The Al Fara'a Construcion Group's construction services have supported many of the UAE's major public and private sector initiatives over the past 25 years. This unmatched record of successful projects has enabled the Group to develop its own best practice knowledge base, systems and procedures. As a result, our intellectual capital assets and skills are second to none. This is reflected in the strengths we bring to our construction services.

In addition, our depth of infrastructure ensures substantial savings in time and supply costs for our clients. Our strengths in managing cross-functional teams and complex operational clusters enable us to procure, supply and build to any requirement at competitive prices, leveraging efficiencies arising from our economies of scale.

The Group's reputation and ability to deliver premium client value is based on its technical expertise, project management methodologies and the capabilities of the staff.

Each project begins with feasibility reports and value analysis. This enables us to establish project costs, assess risks, and find the best client value propositions. This phase is followed - depending on the work package - with design decisions, procurement, execution and commissioning. At each phase quality management is achieved through adherence to Total Quality Management principles and practices, along with ISO and HSAS standards for safety and environmental protection.

Design and build capability

The Group's professional expertise and corporate asset base gives us the scope to carry out design and build projects, giving clients the benefit of working with a single entity. This reduces potential conflict to a minimum and provides a single point of responsibility for project delivery. The Group's sole source responsibility includes quality, costs and schedules, and the achievement of multiple, parallel objectives.

Value engineering

A key component in the Al Fara'a Group's success to date has been the way we improve the value of client deliverables through best practice value engineering. One of our core strengths, we have developed this practice and built it into our corporate knowledge base to ensure that the maximum value is delivered in any project. Our job plans consist of the following steps:

• Preparation, information and analysis - identifying crit ical client requirements for both project deliverables and the work package,
• Creation - generating design and work scope alternatives for line items
• Evaluation - assessment of each alternative for impacts such as cost effectiveness, practicality, quality and fitness to purpose
• Development - development of full-scale alternative work packages
• Presentation - presentation to the client
• Follow-up - further modifications and implementation

The result is cost optimization without compromising deliverable quality and client satisfaction.

Project management

Our experience gives us virtually unique insights into the challenges of achieving project milestones in dynamic, changing markets where conditions and value chain linkages fluctuate significantly over project lifetimes. Our project teams, based on a matrix configuration of disciplines and business and operational specialisations, are expert at risk management, forecasting, estimating and project costing. This ensures that construction projects are fairly valued, and any potential cost savings are passed on to our clients.

Integrated service capabilities

The Group's portfolio of companies gives us two significant strengths - vertical and horizontal integration along, and across, all our value chains. From concept through to execution, our clients benefit from dealing with one partner, and our in-house capabilities ensure that all services and materials are managed to ensure synergies, creating outstanding client satisfaction.

• Contracting - The Al Fara'a Construction Group's contracting services include engineering, procurement and all aspects of contract service provision and management.
• Design - When the Al Fara'a Construction Group begins a design project, we work with the client through concept, budget plans and layout. Utilizing a total team approach, our multidisciplinary capability ensures optimal quality and coordination at this phase
• Steel Erection - One of the few local construction firms to have a full scale steel structure division, the Al Fara'a Construction Group's capabilities cover analysis, fabrication and construction. With this asset, our clients are assured worry-free management of this construction phase.
• Readymix concrete supply - With its own in-house readymix and concrete specialists, the Group can meet the most demanding client requirements, regardless of how complicated or intricate the project.
• Electromechanical services - the Group runs its own electromechanical division, responsible for electrical and instrumentation work, pumps, HVAC and fire safety systems. Because of the Group's design and build capabilities, our clients can depend on the best equipment, installed to full compliance with standards and safety practices.
• Interior Finishing - from design to installation, we work with our clients and clients' consultants to ensure a practical yet aesthetically pleasing environment.
• Aluminium - The Group provides aluminium fabrication and installation for doors, windows and structures