Equipment Skids: Fast, Competitively Priced, and Ready to Install

RDI RapidBuild Program for Skids

With just one phone call you’ll get:

  •          A Fast, No Obligation Quote with a Precise Lead Time: You need to move fast, so we will give our most competitive quote and shortest lead time for your skids. We will support you through the process and stand behind our work.

  •          A Custom Design Every Time: Created by our engineers devoted to giving you the best solution for you and based on the environment it will operate in.

      ·   Engineered Assurance: structural calculations and documented quality control—engineering rigor will not be compromised.

  •          A Dedicated Team who will make sure your skids arrive on schedule, are site ready, and who know:

    o   electrical power skids (Switchgear/MCC/UPS/Battery)

    o   pump skids and baseplates

    o   boiler skids

    o   valve/piping/cooling packages

    o   and more

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What you get with every RapidBuild skid

A purpose‑built, engineered floor system that installs fast and integrates cleanly.

·         C‑channel steel base 

·         100-250 psf (based on your requirements) floor load rating (with checks for concentrated loads under gear) 

·         Safety: all RDI Enclosures and Systems equipment is manufactured in accordance with ANSI safety standards

·         Options: steel skid plate floor, spray foam insulation, coatings/finishes, seismic anchorage details, cable trenches, sleeves, forklift pockets, and lifting eyes

·         Scope: we design around your equipment and site

 

RapidBuild power skid

The RapidBuild difference

  • Stay on schedule with skids that can ship as fast as 3 weeks ADA—without compromising engineering rigor
  • Floor‑only, custom C‑channel systems purpose‑built for electrical, pump, and boiler mounting—not repurposed frames
  • Structural calculations, documented QC, and decades delivering engineered platforms for critical infrastructure
  • A purpose‑built, engineered floor system that installs fast and integrates cleanly

Why choose an equipment skid?

 

Prefabricated equipment skids solve many of the conditions that make onsite construction slow, unpredictable, or labor‑intensive. Because each skid is built in a controlled environment, it arrives ready for installation. This removes the field variables—weather, inconsistent labor, layout adjustments—that commonly lead to schedule risk and cost overruns.

This approach is especially valuable for sites with inherent constraints: tight footprints, complex equipment layouts, or locations without crane access. Instead of coordinating multiple trades in a limited space, the work is completed offsite and can be delivered as a single, consolidated unit.

5-Step process for your RapidBuild skid project

RFQ

Engineered Drawings

Drawing Approval

Fabrication

Shipment

Steel plated equipment skid base for RapidBuild program

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FAQs About RapidBuild

A prefabricated equipment skid is a pre‑engineered structural base used to support electrical, mechanical, or process equipment. It is fabricated off‑site in a controlled environment, tested and delivered ready for installation, reducing onsite construction time and coordination.

Electrical skids, pump skids, boiler skids, and valve/cooling packages are all common, but we can design around your equipment.

For qualified configurations and timely approvals, RapidBuild can ship as fast as 3 weeks after drawing approval (ADA); we’ll confirm feasibility during scoping.

No. Every skid is custom. That’s how we fit it to your gear and your schedule.

RDI builds baseplates and skids regularly. We have the materials on hand and the appropriate tools and welders to manufacture skids quickly.

Yes. RapidBuild skids are frequently used in tight footprints, constrained rooms, and locations without crane access. Installation methods are coordinated during design to match available site access and handling equipment.

Yes. RapidBuild skids are commonly installed inside buildings, including data centers, utility facilities, water treatment plants, and industrial spaces.

RapidBuild skids are built to support the customer’s compliance approach. Structural calculations and quality documentation are provided, and designs can be coordinated to support AHJ requirements and field evaluation processes as needed.

  • Footprint
  • Equipment list and weights
  • Type of loading
  • Mounting and support required

Prefabrication often reduces total installed cost by:

  • Cutting onsite labor hours
  • Reducing schedule risk
  • Minimizing rework and coordination issues
  • Improving predictability for procurement and logistics

While material costs may be similar, installation efficiency and schedule certainty typically provide meaningful savings.

Both. RapidBuild skids are used for one‑off projects and repeat OEM programs where consistency, speed, and predictable installation are required across multiple sites.