Abu Dhabi General Services (Musanada) has awarded Macro, the facilities management arm of UK-based consultancy and construction firm Mace Group, a contract covering 3,500 Abu Dhabi government buildings.
As per the terms of the three-year deal, Macro is to provide FM managed services across buildings used by government departments and agencies throughout the emirate.
The contract, which has options to extend for a further two, includes a “transformation plan” for FM business processes, improving technology solutions and building transferable expertise into the organisation’s FM structure.
As part of a drive by the Abu Dhabi governmentaimed at developing technical and management capabilities consistent with best practice in facilities management, UAE nationals have been seconded into Macro’s outsourced team.
Bill Heath, the managing director of Macro said the deal was the most significant FM transformation project in the Middle East.