Consultancy

From 2010 onwards, ESME has been involved in numerous consultancy services with contractors and government ministries within the Middle East and GCC region:

  • Delivering high-level commercial and claims support, procurement advice, contractual and strategic advice, and the full range of planning and programming services.
  • Providing multi-disciplinary consultancy services to support effective delivery of our clients’ projects. Our specialities include commercial and contract management, planning, programming and scheduling, and dispute resolution support services.
  • Providing customer-focused project controls solutions throughout a project lifecycle. Delivering commercial management, quantity surveying, and planning services, offering clients long term support and commitment for the duration of their projects.
  • Providing internationally respected quantum, delay, and technical experts for litigation and provision of internationally experienced adjudicators and arbitrators.

Project Management

  • Cost and Schedule Control
  • Management of Contractors/Sub Contractors
  • Bid Management and Procurement
  • Project Monitoring and Status Reporting
  • Document Control
  • Project Change Analysis
  • Strategic Risk Management
  • Change order evaluation and execution
  • Claims Prevention
  • Amicable settlement facilitation
  • Project Close–out

Program Management

  • Program Control, Scheduling and Coordination
  • Audits and Due Diligence
  • Identify and Mitigate Program Risks
  • Contract and Procurement Strategies
  • Sub – Contract Procurement
  • Market Intelligence and Benchmarking
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Planning
 

Pre & Post Contract Services

  • Preparation of Contracts and Contract Administration
  • Tendering and Bid Management
  • Contract Documentation and Control Procedures and Recommendation
  • Contractual Correspondence, Management Reports
  • Contract Risk Assessment and Advice
  • Secondment of Specialised Staff
  • Contractual dispute, resolution and mediation

Claim & Dispute Resolution Services

  • Investigation, appraisal and evaluation of claims submitted and received
  • Research, preparation and substantiation of new claims
  • Claim identification, preparation and presentation
  • Contractual Claims–Breach of contract claims
  • Negotiation and Settlement of Claims
  • Change order management/analysis
  • Acceleration and Termination Claims
  • Schedule Impact Analysis and Defend Bond Call
  • Evaluation of Design errors, omissions and scope changes
 

SpecialiSed Services

  • Preparation of delay analysis programs
  • Support in adjunction, arbitration and litigation
  • Forensic Consulting–Identity risk and delay, performance analysis
  • Project Risk Assessment
  • Construction Management and Claims Consulting
  • Commercial Support
  • Cost Forecasting and Windows Analysis
  • Strategic Advisory: Advisory Services
  • Expert witness/testimony statements–opinion report
  • Independent review of contract documents and claims
  • Customise/tailored training workshops and seminar
 

 

ESME and its team of experts have been involved in a wide variety of the sectors to list a few:

 

Building

  • Retail
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Hospitality and Leisure
  • Offices
  • Defence
  • Residential
  • Commercial
  • Sports and Stadia
  • High Rise

Infrastructure

  • Rail and Metro Networks
  • Underground Systems
  • Route Upgrades
  • Roads
  • Highways
  • Bridges
  • Tunnelling
  • Airports
  • Harbour and Port Facilities

Civil Engineering

  • Tunnels
  • Earthworks
  • Structures
  • Marine

Energy

  • Offshore Oil Gas Projects
  • Onshore Oil Gas Projects
  • Fossil Fuel
  • Power Generation and Transmission
  • Combines Heat and Power Plants
  • Waste to Energy
  • Renewables
  • Combines Power and Process
 

Utilities

  • Telecom
  • Electricity
  • Gas
  • Water
  • Cable
  • Networks

Industrial

  • Process and Chemical
  • Steel and Metals
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • New Plants
  • Plant Refurbishment
  • Shutdowns

Water

  • Pipeline
  • Water Treatment Plants
  • Desalination Plants
  • Sewage Treatment Works
  • Irrigation

Other

  • Shipbuilding, Refit and Conversion
  • Waste Collection