SWVL | DUBAI, UAE
THE CLIENT The client is SWVL and is a provider of tech-enabled mass transit solutions, offering intercity, intracity, ‘Business 2 Business’ and ‘Business 2 Government’ transportation products and services. The company operates in 135 cities in 20 countries across Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia. They moved their headquarters to Dubai in 2019 and the company has been expanding rapidly since then.
INDUSTRY
VALUE
PROGRAMME
SERVICES RENDERED
Workplace
Confidential
2022 (13 weeks)
Project Management, Cost Management
THE PROJECT The project involved extending the client’s current office headquarters in One Central, Dubai by 10,231 sq ft. to cater for their increased workforce following the company expansion. This includes149 new workstations, meeting rooms, huddle rooms a CEO office and lounge and a large breakout pantry. The project required many bespoke joinery items and was finished with very bright smart workstations where we coordinated delivery through our furniture supplier who shipped from Italy. The use of glazing in many areas to separate the office spaces helped to keep the open plan style through the full floor plan and areas were sectioned using bold colour tones to identify meeting rooms and huddle rooms easily. OUR APPOINTMENT We were appointed to provide project and cost management services to the client shortly after the project had kicked off. It started to become clear without a PMC on board both time and budget could not be controlled diligently. Through a recommendation, PMKConsult was consulted to take on the project and was involved throughout the project life cycle from validation of the test fit layout and concept development through to completion. Our project team was responsible for the design development in-line with budget parameters, construction monitoring, furniture procurement, and preparing and coordinating all close out documentation.
THE BENEFIT Our local knowledge, expertise and experience brought significant benefit to the client in terms of cost management. We were able to identify risks and develop mitigation strategies to help avoid exposure to cost overrun and compliance issues while successfully carrying out the works. The close relationships our extended team has with local authorities helped ensure approvals and permits were received on time. The new workspace has been designed to capture the essence of the client’s brand by creating a young and vibrant atmosphere that stays true to its corporate values.
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