Ames Construction

Burnsville, MN ConstructionNAICS 237310

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews October
2,955ParticipantsFirst year on file
$7.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Oct 2027Next renewalPlan year begins October 1
#5 of 13Construction in MNBy participants

Overview

Ames Construction sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 2,955 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in October. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
2,955
Plan year
Begins October 1 · next renewal October 2027
Health plans filed
Ames Construction Benefit Plan, plan 505 (2,955 participants)
Broker compensation
$354K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness1,221$1.2M$360K
Vision Service PlanVision779$137K$-6K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$7.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 2,955 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$182K–$449K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$53K–$133K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$78K–$163K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$34K–$101K
PBM contract terms$18K–$53K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning October 2027: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2024
Plan sponsor
Ames Construction
Sponsor EIN
41-0871375
Plan number
505
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 41-0871375 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Ames Construction, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
4,119

About this data

Source: Ames Construction's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Ames Construction.

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