Integrity in Action

QS FIRM OF
THE YEAR 2013

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C-Quest serves the interests of
integrity in development. We are
in the informed decision-making
business, bringing transparency
and objectivity to every stage.

Our heritage includes over 50 years of experience in the unique

requirements within our markets. From that foundation we’ve grown to
become the leading specialized cost and contract specialist firm in the
region, serving public and private sectors, consulting firms, contractors,
and financial and legal institutions.

C-Quest professionals are qualified as chartered quantity surveyors.

Together we offer an unmatched level of access, market understanding
and technical expertise wherever clients require.

The C-Quest team provides clients superior visibility into the procurement
process and supply chain, with greater ability to plan, anticipate and
respond to trends and events. Armed with the most extensive construction
cost database, we offer clients a greater sense of command and control of
resources. In the delivery of professional services 28% of our projects are
now from outside clients.

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• QUANTITY SURVEYING
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND
DEVELOPMENT APPRAISALS
• COST PLANNING / COST
ESTIMATING
• VALUE ENGINEERING AND
MANAGEMENT
• BILLS OF QUANTITIES (USING
REVIT OR AUTOCAD)
• ENGINEERING SERVICES COST
MANAGEMENT
• RISK ANALYSIS
• TENDER EVALUATION AND
NEGOTIATION
• PROCUREMENT ADVICE /
RECOMMENDATION
MARYAH PLAZA
MARYAH ISLAND, ABU DHABI, UAE
• TENDER DOCUMENTS AND
CONTRACT CONDITIONS
• CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION,
PROGRESS CLAIMS & VARIATIONS
• FINAL ACCOUNT / AUDIT
• EMPLOYERS & FINANCIERS
AGENTS, INDEPENDENT CERTIFIER
ROLES
• LIFE CYCLE COSTING
• BUDGET CONTROL
• CLAIMS ANALYSIS
• INSURANCE REPLACEMENT
VALUATION
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Project Types

COMMERCIAL & RETAIL EDUCATION

Mall of Qatar, Doha, Qatar Carnegie Mellon University, Doha, Qatar

ENVIRONMENT GOVERNMENT + CIVIC

Recyclable Products Conformity Study, Abu Dhabi, UAE Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Dubai, UAE

HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIAL

Sidra Medical & Research Center, Doha, Qatar Agility Workshop, Jahra & Sulaibiya Industrial Area, Kuwait

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LEISURE & HOSPITALITY RESIDENTIAL

Nation Towers with St. Regis Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE Abraj Quartier Towers Complex, The Pearl, Doha, Qatar

SPORTS TALL BUILDINGS

Al Wakrah Stadium, Doha, Qatar Hircon Tower, Dubai, UAE

TRANSPORTATION WATER

Sheikh Khalifa Highway (Dubai-Fujairah), UAE Mesaieed WWTP, Qatar

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Accreditation
We provide a high quality of services,
as demonstrated by our accreditation
with the RICS. 42% of our team are
Chartered Quantity Surveyors.
42%
CHARTERED QUANTITY
SURVEYORS.

Role of QS
WE PROVIDE REALISTIC AND COMPREHENSIVE COST ADVICE ON ALL ASPECTS
OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND SPECIALIST
SERVICES AND SUSTAINABILITY COSTS FROM THE EARLY FEASIBILITY STAGES
OF A PROJECT THROUGH TO ITS COMPLETION.

PRE-CONTRACT POST-CONTRACT

C-QUEST COST ENGINEERING & QUANTITY SURVEYING

TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT, TO ANALYZE INVESTMENT AND

OBJECTIVE, ACCURATE, AND
RELIABLE CAPITAL AND OPERATING
COST ASSESSMENTS USABLE
FOR INVESTMENT FUNDING AND
PROJECT CONTROL.
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE GUIDANCE
OF OWNERS, FINANCIERS AND
CONTRACTORS.

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Why Us
We are one of the leading cost consultants in the Middle East,
offering years of experience on some of the most ambitious,
complex and schedule-accelerated projects in the world.

ADVANTAGES OF • We have been trusted and appointed by the

Government of Qatar as a Consultant for
C-QUEST OVER
the development of first in ME Contractors
OTHER Performance Evaluation System.
CONSULTANCIES • We are Gulf based and fully registered in
WITH A SIMILAR each domain of our operations, covering
PROFILE each and every GCC state.
• We are the approved QS for the most of
Governmental Organizations.
• The overall QS team comprises QS’s at
different levels of experience.
• 42% of our Quantity Surveyors are chartered.
• We have a thorough knowledge of
the market prices; - both private and
government sectors and in the regions of
the GCC.

Offices • We were the Cost consultants for the first-

awarded FIFA Stadium in Qatar at Al Wakrah.
We were also the VE consultant for two
• ABU DHABI, UAE
further FIFA stadia, which were awarded on
• AJMAN, UAE
Design and Build (D&B) basis, after reaching
• AL AIN, UAE
the clients competitive budgets.
• DUBAI, UAE • Being associated with a Multi-Discipline
• BAHRAIN design organization (KEO), C-QUEST have
• JORDAN access to all disciplines for any input
• KUWAIT
• OMAN
• QATAR
• SAUDI ARABIA

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Expertise
VALUE MANAGEMENT

C-Quest applies a systematic approach through a series of workshops

and controlled interaction between key stakeholders, experts and
information providers, enabling a powerful means of maximizing value
of a portfolio of projects with methodology to benefit all stages of
development.

Strategically, the group helps define what value means to an

organization for a project or process, establishing the most effective
and efficient means of achieving it. At the project level, it is a
structured process for testing, as it develops, that a project design
provides optimum value for money.

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FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND DEVELOPMENT APPRAISAL
C-Quest assists clients to formulate the development of feasibility, viability
and sensitivity studies to enable informed business decisions.

C-QUEST CAPABILITIES:
• Assessment of project-specific construction risks and development
opportunities
• Preparation of high level construction cost budgets for alternative
design solutions, procurement and delivery options
• Preparation of anticipated cash flow and advice on expenditure type
and level of costs, including building costs
• High level cost or benefit analysis for both capital and operational costs

PORTO ARABIA, THE PEARL, QATAR

Expertise
COST PLANNING AND
ESTIMATING
C-Quest provides flexible, innovative,
professional advice throughout the
development and contributes to clients’
project success through realistic capital
or operational expenditure forecasting.
Our cost management is focused
through the design development phase
on delivering the project within budget,
providing optimum value for money
and functional performance, with the
technical expertise to offer a full range of
engineering cost planning services.
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BILLS OF QUANTITIES /
SCHEDULES OF WORKS
A comprehensive bill of quantities aids
in pre-tender examination of the design
documentation, improving standard of
design completeness and coordination,
improving price competition and
reducing uncompetitive cover prices by
facilitating tender preparation..
We are industry leaders in the delivery
of reliable and professionally measured
bills of quantities, builder’s quantities
and schedules of rates, across a wide
range of built projects, and offer
assistance in evaluation of tenders
and contract and negotiations with
contractors.
INSURANCE REPLACEMENT
VALUATIONS
With the recent increases in building
costs many buildings are currently
underinsured by 10-15%. Reports will
ensure that your replacement cost
covers the GFA or gross building area
by systematically breaking down your
building’s replacement costs into the
standard building elements.
The valuation will include:
• All items to replace the permanent
structure, including any external
works;
• Demolition costs;
• Consultant fees;
• Regulatory fees, as applicable;
• Escalation / Contingency cost factors
COST MANAGEMENT

The success of a project is reliant upon the effective cost management of complex aspects
of a development. A good example is engineering services, which can account for up 45% of
project budget.

We offer specialist engineering services advice to our clients, through our breadth of
experience gained from both the contracting and consulting aspects of the industry.

RISK ANALYSIS

In collaboration with clients, we identify, review and form investigation strategies for projects
and related risks. Covering design, scope, stakeholder management or construction, related
risk can be quantified, understood, and mitigated. We emphasize project related design and
construction contingency sums, utilizing Monte Carlo simulation where appropriate.

TENDER EVALUATION AND NEGOTIATION

Our extensive expertise in the evaluation and analysis of tenders for projects has included
tender interviews and negotiations. Our scope of services includes identification of inclusions,
exclusions, and contractual deviations, detailed analysis of all pricing information, program
review, and assessment of methodology and nominated project personnel.

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION, PROGRESS, AND CLAIMS VALUATIONS

We provide contract administration, progress and claims valuation services to clients for
public and private partnerships, alliances, and traditional contract arrangements. Our services
include progress claim and variation assessment, financial reporting, cost-to-complete
analysis, cash flow analysis and reporting, and attendance at key client, site or PCG meetings.

FINAL ACCOUNT / AUDITS

C-Quest can assemble a team of experienced Quantity Surveyors to forensically audit the
financial performance of projects. Our team is skilled at negotiating final accounts, including
the resolution of any outstanding monetary or time related claims.

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 BARAYA MIXED USED DEVELOPMENT
DOHA, QATAR

EMPLOYER AND FINANCIER AGENT, LIFE CYCLE COSTING

INDEPENDENT CERTIFIER Life Cycle Costing services cover the
C-Quest is an experienced provider of
development monitoring services to banks,
institutional investors, trusts, and end users,
providing independent professional advice
on the construction risks associated with a
development project, their likely impacts, and
the measures available to avoid, mitigate or
transfer them.
We give reassurance through our
Development Monitoring process, addressing
pre-construction validation of the proposed
project cost and capital expenditure
profiles, appraisal of life cycle costs, and
benchmarking project value against similar
projects.
Relating specialist roles that C-Quest offers
include independent certifier, reviewer/
assessor, and superintendent.
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delivery method of construction proposed,
materials selected for construction,
operational methodology during its function
use, appropriate maintenance regimes
and carbon footprint and sustainability
considerations.
VALUE ENGINEERING
We deliver VE through a process of
workshops, costing, selection and
implementation. Cost advice will include
recommendations for optimal choice, in
considering capital expenditure, either as
initial capital cost as part of construction, or
as longer-term costs as part of operation /
maintenance of completed facilities.
Expanded Portfolio

VALUE ADDED SERVICES FROM C-QUEST

PROCUREMENT
CONTRACT ADVICE LITIGATION SUPPORT
STRATEGIES

PROGRAM ALTERNATE DISPUTE CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT RESOLUTION SERVICES DEFECTS

CDM COORDINATOR DUE DILIGENCE TECHNICAL ADVISER

BUILDING QUALITY
PROJECT MONITORING COST DATABASE
(ALL AREAS OF GCC) AUDITS

ASSET MANAGEMENT
M&E QS PROJECT TRACKING
PLANNING

PROJECT COST PROJECT PROCESS PROCUREMENT

BENCHMARKING MAPPING ADVICE

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Our Major Tools
BUILDING INFORMATION
MODELING (BIM) TECHNOLOGY

C-Quest uses 5D models to download

quantities and prepare estimates and bills
of quantities. Quantities are generated any
time the design is changed, resulting in
up-to-date data that is immediately used to
update estimates. Through an integrated
and streamlined process,C-Quest applies
BIM using Autodesk’s Revit Architecture, Revit
Structure, and Revit MEP Suite of programs
as the basis for creating various models. BIM
services aim to cover the full life cycle of the
building process incorporating 3D, 4D and
5D BIM and beyond. data, including specifications of elements,
are checked and cross-referenced. Utilizing
Typically, as the Building Information Model BIM software, up-to-date data from the
develops at predetermined milestones, C-Quest division is fed back into the model
material quantity take-offs, counts and for instant evaluation by other disciplines,
measurements are generated automatically constantly refining the design and monitoring
and estimates, pricing and other supporting cost implications.

AL WAKRAH STADIUM
DOHA, QATAR

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Quality Control
The aim of our QAQC program is to enhance accuracy and
effectiveness throughout all aspects of our business to ensure
client expectations are fully satisfied.
The Quality Assurance Quality Control (QAQC) program promotes a culture of quality in
all phases of the process. The program is designed to promote the pursuit of quality by
everyone on the project with the goal of ensuring a quality product to the client. The overall
intention of the QAQC program is to be proactive by preventing negative issues instead of
being reactive and correcting negative issues.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNICATION OF A SENIOR QS
& TRAINING WITH OVERALL
ALLOCATION OF ROLES RESPONSIBILITY
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
ENGAGEMENT
OF A MANAGER/
ASSOCIATE WITH
DAY TO DAY
RESPONSIBILITY
RISK ASSESMENT

PEER REVIEW

INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL AUDITS

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INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
AL KHUWAIR NORTH, OMAN

Our Middle East experience

includes some of the most
ambitious, complex and
schedule-accelerated
projects in the world.
Through advanced Business
Information Modeling
(BIM) technologies, we
offer clients superior
command and control of
the construction lifecycle.

MIXED USE BUILDING

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

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QP DISTRICT
DOHA, QATAR

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 SALWA RESORT
DOHA, QATAR

INTERNATIONAL TENNIS COMPLEX

KUWAIT

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NATION TOWERS
ABU DHABI, UAE

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LUSAIL MIXED USED DEVELOPMENT
DOHA, QATAR

SOUTH BATINAH LOGISTICS AREA

OMAN

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 MIRDIF HILLS
DUBAI, UAE

ST. REGIS HOTEL

JORDAN

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 MIXED-USE TOURIST DEVELOPMENTS
ENKIT & YITI, OMAN

WARNER BROS HOTEL

ABU DHABI, UAE

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 FUTURE GENERATION RESERVE FUND TOWER
BAHRAIN

The Bahrain Future

Generation Reserve Fund
(The Fund) is a national
fund responsible for
investing for the future
generations of Bahrain.
His Majesty the King
granted a plot of seafront
land adjacent to the
Bahrain Business Bay
north of the capital city
Manama to the Fund.

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BURJ AL SHAYA & FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
KUWAIT

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 FISH HATCHERY COMPLEX
DUBAI, UAE

C-Quest has a distinguished reputation for managing vigorous Value Engineering

exercises that have led to major savings for clients.
We are a collaborative group that works closely with architects, engineers, project
managers and clients to achieve tightest and most efficient cost control measures.

DOHA EXPRESSWAY GROUP 6

DOHA, QATAR

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 AL WAKRA STADIUM
DOHA, QATAR

C-Quest is comfortable with the

highest levels of international scrutiny.
The group’s cost and contract services
have been applied to the signature
stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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WESTIN DOHA HOTEL & SPA
DOHA, QATAR
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AL RAYYAN COMPLEX
SHARJAH, UAE

Our professionals are qualified as chartered quantity surveyors.

Together we offer an unmatched level of access, market
understanding and technical expertise wherever clients require.

QATAR NATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER

DOHA, QATAR

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 AL BUSTAN PALACE HOTEL
OMAN

HIRCON TOWER
DUBAI, UAE

The success of a
project is reliant
upon the effective
cost management of
complex aspects of a
development.

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 Emirates International School is
one of the projects of C-Quest
external client.

EMIRATES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

DUBAI, UAE

KING ABDUL AZIZ ROAD

MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA

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SOFITEL DUBAI DOWNTOWN & 48 BURJ GATE
DUBAI, UAE

C-Quest professionals take a proactive, value-finding stance, actively

advising on recommendations to save costs and improve performance,
giving our partners a market advantage on any project type.

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KIA HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
KUWAIT

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK
EDUCATION CITY, DOHA, QATAR

Post contract
services for
another C-Quest
independent client

BAHRAIN EMBASSY AMBASSADORS RESIDENCE

KUWAIT

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 MARYAH PLAZA
MARYAH ISLAND, ABU DHABI, UAE

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AL KOUT MALL
FAHAHEEL, KUWAIT

ABRAJ QUARTIER - GATEWAY TOWERS

THE PEARL, DOHA, QATAR

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 NOVOTEL 4 STAR HOTEL
KUWAIT

We believe clients find engaged, diligent and

conversant professionals make for better advocates
of project interests, which is our hallmark.
We work closely with clients in a way that’s
highly agile and responsive. Our culture is one
of accountability, autonomy and consummate
professionalism. We believe in standing by your
numbers, and making the right call.

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MALL OF QATAR
DOHA QATAR

C-Quest is in the informed

decision-making business.
We bring transparency and
objectivity to every stage
of development, from
conceptualization and feasibility,
through completion.
We’ve led the quantity surveying
process for some of the region’s
most ambitious, grand-scale
develoments, including the
magnificent 286,000 square
meter Mall of Qatar.

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VIDA JEDDAH GATE
DUBAI, UAE

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AL RAYYAN ROAD
DOHA, QATAR

A team of highly
qualified professionals
provide clients superior
visibility into the
procurement process
and supply chain, with
greater ability to plan,
anticipate and respond
to trends and events.
Armed with the most
extensive construction
cost database, we offer
clients a greater sense of
command and control of
resources.

DARSAIT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

OMAN

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SHEIKH KHALIFA HIGHWAY
DUBAI - FUJAIRAH, UAE

MESAIEED WWTP
QATAR

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OUR VALUED CLIENTS
OUR CLIENTS RANGE ACROSS THE PUBLIC, REGULATED
AND PRIVATE SECTORS. THEY INCLUDE CENTRAL AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MAJOR FINANCIAL AND RETAIL
COMPANIES, DEVELOPERS, MANUFACTURERS, UTILITIES,
AND OTHER BLUE CHIP COMPANIES.

BAHRAIN Gulf Finance House, Kuwait

Ministry of Works Bahrain – Special Project Office Kharafi National, Kuwait
Entertainment City Group, Bahrain Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company, Kuwait
Energy City Group, Bahrain Kuwait Finance House, Kuwait
Eskan Bank, Bahrain Kuwait Free Trade Zone, Kuwait
First Bahrain Real Estate Development, Bahrain Diyar Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
Gulf Finance House Kuwait Hotels Company
Gulf Holding Company, Bahrain Kuwait Stock Exchange
Kuwait University
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA) Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Arab Open University, KSA Kuwait Maastricht Business School
Arabian Oil Company Kuwait Medical Service Company
Akaria Kuwait Municipality
Saudi Arabian Texaco Kuwait National Petroleum Company
Zahran Real Estate Company, KSA Kuwait Real Estate Company
Kuwait Society for the Handicapped
KUWAIT Ministry of Electricity and Water
Agility Logistics, Kuwait Ministry Public Works, Kuwait
Al Shaya Group, Kuwait Mobile Telephone Company, Kuwait
Al Mulla Group, Kuwait Mohamad Abdul Mohsen Kharafi
Al Mal Investments, Kuwait (MAK), Kuwait
Al Rai TV, Kuwait National Bank of Kuwait
American Embassy, Kuwait National Guard, Kuwait
Awqaf Public Foundation, Kuwait National Real Estate Company, Kuwait
Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait Public Authority Applied Education & Training, Kuwait
Burgan Bank, Kuwait Public Institution for Social Security, Kuwait
Center for Child Evaluation & Teaching, Kuwait Public Ports Authority, Kuwait
Central Bank of Kuwait Public Warehousing Company, Kuwait
Civil Aviation Authority, Kuwait Shuaiba Area Authority, Kuwait
Commercial Bank Kuwait Union Real Estate Company, Kuwait
Company, Kuwait United Real Estate Company, Kuwait
Gulf Investment Corporation, Kuwait US Army Corps of Engineers, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq
Gulf Investment House, Kuwait Utilities Development Company, Kuwait
Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait Wafra Real Estate Company, Kuwait
Gulf Bank, Kuwait

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QATAR Al Nakheel United Real Estate Company
Al Fardan Real Estate Company, Qatar Palm Water, Dubai
Ashgal, Qatar Dar Al Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Barwa Real Estate Company, Qatar Department of Municipal Affairs, Abu Dhabi
Barwa International, Qatar Department of Municipal Affairs, Western Region, UA
Bechtel, Qatar Department of Municipal Affairs, Al Ain, UAE
British Petroleum Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
College of Technology, Qatar Dubai Festival City, UAE
Diwan Amiri, Qatar Dubai Municipality, UAE
KAHRAMAA, Qatar Dubai Properties, UAE
Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture, EMAAR, Dubai UAE
Ministry of Finance First Dubai Real Estate Development, UAE
New Doha International Airport Godwin Austen Johnson (GAJ) Architects
Qatar Foundation Ghobash Trading and Investment Company, UAE
Qatar Petroleum Government of Ajman, UAE
Qatar Diar Real Estate Investment Co. Hircon International, Dubai
Qatar Real Estate Investment Company Khalifa Committee, Abu Dhabi, UAE
United Development Company, Qatar Ministry Public Works & Housing, UAE
Mubadala, Abu Dhabi
OMAN Nakheel Properties, Dubai
PDO (Petroleum Development Oman) LLC Reef Real Estate Investment Company, Dubai UAE
Special Economic Zone Authority Roya International, Dubai
Suhail Bahwan Group Roads & Transportation Authority
Muscat National Development & Investment Company (RTA), Dubai UAE
Omran Sharjah Municipality
S.A.O.C, (‘ASAAS’) Taajar Group
Taameer Investment (S.A.O.C.) Tatweer, Dubai UAE
Texaco Company
UAE UAE University
Al Jazeera Airlines World Bank
Al Rashdan Group, Dubai UAE Sheikh Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi UAE
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, UAE Sorouh Real Estate, Abu Dhabi UAE
Abu Dhabi Investment House, UAE
Abu Dhabi Municipality, UAE OTHER COUNTRIES
Abu Dhabi Public Works Department, UAE Al Sanut Development Company, Sudan
Abu Dhabi Sewerage Projects Committee, UAE Greater Nile Petroleum Company, Sudan
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, UAE Sofia Airport Authority
Abu Dhabi Town Planning, UAE Arabian Oil Company
Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority, UAE Commercial Real Estate
Al Ain Municipality, UAE
Al Ain Public Works Department, UAE
Al Ain Town Planning Department, UAE
ALDAR, Abu Dhabi UAE
Al Maabar International Investments, Abu Dhabi

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 Locations
ABU DHABI . AJMAN . AL AIN . DUBAI . QATAR . KUWAIT . BAHRAIN . OMAN . JORDAN . SAUDI ARABIA

For more information contact

P. O. Box 27594 P. O. Box 49100 P. O. Box 18108 P. O. Box 3679 P. O. Box 21232 P. O. Box 2871
Abu Dhabi, UAE Dubai, UAE Qatar Kuwait Bahrain Oman
T. +971 2 417 3017 T. +971 4 325 4931 T. +974 4456 1874 T. +965 2461 6888 T. +973 1756 5333 T. +968 2495 1800

info@c-questintl.com www.c-questintl.com
C-Quest, A division of KEO International Consultants

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