Turner Steiner International SA, the project manager for the Mazaya Centre project was set up to serve the real estate, design and construction needs of the clients in the world's rapidly changing marketplace, says a spokesman for the company.

It provides comprehensive project management services, covering every stage of the building project from site selection, project feasibility and financial engineering through to the securing of approvals, design, construction and post-construction management, the spokesman adds.

Key services include:

  • Project development and planning - feasibility studies; site acquisition; planning; financial engineering; and zoning and regulatory management;

  • Design management - design team selection; design-build management; concept development; schematic design control; and management of construction working drawings;

  • Pre-construction management Ñ Logistics planning; scheduling; procurement planning; constructibility review; estimating/value engineering; and mechanical/electric design review.

    Additional pre-construction services include - material procurement and trade contractor analysis; mechanical/electrical/building systems reviews; value engineering; life-cycle cost analysis; exterior wall system design review; constructibility analysis; construction phasing; and site logical studies;

  • Construction management - trade contractor selection and negotiation; co-ordination and management of trade contractors; scheduling; cost control; quality assurance; technical support; and world-wide direct purchasing and shipping control and management; and

  • Post construction - on-time completion; systems start-up support; building management control systems on-line start-up; procurement, delivery and installation of furniture, fixtures and equipment; and property management services.

    "The business philosophy of Turner Steiner International, taken from its parent companies, stresses integrity, superior technical abilities and outstanding client service.

    "From the common culture of our two parents, one in the US and the other in Switzerland - each with experience dating back more than three quarters of a century - TSI brings to its clients a heritage of quality, service and integrity,'' says the spokesman.

    Some of the projects the company is involved with in the UAE include the Al Ghurair expansion project and Emirates Towers. Its recent projects include the Etisalat Tower in Sharjah and the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dubai.