Project Approach

One of the unique benefits of Ahmed Said Engineering Consultancy. (ASEC) is the breadth of experience that we can provide to assist our Clients in the fire safety design, construction, management and operation of their facilities throughout the lifespan of a facility. This is demonstrated using the diagram below

BUILDING STAGE TYPICAL SERVICES
Early design/masterplan
  1. stage A (Appraisal)
  2. stage B (Design brief)
  3. stage C (Concept design)
  • Initial fire strategy. Overview of main fire issues.
  • Focus on masterplanning and massing issues such as site access issues for fire service, the number and location of staircores, fire water supplies and other major factors.
Design development
  1. stage D (Design development)
  2. stage E (Technical design)
  • Fire strategy development, including general support of design team and liaison with  statutory authorities to obtain approvals.
  • Design of fire safety systems (e.g. compartmentation, sprinklers, fire alarm system)
  • If needed or beneficial, carry out fire engineering analyses such as egress and smoke modelling, structural fire engineering and radiation analysis.
  • Preparation of detailed drawings of bespoke doorsets and other fire resisting construction 
  • 3rd party peer review of fire engineering analyses carried out by others. 
Tender
  1. stage F (Production information)
  2. stage G (Tender documentation)
  3. stage H (Tender action)
  • Assist Client design team in developing tender documentation, packages and specifications
  • Review of tenders to confirm content and competence of contractors
Construction
  1. stage J (mobilisation)
  2. stage K (construction to practical completion)
  • Monitor and supervise fire safety throughout design development and construction to ensure construction complies with fire strategy intent
  • Independent expert, site surveys, inspections and commissioning of fire safety systems and products, such as penetration sealing and fire doors
  • Ongoing Fire risk assessments of construction site
  • Represent Client interests in liaison and negotiations with statutory authorities to obtain approvals
  • On hand expert advice to troubleshoot problems that arise on site
  • Certification of installers, products, systems and materials
  • Radiation external fire spread analysis for timber framed construction (and other types of timber construction)
Operation of completed building
  1. stage L (post practical completion)
  • Fire risk assessments
  • Training for fire risk assessors
  • Preparation of fire safety management strategies and fire safety plans
  • Site surveys and inspections of fire systems and products such as fire alarm systems, sprinklers, fire compartmentation i.e. penetration sealing and fire doors.