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SHAKER: A combination of logistics and management are enabling the successful completion of the hotel and residential buildings.

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Mechanical and electrical services have been separated within the main service routes to enable ease of future maintenance.

An overall logistics manager is overseeing the project, with separate teams then responsible for each individual building.

"Under this comes the movement of workers within the building from top to bottom; the movement of materials; even transportation [of workers] to and from camps," explains Yaseen.

The logistics teams keep in constant contact via various communications tools.

"If you have a lot of manpower on one site that is widely spread you need to make sure that your resources are being utilised," states Yaseen.

"Any logistical issue must be resolved on the spot; you don't have time to wait until someone a mile away from you knows about the problem, so factors like this do very much matter in a job of this nature," he stresses.

The MEP installation program follows the staggered approach of the civils works, which began at one end of the mile-long scheme and is progressing building by building towards the other end.

When needed, manpower is moved between areas depending on progress, access, availability and programming within the buildings. In addition, staffs have on occasion moved between the three projects currently being undertaken by DSI on the Palm Jumeirah.

"Having all these projects very close to each other, when required and when it is possible, it helps in exchanging resources, materials and services...the projects are all within walking distance of each other," Yaseen explains.

To counteract the small storage areas available on site, a system of just-in-time delivery is used for bulk items, with products stored centrally in the firm's off site facilities when required.

One of the other areas that is given prime importance on the project, reports DSI construction manager Ayman El Mashad is that of safety. No new staff will be allowed to work on site until they have been fully inducted and received safety training.

In addition weekly safety toolbox talks are given to all staff, including subcontractors, and all lifting equipment is calibrated, with monthly inhouse inspections and three-monthly inspections by a third party.

Tiara Towers

Located at the tip of the Palm Jumeirah trunk, developer Zabeel Investment's Tiara Hotel and Residences project is one of the most prestigious currently underway on the development.

The project comprises of seven 15-storey residential buildings that are split into two blocks of three and four adjoining buildings on either side of a central landscaped area. The twin-towered Tiara Hotel sits between the two residential buildings and comprises a hotel and hotel apartment block.

All of the buildings within the project are connected internally at the second level of the basement in order to enable the utilities connection provided by the infrastructure developer.

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