RAMCON Helps Prepare Tampa Bay For The 2012 GOP Convention

Dozens of times over the past twelve months, the RAMCON team has been called upon to help prepare the Tampa Bay area’s most identifiable centers and resorts in preparation to accommodate and host the more
than 50,000 people expected to be in attendance at the 2012 GOP National Convention. From inspections and basic maintenance that ensure the facility is leak free to entire re roofs on multi-story facilities, all the way to specialty tasks; such as, installing decks onto roof surfaces to allow press to get the perfect view. RAMCON has been trusted by Florida’s top building owners and managers to produce results. Here is just a snap shot of a few of the projects RAMCON has been working hard to get just right.

Tropicana Field
Not only home to the Tampa Bay Rays, this 40,000+ seat facility also hosted the RNC welcome party with thousands in attendance. Over the past year, RAMCON has installed new roofing systems over the entire upper levels; which was challenging not only due to its significant height and security restrictions, but also because all of the roofs are at a steep slope. Working with low slope roofing materials in this type of environment requires perfect installation (the project received a perfect 10 inspection report!)

In addition to the new roof on the upper levels, RAMCON has also dedicated service technicians to this facility on practically a daily basis. The facility was in need of help when we arrived, with over 150+ leaks being recorded. These leaks on the lower aging roofing systems have been completely brought under control.

Media Staging Area
RAMCON also fabricated and installed a custom deck assembly over top of an existing Thermoplastic Polyolefin singleply roofing system. Why? To get the best camera shot of course! With more than 13,000 members of the media in attendance, the RNC is one of the single largest Media events in the world; in being so, media producers are working hard to get the perfect view. This was certainly challenging, as the assembly had to be temporary and leave no lasting impact on the roof assembly while meeting the manufacturer’s requirements for warranty coverage. Project Result: Success!

 Delegate Resorts
With more than 15,000 hotel rooms booked for each night of the convention, RAMCON has been busy working with the area’s top resorts to ensure Mother Nature does not interrupt their stay. We have installed roofs and performed intensive maintenance on more than two dozen resorts to bring them back to excellent
condition. From complete reroofs on resorts on the water, which are exposed and subject to extreme winds from tropical systems, to complicated reroofs of bungalow suites at the Grand Hyatt Tampa; all the way to intensive maintenance and staging, RAMCON technicians have been busy working 24/7 around the clock to respond to conditions if they arise. We have dedicated thousands of hours to ensuring these resorts are ready to perform.

Wrapping Up
RAMCON is proud to have played a part in preparing Tampa to be showcased to the nation. As Don Rangler, Director of Operations at one of the resorts in Downtown Tampa recently wrote to us, “your team not only exceeded my expectations on this roof, but you’ve earned my respect and projects moving forward”.