INGÉNIERIE

Engineering & Technical Studies

Technical studies, engineering and geotechnics, BIM and technical innovation.

Mission

The Engineering division is responsible for structural studies, civil engineering, technical control and works supervision. It is the division that turns architectural intent into a calculated, costed and verifiable asset.

Technical breadth

The division covers eleven disciplines: reinforced concrete structures and steelwork, MEP services, construction economics, urban and rural water supply, rural engineering and irrigation schemes, geology and exploration, mining engineering, petroleum and energy engineering, and environmental and social impact assessment.

Standards

Calculations rely on the Eurocodes (EC2, EC3), BAEL 91 rev. 99, seismic rules and the NV 65 rules adapted to Sahelian sand winds. Electrical work follows NFC 15-100 and French DTU standards. Mineral resources are estimated under the JORC and NI 43-101 codes.

Cross-checking

No drawing or report is issued to a client without validation by a director or a peer. Calculation notes are subject to the four-eyes principle, with mandatory senior review above three storeys.

This verification discipline, more than any sales argument, is what makes deliverables defensible before a lender.

What we deliver

  • Structural design in reinforced concrete, steel, timber and composite
  • MEP studies: power and low-voltage systems, plumbing, HVAC and smoke extraction
  • Technical coordination and clash detection
  • Construction economics, quantity take-off, bills of quantities
  • EDGE certification (IFC / World Bank)
  • Urban and rural water supply, water towers, sewerage
  • Rural engineering: irrigation schemes, spreading weirs, small dams, rural tracks
  • Geology, remote sensing, drilling campaign supervision, QA/QC
  • Mineral resource estimation (JORC, NI 43-101), mine planning, tailings facilities
  • Petroleum engineering: surface facilities, pipelines, hazard studies and HAZOP
  • Energy: energy audits, solar, hybrid and thermal plant integration
  • Environmental and social impact assessment, compliance audits

Owner’s engineering and supervision

  • Project qualification and scoping note
  • Project management and owner’s representative mandates
  • Procurement compliant with lenders’ procedures
  • Technical and financial bid analysis, no-objection files
  • Commencement order and site ESMP validation
  • Weekly site supervision with minutes within 48 hours
  • Materials quality control and non-conformity management
  • Schedule monitoring, critical path and formal notices
  • Verification of payment applications and certification of work done
  • Variation and change order management
  • Pre-acceptance inspections and provisional acceptance
  • As-built documentation
  • Lender reporting with environmental and social indicators
  • Project risk management and client satisfaction surveys

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