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Company Profile COMPANY PROFILE 20202020 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 : COMPANY INTRODUCTION SECTION 2 : POLICY AND OBJECTIVE SECTION 3 : GULF SURVEY CLASSIFICATION SECTION 4 : GULF SURVEY SERVICES SECTION 4.1 : Site and Geotechnical Investigation SECTION 4.2 : Material Technology and Testing SECTION 4.3 : Topographic Surveying SECTION 4.4 : Hydrographic Surveying SECTION 4.5 : Geophysical Investigation SECTION 5 : GULF SURVEY TESTING SERVICES SECTION 5.1 : Concrete Testing SECTION 5.2 : Soil Testing SECTION 5.3 : Aggregate Testing SECTION 5.4 : Steel Testing SECTION 5.5 : Water Testing SECTION 5.6 : Pile Testing SECTION 5.7 : Cement Testing SECTION 5.8 : Bituminous Mixture Testing SECTION 5.9 : Special Studies SECTION 5.10 : Quality Control Programme of Projects SECTION 6 : GULF SURVEY OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES SECTION 6.1 : Main Drilling SECTION 6.1.1 : Onshore Drilling SECTION 6.1.2 : Offshore Drilling SECTION 6.2 : Soil Investigation, Field Testing Equipment and Tools SECTION 6.3 : Laboratory Facilities and Equipment SECTION 6.3.1 : Physical and Chemical Laboratories SECTION 6.3.2 : Laboratory Equipment SECTION 7 : GEOTECHNICAL ANALYZING AND REPORTING SECTION 8 : GULF SURVEY GEOPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A : Gulf Survey List of Organizational Chart APPENDIX B : Gulf Survey Key Personnel APPENDIX C : Gulf Survey Major Projects APPENDIX D : Gulf Survey Trade License, ENAS Certificates APPENDIX E : Gulf Survey Insurance APPENDIX F : Gulf Survey VAT Certificate APPENDIX G : Gulf Survey Approval Certificates and Registration Forms SECTION 1 : COMPANY INTRODUCTION GULF SURVEY Gulf Survey was established in 2007 AS a Gulf laboratory for soil investigation in 2017 rebranded as Gulf SURVEY to follow the market requirement. Gulf Survey is a multi-disciplinary third- party Independent Engineering testing firm specialized in Soil Investigation, Material Testing, Survey and Geophysical Services. Gulf Survey is a certified ISO 9001:2015 company and accredited ISO/IEC 17025:2017 as testing laboratory by ENAS. The aim of the Company is to provide best Quality Services to our Clients at all levels, which includes Property Owners, Consultants, Contractors, Public Authorities such as Ministries and Municipalities, Oil and Gas Industries, Shipping and Ship repair companies, Manufacturing Industries, Marine etc. in UAE and neighboring Gulf Countries. It provides Civil Engineering, Scientific Consulting, and Construction Material testing services to its Clients. Our mission is to provide consistent Quality services which meet the requirements of our Clients. Gulf Survey is headed by professionally highly qualified personnel and is staffed with a strong technical team consisting of individuals with unique strength and expertise in relevant fields. The ability to pool information acquired over many years of experience from diverse projects around the world is utmost value for our Customers. Our technical staffs have extensive experience in Soil Investigation, Material Testing, Survey and Geophysical data acquisition and its interpretation. Our staff members are educated and trained in UAE, Canada, Jordan, India, Egypt, Syria, Philippines, Pakistan and other Countries. We have a mission to provide economical services to the industry, at the same time upholding quality and integrity in our business. Gulf Laboratory invests substantially in the latest state of the art field and laboratory equipment to ensure that its equipment and testing processes are highly reliable and produce quality results. We ensure that all projects undertaken are professionally and efficiently executed. Over the years, we have evolved into one of the most sought after local contractors in United Arab Emirates distinguished by our peerless expertise in our field of activities. Finally, our endeavor is to be “A ONE STOP TOTAL SOLUTION” for all Construction Material Testing Services. With our resources and infrastructure, we assure you that we can provide our best cost effective high quality services to the construction industry and your needs. GULF SURVEY has been appoved from the following Government Bodies and Company • ABU DHABI MUNICIPALITY • DIRECTORATE OF MILITARY WORKS DEPARTMENT (DMW) • MINISTRY OF INTERIOR • ABU DHABI WATER & ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY(ADWEA) • ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC) • ABU DHABI OIL REFINING COMPANY (TAKREER) • ABU DHABI GAS LIQUEFACTION COMPANY LTD. (ADGAS) • ZAKUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (ZADCO) • ADNOC DISTRIBUTION • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT(DOT) • ALDAR • MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS (MOPW) • TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENT COMPANY (TDIC) • ABU DHABI GENERAL SERVICES (MUSANADA) • ABU DHABI COMPANY FOR ONSHORE OIL OPERATIONS (ADCO) • ABU DHABI GAS INDUSTRIES LTD. (GASCO) • RAMBOLL • ABU DHABI PORT COMPANY (ADPC) SECTION 2 : QUALITY POLICY & OBJECTIVES STANDARD POLICIES • To understand and meet the customer needs, expectations, and requirements by providing quality and timely services without any compromise. • To achieve the aim of continual improvement through leadership, cooperation and full involvement of our personnel. • To minimize impact on the environment by any process of the laboratory. • To review the Quality Policy and Objectives regularly and systematically for continuing suitability and development needs. • To achieve continual improvement and maintain QMS through commitment of each personnel and up-gradation through education, training and communication. • The Laboratory Management is committed to comply with Abu Dhabi Municipality & Customer’s requirements, ISO 9001:2015 and OBJECTIVES ISO/IEC 17025:2017 • Acceptance of Samples for testing with customer request only. • Test Results shall be Accurate, Quick and Reliable. • Accept changes and continuously improve our services to meet Customer needs and expectations to enhance the value to our Customers. • Good Laboratory Practices shall be followed to maintain an environment for the protection of Personnel, Equipment and Customer properties. • Continuous improvement and development of competence of personnel through awareness, teamwork, education, training, communication and encouragement. • Advanced methods and practices shall be adopted to enhance customer satisfaction. • Management System is designed to meet the requirements of administration and Customer’s requirements. • Achieve a total Customer Satisfaction SECTION 3 : GULF SURVEY CLASSIFICATION GULF SURVEY is registered by Abu Dhabi Municipality and Department of Economic Development in the fields of geotechnical investigation and materials testing. SECTION 4 : GULF SURVEY SERVICES This is services which are provided by GULF SURVEY may be summarized as follows: 4.1 SITE AND GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION Gulf Survey offers site and geotechnical investigation to carry out investigations of projects and clients in the UAE and neighboring Gulf Region. Regardless of the size of the project, all GULF SURVEY projects are approached with expertise, technology and equipment required to meet the client needs. Gulf Survey maintains modern drilling and soil / rock sampling equipment designed for site investigation purposes 4.2 MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY, TESTING according to the latest technologies in the AND INSTRUMENTATION world. The materials testing department covers a The scopes of services of the site and wide range of specialized services which geotechnical investigation department extend from routine testing of materials to are: consultation on complex problems related to materials technology and its 1. Drilling, sampling, field and application. laboratory testing 2. Geotechnical studies for various Equipped with modern field and laboratory types of structures; such as testing equipment; complying with the buildings, roads, and special British Standards (BS) or American structures. Standards (ASTM) in the field of concrete, 3. Off-shore geotechnical soil, aggregate, water, steel investigation. reinforcement, building materials, and non-destructive testing. 4. Surveys including geological and geotechnical mapping. GULF SURVEY SERVICES The Gulf Survey Surveying Department provides integrated Total Station and Real-time Kinematic (RTK) Global Position System (GPS) technologies with automated data collection, computer aided surveying and global positioning systems (GPS) capabilities for: 4.3 TOPOGRAPIC SURVEYING 4.4 HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING Gulf Survey Surveying Department • Bathymetric Survey. (GSS) provides comprehensive precise • Single and Mutli-Beam (Swath hydrographic and land surveying Bathymetric Survey). services utilizing state-of- the-art electronic equipment to gather accurate • Sea Bed Imaging using Side spatial data and to process the Scan Sonar. information using the latest software in computer aided drafting (CAD). • Low Sea Bed Profiling to Determine Subsurface • As-Built Survey. Geology. • Demarcation of Plots. • Magnetic Anomaly Survey to Determine Metal Objects. • Establishing Control Points. • Current & Wave Measurements • Traversing & Level Loop using ADCP. Survey. • Tidal Measurement. • Laser Scanning Survey. • Near Shore Tidal Zone Survey. • Quantity / Volumetric Survey. • Seabed Sediment Sampling & • Pipe Route Demarcation Testing. Survey. • Water Sampling & Testing. • Hiring of Surveyors & Instruments. • Ground Detection and Utility mapping. GULF SURVEY SERVICES 4.5 GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS Geophysical surveys can provide accurate and timely answers to questions with a minimum amount of disturbance to the surface of a site. In essence, geophysics allows you to “see below the surface” without having to excavate
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