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Company Profile Design & Engineering Consultancy Services Company Profile Design & Engineering Consultancy Services Public Edition HEAD OFFICE: P.O.BOX 3271, P.C 112 RUWI SULTANATE OF OMAN TEL: +968 24 560 407, 24 560 408 FAX: +968 24 560 417 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.muamir.com BRANCHES AT: NIZWA : P.O.BOX 743, P.C 611, TEL: 25 410 456 SOHAR : P.O.BOX 524, P.C 311, TEL: 26 841 843 IBRI : P.O.BOX 529, P.C 511, TEL: 25 690 458 Table of Content 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 3 2. ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE ....................................................................................................... 4 3. PROJECT MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANCY SERVICES ....................................................................... 7 4. PARTNETSHIP WITH TENABLE FIRE ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY ................................................... 9 5. PARTNETSHIP WITH DSA ARCHITECTS INTERNATIONAL ................................................................. 10 6. PARTNETSHIP WITH KETTLE COLLECTIVE LTD.................................................................................. 11 7. LIST OF ON-GOING/ CCOMPLETED PROJECTS ................................................................................. 12 8. GALLERY .......................................................................................................................................... 16 9. LEGAL REGISTRATION WITH MINISTRIES & OTHERS ....................................................................... 35 2 1. INTRODUCTION Muamir is an engineering consultancy firm that offers wide-ranging services based upon the diverse capabilities of its tightly knit network of affiliates & employees. Muamir is now one of Oman’s leading engineering consultancies - reflecting a steady record of success, since its foundation in 1980 by the Late Sh. Ali Bin Salim Al-Hasny. This success is based upon a single-minded and no-pains-spared approach to customer satisfaction for the last 35 years. Muamir seeks diversified and multi-disciplinary projects to which it brings close cooperation with the customer, innovative concepts and a rigorous eye for details. Tailoring complex proJects to customer needs is the hallmark of Muamir‘s services. The group provides balanced advice based on sound technical and economic argument. Its huge capabilities ensure provision on multi-disciplinary services in all areas, ranging from occasional advice to large integrated projects. Its innovative evaluations usually lead to outstanding results, and its consistency of management ensures excellence. Over the years Muamir has strived to establish its own style of architectural norms to complement the region’s architectural heritage. At present, Muamir is seeking new horizons of opportunities and accomplishing professional advancement with zeal and zest. Today with computerized design output and the tremendous experience gathered over the years, Muamir stands tall amongst all contemporary Omani engineering consultancies to undertake and implement the most innovative of any future proJects in Oman or worldwide. 3 2. ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE Muamir is a fully integrated architect & engineering consultancy firm capable of handling: Activities & Performances Architectural Design & Supervision MEP Design & Supervision Structural & Civil Design & Supervision Fire Prevention Design & Supervision ProJect Management & Feasibility Studies Muamir‘s independent position allows you to enJoy frank relationship with the technical officers of reputed suppliers and this is a pre-requisite to investigation of their capabilities and innovative propositions. Muamir is therefore able to approach all assignments obJectively and by using sound technical and economic principles, arrive at an optimum solution with due respect to codes, laws and relevant interests. This independency should be important criteria when the Employer selects a Consultant. 4 Sr. Project Name Description No. 1 Al- Mutahidha Transport L.L.C Head Quarter (Commercial & Residential Building) 2 Al- Mutawaa Land Development (Industrial/Commercial/ Residential) 3 Al- Noor Association for the blind (Institute at Nizwa& Muscat) 4 Al MouJ Muscat Residential Buildings at sector L (ITC)- Hospitality 5 Al- Amrat Municipality D.G office & Conference Hall (Government) 6 Barka Water Desalination Plant Phase 1 (Industrial) 7 Al- Shihani food Industry (Industrial) 8 Boutique Hotel (Tourism) 9 Four Season Hotel (Tourism) 10 Ecole De Francis ‘French School’ (Educational) 11 Mozn LLC Head Quarter (Commercial & Residential) 12 Oman Housing Bank (Bank) 13 Al- Rawad International School ‘Canadian School Muscat’ (Educational) 14 Barka Water Desalination Plant Phase 2 (Industrial) 15 Ataya Flour Mill (Industrial) 16 Telal Al Qurm- Al Argan Real Estate ProJect Management Company – Batch 5 & 6 (Commercial & Residential Building) 5 Special Ongoing Projects: Since its foundation, Muamir has worked in thousands of projects throughout the Sultanate, for both government and private sector. Muamir was involved in many aspects in the field of construction. Industry: • Production Halls • Storage Areas • Laboratories • Power Plants Buildings: • Office Buildings • Colleges & Schools • Commercial & Residential • Hotels and Motels • Customer Service Buildings • Showrooms • Garden Court Apartments • Mosques Villas: • Luxurious & to customer needs • Row houses • Townships 6 3. PROJECT MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANCY SERVICES A. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: I) Planning The proJect design sequence will be planned with tasks to be performed at each stage fully identified. II) Program A program will be developed to co-ordinate with the overall proJect program. III) Design Packages Schedules will identify the drawings, technical schedules and specifications to be produced for each package. IV) Monitoring Weekly communication meetings will be held to review the progress. B. DESIGN SERVICES: I) Feasibility Stage A design brief will be produced. Preliminary key technical data will include plant loads / sizes and schematic / control designs. II) Outline Design Single line layout drawings will be produced. III) Detailed Design Highly accurate drawings shall be produced. We shall provide information that leaves nothing open to interpretation. IV) Contract Documentation We shall produce tender / contract documents acceptable to the concerned authorities. V) Co-ordination and Builder’s Work Co-ordination will be carried out at each stage. This service can be expanded to provide fully dimensional co-ordination and builders work drawings. 7 C. SUPERVISION: I) Proactive involvement with Employer & Contractor II) Interactive management process to integrate design, procurement & construction. Post tender management will involve the proJect manager and the senior engineers. A resident engineer shall be posted to ensure quality and to provide assistance with design and queries. The standards are based on ‘active’ rather than ‘passive’ supervision. We manage to predict events in advance rather than react to problems as they occur. D. COMMISSIONING: At tender stage, we will check that contractors have commissioning departments staffed by qualified personnel, the requisite equipment’s§/machinery and financial resources. In addition we are able to provide a commissioning management service if required. E. COST MONITORING: We shall assist the employer in the preparation of the proJect cost plan and in addition shall provide a full cost monitoring and reporting service. 8 4. PARTNETSHIP WITH TENABLE FIRE ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY http://www.tenablefec.com In January 2010, Tenable Fire Engineering Consultancy was founded by Engineer Sultan Salim Al- Maskri under the guidance and expertise of Muamir Design & Engineering Consultancy L.L.C. Since its foundation, Tenable FEC has grown rapidly, executing prestigious proJects in fire engineering worldwide. Tenable is proud to say that it has managed to open new branches in early 2011 in the UK, UAE and Vietnam with its head quarters based in Muscat Oman. With the staff experience over 20 years combined, Tenable is the first company to be registered with its activity in Oman. A fire engineering specialist providing intelligent design solutions to improve design flexibility and reduce construction costs without compromising safety, Tenable has the privilege of using modern technologies in its field for design and engaging with lead experts at universities, governmental organization, fire authorities and code and design guides worldwide to ensure that the designs are at a cutting edge of the fire profession. 9 5. PARTNETSHIP WITH DSA ARCHITECTS INTERNATIONAL www.dsa-arch.com Muamir Design & Engineering Consultancy along with DSA Architects International have signed a local partnership in Oman where both firms will coordinate and take the engineering designs innovation to another level. MDEC have a long history with DSA starting as architects of records to design and supervision services where both firms complete one another in the local market. DSA known for its prestigious hotel projects both in GCC and globally, DSA thrives to make a difference in the local Omani market and help in guiding local companies and suppliers to international levels. 10 6. PARTNETSHIP WITH KETTLE COLLECTIVE LTD. www.kettle.co Muamir Design & Engineering Consultancy LLC throughout the years achieved their goals beyond expectation. We are honored to announce that after many prestigious proJects together with Kettle Collective an architectural firm based
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