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PROJECT CLOSE-OUT SERVICES
Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Location and Areas Served by the Business
3.0 Company Address and Contact Details
4.0 Trade Licence
5.0 Services Provided
6.0 Key Staff & Organisation
7.0 Project Profile
8.0 Client base
9.0 Affiliate Organisations
1.0 Introduction
KARMA CONSULTANTS provide a bespoke MEP Consultancy, and Project Close Out
services for construction projects of all sizes and types. Our service is proudly based around
professional expertise and experience of our qualified staff. The business is dedicated to
providing straight forward reliable MEP guidance, advice and delivery of a number of
essential core services at all stages of a construction project through to expiry of defects
liability period, if required; through to whole life care and maintenance services support to
FM companies. Our experienced Chartered Professional Engineers are UK trained and with
immense Middle East experience. We can offer a flexible range of services to make Clients
close out liaison and tasks easier, which in turn allows Client‘s resources to be re-allocated
to other new start Projects.
A core deliverable KARMA CONSULTANTS provide, is a complete turnkey MEP Operation
and Maintenance manual (O&M) service. All Technical Authoring (TA) is managed directly
by Chartered Engineer Partners with combined experience of over 60 years. Many of
recent years being dedicated to UAE and Middle East Clients. Our Engineers are vastly
experienced in working with Design Team Consultants, Contractors and Facilities
Management Organisations which translates into achieving compliant O&M Manuals for
any given Project.
2.0 Location and Areas Served by the Business
Karma Consultants currently operate business delivery for UAE Clients within all
major conurbations of the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, KSA and Kuwait.
For projects outside these areas please contact us for discussion and clarification.
3.0 Company Address and Contact Details
The Registered Office of Karma Consultants is: Level 14
Boulevard Plaza Tower 1 EMAAR Boulevard Downtown Dubai PO Box Number 344155
Tel: 04 455 8757
Tel Mob: 0504513126
Fax: 04 455 8556
Email [email protected]
Web: www.karmaconsultants.net
4.0 Trade Licence
Karma Consultants Free Zone Trade Licence is below.
5.0 Services Provided
The core deliverable services provided by Karma Consultants area as follows. Clients can
select individual or combinations as required for each particular set of Project
requirements.
• Production of all MEP and building Operating & Training Manuals, with in house
Technical Authoring by experienced Chartered Engineers.
• Close out management of contract deliverables; including spares, warranties,
record drawings etc.
• Close out Management of technical issues including Final Commissioning and
Handover Programme, including Client or Civil Defense witness testing,
demonstrations, training and acceptance tasks.
• Civil Defense (CD) approvals, reports & co-ordination of formal documentation for
CD.
• Third Party Testing & Commissioning (verification and Management); liaison with
Client Design Team for agreement of technical tests and requirements.
• Specialist Close Out reports and provision including TAB services, Acoustic, EMC,
CCTV, Snag lists and asset registers.
• Complete management of Defects liability period (DLP) and hand over to Facilities
Maintenance (FM). Outstanding items (snagging) management.
6.0 Key Staff & Organisation
Karma Consultants adopt a very flat organisation chart with professionally qualified
Chartered Engineers responsible for their own projects and reporting to the Principal
Partner (Shabir Yakub).
Shabir Yakub
BSc (Hons) Building Services Engineering
CEng MIMechE,
Alan Millin FIHEEM
MSc. MBA CEng CEnv
LEED
Ray Chevreau
PHD Engineering sciences
BSc(Hons) Mechanical Engineering
BSc(Hons) Electrical Engineering
Anthony Gerard Maguire
BEng (Hons) Mechanical/Environmental Engineering.
CEng CIBSE (UK)
John Chambers
BSc (Hons) Building Services Engineering
MSc CEng MCIBSE
7.0 Project Profiles:
Karma Consultants/personnel have provided professional and technical services on
the following projects:
• The OPUS Tower, Dubai
Preparation of O&M manuals, Close out of design, Training Manuals and Commissioning
Management services.
• Oberoi Centre, Dubai
338 rooms hotel, Located on The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence.
Hotel & Office tower located at Business Bay in Dubai.
Client Representative for Project Closeout (2012- 2013). To ensure project was closed
out and all Authority approvals obtained, Testing and Commissioning and close out in
accordance with specification and Local Authorities.
• Dubai Tram Project
Dubai’s flagship Tram Project covering stations and Depots
Preparation of O&M Manuals for Main Contractor (2013-2014) Approximately 9 months.
Karma Consultants tasked with preparing O&M Manuals for 3 separate MEP Contractors
and all specialists including Architectural and Fabric. Commissioning Management
services provide by Karma Consultants.
• St Regis Hotel Abu Dhabi
Client representative for Project Close out (2012- 2013) Approximately 9 months. Tasked
to ensure Authority approvals were obtained, Testing and Commissioning and Close out
to ensure contact compliance.
• Paris Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi
Prestigious educational facility on a green-field site in Abu Dhabi. Covering more than 93,000 square metres.
Close out services (2012-2013), O&M Manuals produced for MEP services, Commissioning Management and Close out services as Client Engineer.
• Al Mafraq Hospital Abu Dhabi
State of the art 739 bed hospital preparation of O&M manuals (2015 – 2016).
• Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Karma Consultants personnel tasked with reviewing installation to ensure compliance
with specification (2015-2016).
• Novotel Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
41 storey Hotel comprising of 3 towers, hotel, office and residential. Located on Sheikh
Zayed road, Al Barsha. Dubai.
Preparation of O&M Manuals (2012) 6 months duration, covering all MEP services.
Commissioning Management services
• AMMROC (Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center)
Karma Consultants personnel provided Commissioning Management Service. Duration
approx. 12 months.
• Al Ain Stadium & Mixed-Use Development Phase 1.1
Karma Consultants personnel provided Commissioning Management Service. Duration
approx. 15 months.
• Al Ghurair City Expansion Phase – II
Commissioning Management Services provided by Karma Consulates personnel.
• New Doha International Airport
Karma Consultants personnel prepared O&M Manuals (2010/11) Manuals for all MEP
services. Duration approx. 9 months
• King Hamad Hospital Bahrain
Karma Consultants personnel prepared O&M Manuals (2010/11). Manuals for MEP
services including specialist and Medical equipment.
• Health Point Hospital Abu Dhabi
Review of O&M Manuals and preparation of updated O&M Manuals (2015-2016).
Manuals previously produced were not complete with a lot of information and content
missing.
• Fakeeh Academic Medical Centre
Preparation of O&M Manuals for Main Contractor (2016- Present). New build project.
Karma Consultants to produce contract compliant O&M Manuals.
• Dubai Mall Link Bridge
The 828-metre air-conditioned bridge will provide walking access to Dubai Mall from the
metro station.
Preparation of O&M Manuals for MEP Contractor (2013) Approx 6 months duration.
• Dubai Mall Retail
Preparation of O&M Manuals for MEP Contractor (2013) covering Retail area around
new Link Bridge. Approx 6 months duration covering all MEP services.
• Zayed University Abu Dhabi
University campus on a plot of approximately 75 hectares, Abu Dhabi
Client Representative for Project Closeout (2012) approx. 6 months.
• The Beach at JBR
Beach front modification with retail outlets.
Review of O&M Manuals with modification to obtain Consultant approval (2014).
Approximately 3 months. Manuals produced by MEP sub contractor were lacking a lot of
information and not compliant.
• Mall of the Emirates
Developed by Majid Al Futtaim Properties and located in Dubai
Preparation of O&M Manuals for New Prayer rooms (2014) Duration 3 months. MEP
Manuals produced.
• Bvlgari Hotel and Residences
Preparation of O&M Manuals 2016.
8.0 Client Base
Karma Consultants are pleased to have worked with the following Clients:
9.0 Affiliate Organisations