General Building and Electrical Contractors

Often times we see General contractors display a sense of dread when it comes to dealing with us as a telecom subcontractor. Past experiences with other tele-data-com contractors (as we are generally referred to in construction circles) conjures bad memories of:

• poor safety compliance
• poor jobsite supervision
• inability to complete monthly pay applications properly
• unfamiliarity with prevailing (Davis-Bacon) wage requirements
• poor understanding of project flow in a construction environment
• poor follow through in providing project documentation and close-out documentation

We know that most of our competitors are accustomed to playing by their own rules in end user accounts and don't understand protocol in the construction sector. One Electrical Contractor we do business with even referred to their past telecom contractors as the "tennis shoe crew".

At this time we ask that you put aside the past and prepare to move forward with a professional telecommunications / technology specialty contractor - Echo 24. Here is what you can expect:

Comprehensive Safety Program

Echo 24 is a Drug Free Workplace with a program that is in full compliance with the state Bureau of Worker's Compensation requirements for a DFWP.

Echo 24 has dedicated Quality Assurance personnel who conduct safety inspections, enforce our safety program, and conduct weekly safety meetings.

At Echo 24, our safety program is paramount. It is no accident that our safety record is the best in the industry and our Experience Modification Rating (EMR) is the lowest possible. To date we have logged well over 1,000 days / 100,000 hours without a lost-time injury / accident.

Jobsite Supervision

Echo 24 will staff your project with an experienced Supervisor possessing experience in our industry and construction and BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International) certification as an Installer, Technician, and/or Registered Communications Distribution Designer - RCDD). Our supervisors enforce our safety program, your safety program, our workmanship standards, and ensure compliance with project / customer specifications.

Our reputation for excellence in this industry is a direct result of the quality of our leadership in field.

Administrative Superiority

When you hire Echo 24, you won't have to worry that we don't understand the importance of administrative processes such as:

• Submittals
• Request For Information (RFI)
• Documentation / O&M Manuals
• Prevailing Wage (Davis-Bacon) requirements
• Schedule of Values
• Application for payment process
• Project Close-out

Many of our competitors can do a good job of performing the physical work, but then wonder why they aren't getting paid because they can't keep their paperwork straight. At Echo 24, we have a better back-office and know how to keep the paperwork and the money flowing on a large construction project.

Design / Build

Hire Echo 24 to be an integral part of your design - build team! Here is why:

• Telecommunications infrastructure is often an afterthought because Construction Companies are accustomed to this being the responsibility of the owner / tenant. Echo 24 is experienced with both (working for owners / tenants and construction companies) and can tell from experience that it is far less expensive to design pathways and spaces during the design phase than after the building is part to fully completed.
• Echo 24 possesses the qualified expertise to consult and design on large project solutions that will provide for the future and save money. We have Registered Communications Distribution Designers (RCDD) on staff and a Computer Aided Design (CAD) department with ability to consult on projects of all sizes.