Practice Profile

THE PRACTICECRHI is a well established independent practice of International Construc-tion and Engineering Consultants founded in the UK in 1960, providing consultancy services in Project and Construction Management, Architecture and Engineering, Transport and Infrastructure, as well as Environmental and Sustainability planning with over 220 professionals, ranging from Qualified Project Managers to Chartered Engineers and Scientists. We operate from offices in London, Surrey, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol, covering the UK and Europe, and from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Beirut covering the U.A.E. and the Middle East Region.

Banking on its experience in assisting clients from both private and public sector, CRHI is able to provide an optimum service in project and construc-tion management, focusing on establishing clients’ needs on each and every project undertaken to ensure superior quality, with optimum cost and mini-mum duration. The practice applies a Quality Management system and a QA certification to BS EN ISO 9001.

The company directors are dedicated to ensuring that clients are given con-sistent, value for money, high quality services. The practice is also a member of ACE and is able to offer substantial level of Professional Indemnity.CRHI’s modern offices are fully equipped with a state of the art IT facility with project management and engineering software, including web based collaboration tools, enhancing its project controls procedures, and a high speed tunnel link to its UK server, having direct access to its data and tech-nical library.

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Capability Statement

In the pursuit of sustainable development, CRHI advocates an integrated approach for im-proving the quality of the construction environment.

Building DesignCRHI provides the full spectrum of architectural and engineering design as well as construc-tion monitoring services on a wide range of development projects with special structures including:▪▪ High Quality Commercial Developments▪▪ High Rise Buildings▪▪ Long Span Structures▪▪ Airports▪▪ Stadia▪▪ Appraisal and investigation▪▪ Industrial Buildings▪▪ Historic Structures▪▪ Facade Retention▪▪ Hospitals▪▪ Hotels and Leisure

CRHI also provides its Clients with specialist engineering services such as third party check-ing, structural assessments, value engineering, and design reviews services.

Highways, Transport and Traffic PlanningCRHI’s transport planning engineers have extensive experience in transport assessments of difficult sites to determine multi-modal transport options and to develop the appropriate mix of transport networks to suit the particular site problems including the use of demand management through the provision of green commuter plans.Services provided include:▪▪ Design of Roads, Highways, Bridges and Pedestrian Bridges▪▪ Traffic Impact Assessments▪▪ Environmental Impact Assessments▪▪ Transport Studies▪▪ Feasibility Studies and Option Evaluation▪▪ Junction Capacity Analysis

InfrastructureOur engineers are able to undertake infrastructure appraisals and designs to determine the appropriate provision of off-site infrastructure for regenerated sites and to assess the likely costs and developers contributions required. Our infrastructure engineering service covers the following areas:▪▪ Hydraulic Studies▪▪ Drainage Design▪▪ Flooding Catchment Studies▪▪ Assessment of Network Reinforcement▪▪ Sustainable Energy Resources▪▪ Sustainable Approaches to Urban Runoff

Marine StructuresWe provide a wide range of design services for marine structures as follows:▪▪ Investigations▪▪ Structures▪▪ Marine Refurbishment and Design▪▪ Hydraulic Design and Analysis

Environmental SustainabilityWith the growing importance in sensitively addressing environmental issues, CRHI has a dedicated team with experience to provide a comprehensive range of environmental engi-neering services.Detailed site assessment and advice is provided to Clients on site purchases, all aspects of environmental legislation and the successful preparation of sites for development. The skill base has been specifically assembled and selected to comprehensively cover all environ-mental engineering disciplines comprising environmentalists, geologists, hydro geologists, hydrologists, chemists, biologists, ecologists, and waste managers.CRHI’s environmental team is involved in a number of sustainability and environmental as-signments, both as lead consultant and assisting in the preparation of environmental state-ments as technical contributors that includes mixed use redevelopments of marine-related sites, commercial redevelopment of a former colliery and major regeneration schemes.

Project ManagementThe Practice’s multi-disciplinary approach has driven the development and implementation of an integrated project management system. The system is under constant development.

CRHI believes that project management is an attitude and commitment towards the success-ful implementation and completion of any project large or small.▪▪ Our project management services are tailored to suite the Clients requirements and

needs since every project is considered to be unique.▪▪ CRHI offers practical and viable solutions, from comprehensive programme manage-

ment services to specific consultancy service during the project life. Our professional services assist our Clients minimize the risks inherent in the construction process.

▪▪ CRHI helps its Clients deliver their projects on time, within budget, and with the highest possible quality and prides itself by having repeat Clients.

Digital Assess ManagementAs part of its implementation of “Best of Breed” practices, CRHI in collaboration with ZuTec, is committed to promoting sound environmentally friendly policies. As such, CRHI offers its clients a web based Project Information Management System (PIMS) that provides online access to building information over the full lifecycle of the facility.Record drawings, Health & Safety files, Operations and Maintenance manuals, spare parts lists, asset registers and Building Log Books, all are collated, indexed and hyper-linked to provide the building “Digital Facilities Guide” with an easy to search database repository.

The provision of ZuTec’s service allows Clients to operate and manage today’s complex build-ings and engineering projects cost effectively without the need for vast quantities of paper. Included features are ▪▪ Project Management▪▪ Hand-Over Management▪▪ Maintenance Scheduler▪▪ Snag / Defect Management▪▪ Commissioning Management▪▪ Sustainability / Energy

ZuTec is now widely used as the principal information management solution in a variety of complex, multi-site operational building environments in Australia, USA, Europe and the Middle East and many other regions across the world, proving to be a very valuable element of any project.

Hydra PropertiesNational Projects Holding Co., KuwaitNujum Al Bawadi Co. LLCOmniyat PropertiesP&T Architects & Engineers Ltd.Petrofac International-SharjahPPM / IMCCPragma GroupPrivate Property ManagementRani International DevelopmentRashed Real EstateRMJMRTA - Roads & Transport AuthoritySalalah Port AuthoritySolvochem EmiratesSpecialised Metal DesignTaisei CorporationTebodinUAE University - Al AinUnisantis FZAVarious Clients managed by the De-

partment of Social Services (Khalifa committee)

Veolia Water SolutionsWerner Sobek Ingenieure GmbH, GermanyZayed University

Digital Assess Management based on PIMS provided by ZuTecBBC, ScotlandBerry Group, BostonCleveland Clinic, Abu DhabiCSHK, Dubai Sports CityDoha Convention CentreDublin Airport, IrelandEunetworks, HollandFiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, AustraliaHilton Melbourne, AustraliaHMR, Zayed University, Abu DhabiKings College, LondonLoughborough University, UKMain Terminal, Doha International AirportMelbourne Children’s Hospital, AustraliaMelbourne Convention Centre, AustraliaNakheel Tall Tower, DubaiOxford University, UKPeterborough Hospital, UKSands Corporation, MacauSt. Vincents Hospital, DublinStare St. Bank, BostonTDIC Abu Dhabi (Thiess Services)Tesco, UKWembley Stadium, LondonWhite City, London

Services provided to

Abdallah Saeed AL BadiAbu Dhabi MunicipalityADNOC-FODAJ ConsultantsAl Ansari Real EstateAldar Properties PJSCAl Fattan Real EstateAl Habtoor EngineeringAl HatmyAl Hawraa / EmaarAl Khatib CracknellAl Nabooda Bin Hafeez General Contract-

ing Co.Al Nasr Irrigation

Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Aviation Abu Dhabi Distribution Company Abu Dhabi Works Department ADWEA DEWA Sheikh Mansour

Al Wasl Al Jadeed ConsultantsAqaar Properties LLCAqua EngineeringArc International / Dubai MunicipalityArchcorp Architectural EngineeringArchitectural & Engineering Innovation

BureauArchitectural Design ConsultantsArencoArkiplan Consulting Architects &

EngineersAswaaq PJSCBHNSBin Ghudaeer Investment PropertiesBin Hamoodah GroupBrewer Smith & Brewer Gulf

Bureau of Excellence in Architecture & Design - BEAD

C.E. Maroun ConsultantCrowne PlazaCurrie & BrownD.G. Jones & PartnersDamanDanieli of ItalyDesert GroupDewan Architects

ADNOC DEWA Faisal Siddique Al Mutawa Dubai Investment Park Engineers Office Gulf Craft Mohamad Abdula Al Ghurair

Dubai Development Board/Hill International

Dubai MunicipalityDubai Palm DevelopersDubai Ready Mix Dubai RefreshmentsDubosc & LandowskiEmirates Flight CateringEmirates Real Estate CompanyEmirates Steel IndustriesFortune GroupH.H. Al Sheikh Issa Bin Zayed Aal NahyanHITECH FZEJurong Consultants - SingaporeKhatib & AlamiL & O Architects, HongkongLocal Engineering OfficeMMIMr. Franco Favilla - SEASIF GroupMr. Khaled Al-NowaisNakheel DevelopmentsNational Car Park (UK) / Khansaheb Civil

Engineering Investments (Dubai)National Engineering Bureau

Emirates Islamic Bank

Industry Sectors

Transport + Infrastructure

Industrial Educational Residential

Healthcare

Sports Commercial Environmental

Hotels + Leisure

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