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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:
Abu Dhabi Airport
Expansion of Abu Dhabi Airport
Preparation of O&M Manuals for MEP subcontractor (2015). Manuals covering
all MEP services approx 6 months duration.
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.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Karma Consultants personnel tasked with reviewing installation to ensure
compliance with specification (2015-2016)
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.
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.
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.
Zayed University Abu Dhabi
University campus on a plot of approximately 75 hectares, Abu Dhabi
Client Representative for Project Closeout (2012) approx 6 months
St Regis Resort, Abu Dhabi
The St Regis Hotel and Residences is the flagship hospitality project on
Saadiyat Island comprising 380 luxury hotel rooms, 259 residential apartments
and 33 luxury residential villas.
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.
Oberoi Centre, Dubai
338 room hotel, Located on The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence 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.
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.
8.0 Client Base
Karma Consultants are pleased to have worked with the following
Clients:
9.0 Affiliate Organisations