AREA OF ACTIVITY

Following is an indicative list of some of these:

ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN

Architecture and Interior Design are main areas of specialization of Amir Jafri & Associates. Detailed design services are offered in the following specific areas:
  • Industrial Buildings
  • Office Buildings
  • Shops and Shopping Centres
  • Hotels and Restaurants
  • Hospitals and Clinics
  • Sports Facilities
  • Theatres and Auditoriums
  • Educational Facilities
  • Libraries
  • Museums and Art Galleries
  • Memorials and Monuments
  • Religious Buildings
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Residential Buildings
  • Parking Structures
  • Special Projects
  • Restaurants
  • Residences
  • Show Rooms & Shops
  • Offices
  • Chimneys and Stacks
  • Steel Towers and Masts
  • Special Structures

OTHER AREAS

  • Structural Engineering
  • Construction Management

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Structural engineering is an area of specialization of Amir Jafri & Associates. Comprehensive design services are offered in the following specific areas:

  • Buildings
  • Liquid Retaining Structures
  • Silos
  • Chimneys
  • Steel Towers and Masts
  • Bridges
  • Special Structures

Capability exists for design with reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete, steel, timber and masonry as structural materials. Amongst the references, the American Concrete Institute (ACI), Prestressing Concrete Institute (PCI), American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Uniform Building Code (UBC), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), British Standards Institute (BSI) standards and codes and other applicable documents are used.

Complete services are offered including preliminary studies, analysis, design, preparation of engineering and working drawings, development of technical specifications, bills of quantities and engineer’s cost estimates. Studies of existing structures may also be undertaken where structural safety needs to be studied or modification is planned.

Using state-of-the-art techniques, full advantage is taken of the recent developments and progress in materials, construction techniques, analysis and design philosophies and computational methods.

Construction Management

Construction management packages are offered both for employers as well as construction contracting organisations.

The services include construction planning, scheduling, project monitoring, costing and development of cost control systems, preparation of cash, labour, plant, and material histograms, guide-lines for bidding strategies, development of quality assurance programs and advice on preparation and interpretation of construction contracts. The company possesses specialised know how on specification development for use in construction contracts.

Services in the area of construction contracting include professional advice on billing, claims and other disputes, professional liability issues, arbitration and litigation.