Damage restoration for government and municipal buildings
City halls, courthouses, police stations and public works buildings can't simply close. RMO stops the damage, keeps the work away from the public and documents each step for the people who have to account for it.
24-hour emergency hotline248-845-0000A person answers, day or nightHow damage affects public buildings
Government buildings serve the public on a fixed schedule. Council meetings, court dates, permit counters and public safety work continue after a pipe bursts or a storm damages the roof. Many of these buildings are older, with large footprints, basement records rooms and systems updated piece by piece over decades.
Water in a lower level can reach records storage, IT rooms and mechanical spaces. Fire or smoke in one office can spread through shared ventilation into courtrooms and meeting rooms. In older buildings, damaged materials are tested for asbestos and lead paint before they are removed, and the results shape the demolition plan.
Every decision is also a public one. Facility managers answer to elected officials, finance staff and auditors, so the work needs a clear scope, clean records and costs that can be explained.
What a public building needs from a restoration contractor
Continuity of public services
Essential departments keep running, often from unaffected parts of the building, while the work is phased around them.
Accessibility and life safety
Accessible entrances and routes, fire alarm and sprinkler systems, and exits stay in service, or temporary measures are agreed with the facility team first.
Secure and sensitive areas
Courtrooms, evidence rooms, records storage and IT rooms call for escorted access and handling that respects the building's security rules.
Accountable documentation
Daily logs, photos, readings and itemized costs that hold up for finance staff, auditors and the insurer or risk pool.
Restoration services for government buildings
Emergency stabilization
Extraction, board-up and tarping to secure the building and stop further damage the same day.
Water removal and drying
Water removed from offices, lower levels and public areas, then drying with daily readings until each area meets its goal.
Fire and smoke cleanup
Soot and odor removal from offices, meeting rooms and contents, following IICRC S700.
Mold remediation
Containment and removal of affected materials under IICRC S520, coordinated with any independent testing your organization requires.
Records and contents pack-out
Files and furniture packed and moved out of harm's way under the direction of your records staff.
Rebuild
Drywall, ceilings, flooring and finishes rebuilt after mitigation by the same company.
How we work in public buildings
Phased to keep services open
We plan the work by department or floor, schedule loud tasks after hours and keep public entrances and counters usable where it's safe.
One contact, regular updates
The facility manager gets a daily update and a written schedule to share with department heads and officials.
Records built for review
Photos, moisture readings, drying logs and an itemized scope give your finance office, risk manager and adjuster the same clear picture.
From your call to the last repair
One phone number and one accountable team, from the emergency to the finished repair.
Call us, day or night
A person answers 248-845-0000 at any hour and asks a few quick questions, so the right crew and equipment roll.
On site in about 60 minutes
Across Metro Detroit, an IICRC-certified crew arrives, finds the source and makes the property safe.
Mitigate and document
We stop the damage, extract and dry, and record photos and moisture readings your insurer can use.
Restore and rebuild
Once everything is dry and clean, the same team handles the repairs, from drywall and flooring to finishes.
We will work with your insurance
We will work with any insurance carrier you use. We’ve done it on claim after claim, and we take pride in it: every job is documented from the first hour and priced line by line, and we work hard so your insurance covers the whole project.
Many of our clients have saved thousands of dollars this way, and many paid nothing beyond their deductible.
How we help with insurance claims
Examples of carriers our customers use. RMO is an independent company and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by these insurers.
Questions facility teams ask
Can you start before the purchasing paperwork is finished?
In an emergency, we can begin the steps that stop further damage as soon as someone with authority approves them. Extraction, drying and board-up can start while purchasing and the claim are sorted out. Rebuild work follows the approvals your organization requires.
How do you protect records and secure areas?
Secure rooms are entered only with your staff and on a schedule you set. Records are packed and moved as your records staff direct, and they stay in your custody throughout.
Can the building stay open to the public during the work?
Often, at least in part. We contain the work area, keep accessible routes and exits clear and run loud work outside public hours. If part of the building has to close, you get a schedule early so you can plan where those services will operate.
Services for this kind of building
- 24/7 Commercial Emergency ResponseAround-the-clock response for offices, plants, stores and public buildings, with crews on site in about 60 minutes across Metro Detroit.
- Commercial Water Damage RestorationExtraction, drying and repairs for commercial buildings, planned around tenants and operations and documented for insurers.
- Mold Damage RestorationContained mold removal for commercial buildings, with the moisture source addressed and independent clearance testing when appropriate.
- Commercial ReconstructionDrywall, framing, ceilings, flooring and finishes rebuilt by the team that handled the mitigation, phased around your operations.
Request a call and we’ll contact you soon
Leave your name and number and a coordinator will call you back. If water is still coming in, or there’s smoke or sewage, call now.
Call 24/7248-845-0000- A person answers 24/7
- On site in about 60 minutes
- We work with your insurer
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