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Civil and MEP under one contract: where the interfaces go

Head of Civil and InfrastructureAZEMCOJuly 20263 min read

Trenches, sleeves, plinths and builder’s work sit between two trades. Putting both under one contract removes the gap.

Many delays on building and infrastructure sites happen at the interface between civil works and services: a duct bank in the wrong place, a missing sleeve through a slab, a plinth poured before the equipment was chosen. Each one is small; together they cost weeks.

Why one contract helps

When the same company excavates the trench and lays the cable, the trench is dug to the cable route that the electrical engineer actually needs. When the same company pours the plinth and supplies the pump, the plinth matches the pump. There is one programme, one coordination model and one party to call.

Where we offer it

AZEMCO delivers civil and MEP works together on buildings such as the DTA ship engineering warehouse at Dubai Maritime City, and on infrastructure such as Etihad Rail and DEWA utility diversions.

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