Week 2: Day 2

 Sunday May 23, 2010

Upon arrival to the office we were tested on the different subjects that we had learned throughout the first week. We then had lecture given by Mr. Naim Mohammad (Chief Estimator) that covered the first part of cost estimating and pricing. The description of the lecture can be seen at the link below.

 Lecture: Cost Estimation and Pricing (Part 1)

Erga Progress Engineering Consultants

Lecture by Mr. Joseph Sawaya, Director

In the afternoon we visited Erga Progress Engineering Consultants, one of DCC’s preferred consulting firms due to the fact they are in good terms with each other. Mr. Joseph Sawaya, Director, lectured on the different projects that their firm has done. One particular project that he talked about was the Mina Al Fajer, a combination of villas, apartments, a marina and a 4 star hotel. One main challenge to this project was the unsteady soil that was located on site. A special technique (Tenser Retaining Wall) was used in order to stabilize the soil. Holes were also drilled so that rebar could hold the soil from collapsing, then grout was used to fill in the gaps in order to reinforce the stability of the rebar. He also talked briefly about the Ariyana Tower, 2Y Tower, Guardian Towers and finally the Sama Beirut located in Archrafieh, Lebanon.

Mina Al Fajer located on Fujeriah's Hajar Mountains