
CCM:: Tell me about Speed Fab-Crete?
David Bloxom:: The company was started in the early 1960s as a spin off of The Dave Bloxom Construction Company, which was my father's company. What we have is an architectural pre-cast concrete panel but it is structurally loadbearing, so the roof system rests directly on the panels. There's no steel superstructure and it is not just architectural precast, it's a combination of both.
My dad was really doing design-build back in the 1960s, but they didn't call it that. It was just a team approach. Design-build works exceedingly well for our clients and is our predominant delivery method. We wear a lot of different hats: we're a precast producer, we're a subcontractor, we're a material supplier, we're a GC, we're a CM. We clearly delineate ourselves from a GC -- we're not just a broker general contractor, we actually produce components of the buildings we design, we erect them, and we subcontract with other trades for the finish out.
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Design-build has been shown to lead to less litigation and less conflict because it's a team approach. Everyone is on board from the start. Independent research shows that design-build delivers a project about 33% faster than design-bid-build.
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A five-person management group, including myself, bought out my dad in 1998. We've grown a bit since then, but our core business is still precast wall panels.
CCM:: How do you market your products and services?
David Bloxom:: We do an exceptional amound of direct marketing to the buyer -- churches, schools, auto dealerships, educational projects, and a lot of public buildings. This is possible because the procurement law was changed in Texas in the late '90s to allow all delivery methods, including design-build. We played a big part in getting that changed because we were basically cut out of using our primary delivery method in the public sector.
CCM:: What are some of the advantages of design-build?
David Bloxom:: Design-build has been shown to lead to less litigation and less conflict because it's a team approach. Everyone is on board from the start. Independent research shows that design-build delivers a project about 33% faster than design-bid-build. When we begin a project, we sit down with the architect and the owner. That way if the owner's eyes are bigger than his pocketbook, we can call a "time out" before we get a big expensive set of drawings. They then don't find out later that the job is a million dollars over their budget and have to start cutting. Or we can tell the owner that his budget is inadequate for what he wants. I've never seen a design-build go over budget as long as it was reasonable. We know how to advance a project quickly and I can build-in a fair return for the architect, for the subs, and for us, and the owner gets a project he can afford at the quality level we present to them. It's a win-win-win situation.
A lot of subcontractors are already providing design-build services to GCs. Most of our subs are able to come in and help us on their part of the project. They don't need a full set of plans -- they can take prelims and lay it out and give me a pretty good cost estimate. I use subs that have the ability to do conceptual layouts and conceptual estimating. The subs that are going to survive have to have the ability to think beyond a finished set of plans. They've got to be able to say, here's what I think my part of the project is going to cost. It's a design-build team composed of different companies.
CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION MAGAZINE: Contractors to Watch
Publication Date: 08/01/2006 by CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION Staff
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What is Design-Build?
A system of contracting by which one entity performs architecture, engineering and construction services under a SINGLE CONTRACT with the owner. This method has become one of the most frequently used in both public and private sectors.
Design-Build Professional Certification
The Principal in Charge of our design-build team is David Bloxom, President of
Speed Fab-Crete and a "Designated Design-Build Professional". This is a
certification by the Design-Build Institute of America. It means Mr. Bloxom is
considered a knowledgeable practitioner, who possesses an extra level of
expertise in the design-build project delivery system. He is only one of 16
such designated professionals in Texas. Speed Fab-Crete is a member of DBIA.
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Why You Should Use Design-Build For Your Next Project
- One prequalified firm, responsible to owner, manages entire process
- Professional partnering stops adversarial relationships
- Project starts faster with constant oversight of costs during design phase
- Enhances innovation in design & material
- Eliminates hassles... reduces risk of cost overruns
- Project delivered on time... in budget
- Compressed project schedule assures faster move-in and staff preparation
- Preferred by insurance companies for less potential litigation
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Project Delivery Methods
Speed Fab-Crete builds projects through four contract methods. Select the one below that best suits your needs.
Design-Build
A turnkey construction solution, performed under one contract, preferred by most owners.
Construction Management-At Risk
SFC assumes risk for construction, manages construction, consults in design process.
Design-Bid-Build
A traditional solution, architect produces plans, construction contract awarded to best bid.
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less in project's "cost of growth" despite change orders |
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