Building Surveying

Client: Meraas Location: City Walk and Nikki Beach Project Value: Confidential Purpose: Escrow release reports Project Background Meraas is a holding company based in Dubai with portfolio and activity in real estate, tourism, hospitality, healthcare, technology, retail, F&B, leisure and entertainment. Meraas had recently developed high-quality properties in Dubai and required property observers to prepare Escrow Release Reports to allow […]

Client: Meraas Location: Jumeirah, Dubai Project Value: Confidential Project Background Meraas is a holding company based in Dubai with portfolio and activity in real estate, tourism, hospitality, healthcare, technology, retail, F&B, leisure and entertainment. Meraas had recently developed high-quality properties in Dubai and required property observers to prepare Escrow Release Reports to allow funds to be released from escrow accounts. […]

The project involved undertaking reserve fund studies and condition assessments of the assets to the following Nakheel developments; Shoreline; Golden Mile; Marina residences; Palm View Apartments; Jumeirah Heights; Masaken Al Furjan; Discovery Garden’; Badrah and International City.

The project involved undertaking lifecycle cost reports and condition assessments of the assets to the Al Forsan estate in Abu Dhabi, including the staff accommodation, district cooling plant, mall, hotel and residential towers.

Client: Confidential Location: Al Maktoum City, Dubai Purpose: Snagging inspection report Prior to purchasing the property, the client instructed us to undertake a full snagging inspection of the recently constructed 5-bedroom villa. Carrying out the snagging inspection involved a full inspection of the property confirming any works which in our opinion do not meet an acceptable standard of workmanship or […]

Pyrotek is an international organisation specialising in the development, manufacture and sale of high-temperature materials for industrial applications. Pyrotek already have a small base in Jafza consisting of office space and warehouse storage but required a larger facility to meet customer demand and to accommodate manufacturing operations. Pyrotek found a partially completed site in JAFZA South which they recognised could provide construction cost saving but was not designed or built to suit their requirement.

Client: Confidential Location: Dubai Project Value: Confidential Purpose: Pre acquisition condition survey, fire risk assessment Project Background Our client intended to purchase the property as part of a large real estate transaction and required more detail on the condition of the building and any fire risk or long-term financial issues. Our Services Various part of this project had been stalled, […]

Our client was acquiring a new build tower located in Dubai Silicon Oasis and instructed the Project and Building Consultancy team at Cavendish Maxwell to undertake a snagging inspection of the property prior to conclusion of the deal. Snagging inspections are essentially detailed condition surveys which follow the completion of construction works. They are undertaken to ensure that the works have been completed in accordance with the contract documentation, statutory requirements and good practice.

Client: Dubai World Trade Centre Location: Oman Project Value: Confidential Purpose: Reinstatement cost assessment Project Background The project involved undertaking reinstatement cost assessments for insurance purposes on a number of different buildings and structures belonging to C. Steinweg Oman LLC. This included a mixture of offices, warehouses, workshops and other facilities located within the Sohar Port. Our Services We undertook […]

Our investor client (the prospective purchaser) required us to undertake a technical due diligence survey of an established private luxury resort in the Seychelles to ensure that the resort (comprising multiple buildings and assets) to ensure the report was free from significant defects, to highlight any items that would affect value and the likely 10-year CAPEX lifecycle costs given the current condition.

Our investor client (the prospective purchaser) required us to review undertake a technical due diligence survey of the newly completed hotel to ensure that the building has been completed in accordance with the SPA, to the requisite quality, to highlight any items that would affect value and the likely 10-year CAPEX lifecycle costs.

On behalf of the AUS, we controlled a contractual process of designing, tendering, and project managing various alteration and refurbishment works. The process involved taking briefs from the internal PM team and then managing the contractual aspects on their behalf. We carried out full audits of the premises, including student health and safety and fire safety inspections of the various […]