ARCAN offers professional design management, project/construction management and cost & procurement services targeted to help Clients turn their visions into reality. ARCAN also offers construction consulting and support services all the way from pre-construction to final project hand-over.
ARCAN’s management experience gives us a unique understanding of what can go wrong on a construction project. We use this knowledge to identify potential adverse situations on a project before they develop into major problems and recommend and/or initiate preventive action through strategic planning and project controls.
Our expertise in the high-end commercial, residential, and industrial projects, equipped with the profound understanding of local conditions and requirements, ensures projects are built on schedule, and tailored to the client’s financial capacity with the highest quality standards achievable. We understand and have experience in all phases of the construction process and manage projects from pre-design through completion.
As Project Manager, ARCAN has managed all phases of the construction process from pre-design through completion, including cost and budget controls, scheduling, estimation, expediting, inspection, contract administration and management of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. Decision making is a collective process and key personnel within ARCAN takes part in providing their views in conjunction with Clients prior to deriving a final decision and choosing the direction to be pursued.
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The Design Management Department was formed in order to offer added value to Clients. Starting from the design phase of a project, we bring together the major and specialist skills involved in the design of a great buildings into one managed service.
The department produces holistic concepts with consistent principles and coordinated solutions. The goals are ultimately managed interfaces and singular design team management.
The Construction Management Department is the core discipline of the organization. The department consists of a select group of architectural, engineering and construction professionals to form a strong and responsive Project management team in handling various types of project, from individual villas to high-end tower developments.
The Contracts & Procurement Department is the extended arm of the Construction management Department as it provides support in the areas of quantity surveying, procurement and legal matters relating to contracts and/or construction law. The department consists of a select group of quantity surveyors, civil engineers and construction law professionals that form a strong and responsive team providing comprehensive commercial and contractual management.
While project management is most effective before construction begins, it is also necessary to have procedures in place that regain control after serious problems have caused delays or overruns. When ARCAN finds itself in these circumstances, we assemble a team that can mostly expediently address critical needs.
The appointed team designs new schedules, creates new plans, and implements procedures to get the project back on track. In addition, ARCAN’s experience in construction claims means our appointed team can mitigate and resolve claims without impeding newly established project schedules.
Program Management is the process of managing ongoing inter-disciplinary and/or inter-dependent activities to indicate related project constraints determining the processes required to achieve best results based on allocated resources. Some of the benefits associated with this control include reduced costs, improved schedule performance, improved quality and risk identification and allocation.
ARCAN’s comprehensive program management services can help Clients keep multiple, interrelated projects in sync, on time and within budget. We help owners reduce uncertainty and risk in their capital programs. ARCAN’s project managers review every detail of all projects, set-up objectives and priorities, manage and control the process, and identify and resolve the problems.
Our experienced professionals and technical resources work with the client to define, plan, implement and integrate every aspect of each project. Our Client benefits from a one-point responsibility for management and planning, including Design management, permitting compliance and construction project management. When managing an entire multi-disciplinary program, our services improve timing, cost and quality.
ARCAN has successfully prepared cost estimates on projects ranging from the thousands to the hundreds of millions in supports of planning, design, construction, renovation, operation and maintenance, as well as change negotiations and claims support. ARCAN ensures accurate estimation of construction costs by involving the engineering staff on construction project cost estimates. Budgetary and detailed cost estimates are developed in accordance with clients protocols.
Quality control in construction typically involves ensuring compliance with minimum standards of material and workmanship while also guaranteeing the performance of the facility according to the design. For the purpose of ensuring compliance, random samples and statistical methods are commonly used as the basis for accepting or rejecting completed work and batches of materials. Rejection of batch is based on non-conformance or violation of the relevant design specifications.
The construction activities are assessed primarily on workmanship standards achieved through site inspections and field tests. The assessments are completed throughout the construction process for Structural, MEP and Architectural works.
Apart from site inspections, the assessments also include tests on the materials specified and functional performance of services and installations. These tests help to safeguard the interest of the building occupants in relation to safety, comfort and aesthetic defects.
Total quality control is a commitment to quality expressed in all parts of our organization and typically involves many elements. Design reviews in order to ensure safe and effective construction procedures are a major element. Other elements include extensive training for personnel and shifting the responsibility for detecting from the Consultant Team to the Contractor. Material suppliers are also required to ensure zero defects in delivered goods.
All the above shall be implemented in conjunction with the contract conditions, project specifications and good engineering practices with the participation of all parties on a project.