COMPANY PROFILE GULF SURVEY CONTENTS Section 1 : COMPANY INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 1 1.1 GULF SURVEY CLASSIFICATION................................................................................ 3 Section 2 : POLICY AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................. 4 Section 3 : GULF SURVEY SERVICES .................................................................................... 6 Section 4 : GEOTECHNICAL DEPARTMENT ........................................................................ 9 4.1 ROTARY DRILLING RIGS ................................................................................................ 9 4.3 GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND REPORTING .................................................. 15 Section 5 : MATERIAL DEPARTMENT ................................................................................. 16 5.1 TESTING ................................................................................................................................. 16 5.2 SPECIAL STUDIES ............................................................................................................ 22 5.3 QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMME OF PROJECTS ............................................ 22 Section 6 : GEOPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT ......................................................................... 23 6.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 23 6.2 GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION .............................................................................. 24 6.3 ENGINEERING GEOPHYSICS ...................................................................................... 25 Section 7 : SURVEY DEPARTMENT ....................................................................................... 28 7.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 28 7.2 TOPOGRAPIC SURVEYING ........................................................................................... 28 7.3 HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING .................................................................................... 29 7.4 MARINE SURVEYING ...................................................................................................... 30 APPENDICIES APPENDIX A OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................................. APPENDIX B ORGANIZATION CHART ............................................................................................................ APPENDIX C KEY PERSONNEL ........................................................................................................................ APPENDIX D MAJOR PROJECTS ..................................................................................................................... APPENDIX E CERTIFICATES ............................................................................................................................ APPENDIX F LIST OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ....................................................................................... Section 1 : COMPANY INTRODUCTION 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. 1 We have a mission to provide economical services to the industry, at the same time upholding quality and integrity in our business. Gulf Survey 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. 2 GULF SURVEY has been approved 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) • ABU DHABI PORT COMPANY (ADPC) 1.1 GULF SURVEY CLASSIFICATION GULF SURVEY is registered by Abu Dhabi Municipality, Al-Ain Municipality, Department of Economic Development in the fields of geotechnical investigation, materials testing, Survey and Geophysical work. 3 Section 2 : POLICY AND OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES • 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 4 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 ISO/IEC 17025:2017. GULF SURVEY is certified by: 5 Section 3 : GULF SURVEY SERVICES 3.1 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 according to the latest technologies in the world. The scopes of services of the site and geotechnical investigation department are: 1. Drilling, sampling, field and laboratory testing 2. Geotechnical studies for various types of structures; such as buildings, roads, and special structures. 3. Off-shore geotechnical investigation. 4. Surveys including geological and geotechnical mapping. 3.2 MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY, TESTING AND INSTRUMENTATION The materials testing department covers a wide range of specialized services which extend from routine testing of materials to consultation on complex problems related to materials technology and its application. Equipped with modern field and laboratory testing equipment; complying with the British Standards (BS) or American Standards