Services
One-stop shop for critical care transport infrastructure development. Our comprehensive services include design, due diligence, construction, project management, and leasing.
We make projects easy for clients by handling industry-specific development aspects including air-space studies, helipad registrations, fuel system design / permitting / installation, and more.
From idea to occupancy, our team of experts will handle your project from start to finish.
LEASING
SME provides flexible leasing options for build-to-suit aviation and medical projects.
PLANNING & CONSULTING
Long-and short-term solutions planning that decreases time-to-market.
BUILDING
3D modelling and virtual reality walk-throughs expedite decisions and costs.
Leasing
SME provides flexible leasing options for build-to-suit aviation and medical projects. We provide comprehensive leasing options for crew quarters, aviation hangars, maintenance facilities, fuel systems and helipads. These options empower our clients to respond in real-time to market opportunities and demands, despite budget cycles or capital allocations.
SME provides flexible leasing options for build-to-suit aviation and medical projects.
We provide comprehensive leasing options for crew quarters, aviation hangars, maintenance facilities, and helipads. These options empower our clients to respond in real-time to market opportunities and demands, despite lack of capital allocations in the current budget cycle.
Talk to us about our all-inclusive leasing packages.
Qualifying lessees enjoy a full spectrum of options including:
- Custom Build to Suit
- Flexible Lease Terms
- Little or No Money Down Payments
The comprehensive lease package provides our clients with one easy lease payment that can help to simplify budget planning and reduce requests for capital.
Leased items can include any or all of the air medical base components:
- Aviation hangars
- Land
- Crew Quarters
- FF&E
- Fuel Farms
- Maintenance Facilities
- Helipads
“Our management had approved a new air medical base, but it would be another fiscal year before we would have the capital allocated for the project. SME’s leasing options gave us a very attractive way to move the project forward and secure our market area quickly - in the end, we realized millions in revenue as a direct result of SME financing. Thank you, SME!”
— SME client
“SME gave us the option of financing anything from the hangar right down to the silverware!”
— SME client
“SME considered all of the items we wanted to include in our lease and provided a very attractive lease package that allowed us to get our program off the ground and generating revenue a full fiscal year ahead of schedule.”
— SME client
“I can unequivocally endorse Rich and SME Logistics. I can attest to the quality product SME produces as well as the flexibility and desire to completely fulfill their customer’s needs. I couldn’t have been more satisfied with not only the final product, but the support and guidance provided from start to finish. You won’t find an individual more personally invested in every customer.”
— Glen, SME Client
Planning & Consulting
We offer our clients insights on long and short-term solution planning to decrease time-to-market.
Our team can assist in locating and accessing new building sites, creating site designs, understanding permits and requirements, accessing accurate timelines and costs, and creating custom building designs.
DESIGN
SME will help you design and visualize a base that is ideal for your program.
DUE DILIGENCE
After evaluating your program’s needs, we will execute fact-finding and design.
PROPOSAL
We will craft a proposal that includes building & site designs, realistic timelines, and financial options.
CONSULTING
for new, existing & expanding programs
Market Analysis
- Competition Analysis
- Referral Pattern
- Strategic Location Planning
- On/Off Airport SWOT
Flight Program Design
- Airframe
- Team Configuration
- 3-, 5-, & 10-Year Plans
- Expansion / Growth Goals
Strategic Planning for Program Launch
- Program Implementation
- Marketing & PR Plans
- Establishing Competitiveness
- Targeting Customer Base
Base Planning
- Site Design
- Building Design
- Fuel Systems
- FF&E
- IT & Security
DESIGN
We take your requirements, consult with our team of architects, engineers, general contractors, and project mangers to turn your ideas into a preliminary site design so that you can be confident from the very start that your program’s unique needs will be satisfied.
We are a tech-forward company and employ an in-house team that uses geo-location, 3D modelling, and virtual reality walk-throughs to expedite decision making and reduce overall costs with thorough planning – allowing you to visualize your finished project and resolve any challenges before the construction phase starts. With our affordable technology, expect a positive impact on your project efficiency!
Building
Do you know what it takes to build an air medical base? The complexity of the process may surprise you!
Let our experienced team manage your base planning, building, and project delivery so that you can focus on your core mission. While flight programs keep control over their projects from a decision-making perspective, the SME Crew will handle the entire construction process, provide advice along the way and overseeing the specialty and nuanced aspects towards an on-time and on-budget project delivery.
With SME building your base, the flight crews and program staff can stay focused on their core mission.
At SME we understand that your flight program teams are top-of-the-industry nurses, paramedics, pilots, and operations managers. They save lives, keep crews safe, and your program operating. Enabling your teams to remain focused and productive on these tasks during the base building project will help to safeguard the crews and keep operations running smoothly.
Permitting & Due Diligence
Site Work & Construction
Occupancy Permit & Hand-Off
A birds-eye view of the base building process
Stakeholder management
identify and engage the groups and individuals that will have an interest in and influence over your project
Contractor management & coordination
manage and coordinate the work of multiple contractors towards an overall construction workflow that contributes to efficiencies, minimizes expenses, and meets your timelines
Base Design
select the crew quarters, hangar, helipad, and fuel system that are best suited to base operations and that will satisfy the requirements of regulatory departments and agencies with jurisdiction over your project
Due diligence
access risks and establish accurate end-to-end project requirements, costs, and time estimates
Permits, entitlements & zoning
acquire the specific permits that are required for your air medical base construction project, including but not limited to construction, FAA, EPA, and DOT permits
Hangar construction
ask us how building a hangar for a new or existing air medical base can be justified by the many cost-offsetting benefits that it offers to an air medical flight program
Crew quarters installation
identify the building type best suited to your operational needs, satisfy local building requirements, complete construction/installation, coordinate utility work, complete inspections, acquire the final occupancy permit
Helipad construction
complete engineered designs and air space studies, acquire building permits, satisfy all utility requirements, source specialized helipad products, and register your helipad
Fuel farm
an onsite fuel system creates several advantages for your flight program including decreased aircraft engine cycles, fewer repositioned flight hours, and lower fuel costs
Site work
building site preparation is an important aspect of base construction which can be simple or nontrivial, depending on site conditions and local requirements
Utilities
create a utility plan that meets the requirements of each of your base components, hire utility contractors, and determine the costs that are the responsibility of your program
Outfit the base
select, order, receive and install the base furnishings, soft goods, and aviation and maintenance support items so that your flight and maintenance crew will be ready to focus on their core mission as soon as they arrive at the new base
SME is the right crew to manage your job!
Our senior level project management services provide a customized approach to fit your program individual needs so that your project delivery is on target for your programs budget and timeline. Working in the critical care transport industry, our team has seen many challenges and roadblocks to the base building process. With our deep understanding of critical care and aviation real estate development, your program will be positioned to avoid internal staff frustration, unnecessary expenses, lost time, and will build a base that is designed to fit your end use.
At SME we know that every project has an impact – and our project leaders will make sure that your base project has a positive one. By selecting SME, you are engaging a team that has the specialized knowledge and experience to manage your project from start to finish – a team that you can depend on to handle the full scope of your niche development and construction project, keeping your program’s best interests and particular needs in mind. The result will be a positive impact on your business and community relationships and on your program resources, namely people and capital.
Ask us about video tours of planned buildings that can be shared with your stakeholders and marketing department
We deliver smart services and solutions at competitive prices and embrace every project with enthusiasm and a spirit of partnership. So tell us your needs and we will get back to you ASAP — usually within 24 hours.
SME Aviation, Inc.
8470 Enterprise Circle, Suite 300
Lakewood Ranch, Fl 34202
9919.810.0597