
Consider AMS for your next plan/spec project. We offer three decades of
HVAC and plumbing experience. Systems we recommend will deliver optimum,
energy-efficient performance. And, all AMS plan/spec programs are executed
and delivered with your timetable and budgetary needs in mind.
Whether you’re planning a 10,000 square foot office building or a 40,000
square foot manufacturing facility, AMS has the experience to take off
and price your project. We utilize state-of-the-art software; we have
solid, long-standing relationships with our vendors; and we can provide
the comprehensive scope, schedule, and team delivery approach required
to ensure the success of your next project.
In addition to the capabilities listed to the right, we have included
information on the AMS in-house departments and/or capabilities that
support all of our plan/spec activities. These include:
Account (Project) Management
Control Systems
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Capabilities
The AMS plan/spec team will look carefully at both your cost and performance needs. We will work closely with you to recommend a system that will meet your specific needs; specify a state-of-the-art DDC control system that will optimize your system operation; and provide detailed step-by-step project management procedures that will ensure installation and commissioning will take place in a timely, cost-effective manner.
AMS plan/spec services include:
- Plan and specification take off and pricing
- Multiple vendor product sourcing
- Budgeting
- Coordination drawings
- Project scheduling
- Alternative system solutions
- Project management
- Customer support
- Value engineering
Members of the AMS plan/spec team will also work with you and your designated representatives on site selection, as required.
Project Management
Effective project management is an important part of every plan/spec project. Our in-house project management team works diligently to ensure that each project or task is completed efficiently, on time or ahead of schedule, and within or under budget.
Dedicated Project Managers work with your plan/spec teams to oversee system recommendations, estimating, and bid preparation/review activities every step of the way.
Critical project management tasks can include:
- Effective, ongoing communications with clients
- Communications with the AMS operational team
- Cost control
- Project/task responsibility (task assignments, schedule changes, etc.)
- Project closeout (when applicable)
AMS offers project management support as an in-house function. Members of our project management staff (Project Managers and other team members) bring a high level of hands-on and management experience to the job.
Control Systems
AMS is an industry leader in systems control (HVAC, lighting, access, and others), providing a wide range of professional services, including:
- Energy management
- Network integration (new systems and upgrades)
- Open protocol installation (meeting BACNet and LonMark standards)
- Remote communication
- Controls and equipment maintenance
- Repair/upgrades to pneumatic/electronic control systems
AMS maintains a large in-house control systems department that engineers, designs, programs, commissions, and installs leading-edge DDC (direct digital control) systemscontrols critical to the energy-efficient management of any modern HVAC system.
Today, DDC systems play a vital role in optimum energy management and increased operating efficiency. AMS designs and builds custom DDC panels, installs DDC systems (new systems and upgrades), and provides remote monitoring and control.
In addition, AMS provides clients with a broad choice of non-proprietary DDC systems, including Echelon, Honeywell, Distech, Johnson Controls, Trane, and Carrier.
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