JOINT VENTURE SUMMARY
MOUNT CARMEL & OHIOHEALTH
November 2003
COMTEX
Central Ohio Medical Textiles
Land & Buildings
COMTEX has reached the stage where the focus is now shifting
from the construction of the building to the installation
of Laundry infra-structure and equipment. At this point in
the project much energy begins to shift to the third of the
five building blocks of COMTEX. (1.Design; 2.Build; 3.Equip;
4.Staff; 5.Operate). Progress within the building over the
past 30 days includes:
Completion of the interior concrete floor, trenches,
curbs, and pits.
Switch-over to permanent power within the building.
Completion natural gas tap and meter installation for
the facility.
Completion of interior washrooms, locker rooms, storage
and chemical rooms.
Installation of the wash chemical piping systems in the
dry trenches.
Completion of the drywall installation in the offices
and commencement of the plastering.
Installation of various exterior curbs, loading dock
pads, and concrete on the exterior.
The pictures below set out the construction activity at COMTEX
on October 24, 2003.
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Equipment
At the end of the month of October COMTEX will have received
a total of 440 Ebco carts. The weigh-scale frames have been
installed, as have the bulk chemical storage tanks. Boilers,
water heaters, high pressure pumps, compressors, air dryers,
and heat reclamation systems are being installed and should
be connected and operational within the next three weeks.
A final delivery and installation schedule for key production
equipment has been confirmed that includes the following major
deliveries:
The wash chemical storage and delivery system has been
received, and installation commenced on October the 25th.
The linen cart wash for the Laundry has been received,
and installation commenced on Monday, October the 27th.
The Jensen monorail track for the soiled side of the
laundry has been delivered from the United Kingdom, and
installation commenced on Wednesday, October 29th.
The 1st and 2nd shipments of CBW Tunnel washers/dryers
and have arrived in port from Germany and are in the process
of being cleared through customs for delivery to COMTEX
as planned on November 3rd and 11th respectively.
Budgeting & Finance
The first draft of the final COMTEX operating budget will
be presented to the Board at the November 19th Board Meeting.
The Customer Committee met on September 29th to confirm the
schedule for linen inventories at each of the sites, and to
schedule the start-up of services to COMTEX in February and
March. The schedule below sets out the anticipated start dates
of each of the facilities.
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FACILITY
TOTAL ESTIMATED
CLEAN VOLUME
Inv.
Order
INVENTORY
COMPLETION DATE
Quota
Order
QUOTA AGREEMENT
COMPLETION DATE
Start-Up
Order
START-UP
COMPLETION DATE
START-UP
VOLUME
BY RANKING
Morrow County Hospital
220,500
1
Aug 20/03
1
Oct 20/04
5
Apr 4/04
First
Victorian Village Health Center
400,000
2
Dec 5/03
3
Jan 5/04
1
Feb 7/04
2,825,000
Doctors Hospital West
1,425,000
3
Dec 5/03
3
Jan 5/04
1
Feb 7/04
Second
Grant Medical Center
3,650,000
4
Dec 5/03
4
Jan 5/04
2
Feb 14/04
3,450,000
Mount Carmel West*
2,450,000
5
Dec 3/03
2
Jan 3/04
3
Feb 28/04
Third
Mount Carmel East
3,450,000
5
Dec 3/03
2
Jan 3/04
3
Feb 28/04
2,450,000
Mount Carmel St. Ann's
1,000,000
5
Dec 3/03
2
Jan 3/04
1
Feb 7/04
Riverside Hospital*
7,150,000
6
Dec 3/03
5
Jan 3/04
4
Mar 20/04
Fourth
Marion General Hospital*
1,150,000
7
Jan 2/04
4
Feb 2/04
5
Apr 4/04
7,150,000
Hardin Memorial Hospital
200,500
8
Jan 2/04
4
Feb 2/04
5
Apr 4/04
Fifth
Galion Community Hospital
330,500
9
Jan 2/04
4
Feb 2/04
5
Apr 4/04
751,500
Tenders for the transportation service
for COMTEX have been received and two short-listed companies
are being interviewed for the contract. Negotiations are currently
underway to finalize the details with the successful bidder.
Staffing
All laundry staff interested in positions at COMTEX have been
interviewed, and the successful candidates have been offered
positions. Offer letters have been issued to approximately
seventy (70) employees within the two systems, which include
their anticipated start dates and wage rates.
Set out below are the anticipated start dates for facilities
and employee groups:
Feb. 2/04 -- Victorian Village Health Center, St. Ann’s
Hospital and Doctors Hospital.
Feb.14/04 -- Grant Medical Center
Feb. 28.04 -- Mount Carmel West and Mount Carmel East.
Mar. 20/04 -- Riverside Hospital
Apr. 4/04 -- Marion General Hospital, Morrow County Hospital,
Hardin Memorial Hospital and Galion Memorial Hospital.
The COO has offered the final management position to Plant
Manager candidate Kevin Kozak. He has accepted the position
and will join the COMTEX team in January 2004.
