For more than 27 years, Arch-Consult has been one of the pioneer companies in the line of project management, contract administration, architectural design, and general contracting. From the vast experience, acquired skills, and knowledge acquired over the years to the geographic coverage, breadth of expertise, scale, and our ability to respond rapidly to customer needs are distinct advantages.

Arch-Consult offers Facility Maintenance Management among its line of professional services. Such offerings enable us to manage all services related to the function and operation of buildings, facilities, or plants, to ensure smooth daily operations on behalf of all owners and to keep the properties and equipment in good working condition. We utilize international standards of quality control and assurance to perform both preventive and corrective maintenance to the property to ensure its quality, increase its life span, and in turn, its value.

We define the scope of the facility management process, as well as the specifications and deliverables, to ensure that we and the owner are on track throughout the project to minimize facility expenses. We strive to clearly understand the project and set the appropriate expectations for its completion. Accordingly, we assist owners in identifying the property’s strengths and weaknesses thus predicting potential failures and improving operational efficiencies. We do so through improvements in building engineering systems and by guiding owners through the process of adapting to new code requirements to address building health and safety concerns. Our full-service building design capability involving architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical disciplines is fully available to support clients’ needs from feasibility through facility construction, maintenance management, and commissioning. We provide end to end services in partnership with renowned suppliers to offer our clients best of class products and services.

Our Facility Maintenance Management Portfolio

Site Works Management

Our expert team compiles the data and photographic evidence from the site visit in a comprehensive report that highlights all issues requiring preventive and remedial maintenance, including our recommendations on how to address arising issues and problems. Our team is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide our clients with services second to none.

Financial Management

• Prepare the yearly provisional budget
• Allocate service charges to co-owners
• Collect service charges from co-owners and follow-up on payments
• Issue financial statements including balance sheet details, cash received and Year-To-Date expenses
• Perform monthly reconciliation of bank accounts
• Implement audit controls
• Archive all accounting documents

Legal Management

• Handle the annual general assembly
• Owners convocations
• Agenda preparation
• Minutes of meeting
• Sending notification of decisions
• Execute decisions
• Legalizes minutes of meeting
• Take necessary legal steps to ensure accounts receivable collections, e.g. Warnings, Court Actions, and more
• Obtain all necessary insurance certificates for the building

Procurement Management

• Leverage established market relationships to obtain the best discounts on all purchased goods and services on behalf of customers
• Provide customers with a minimum of two quotations and a complete comparative document to facilitate decision making

Human Resources Management

• Recruit, manage, and supervise employees on site
• Follow up on all government formalities
• Obtain employees National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for Lebanese nationals
• Issue payroll for on-site employees

Mechanical Works Management

• Plumbing works
• Cleaning of tanks
• Chillers
• Boilers
• HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning)
• Sanitary works
• Fire detection
• Fire fighting

Electrical Works Management

• Power generation and distribution
• Domestic electrical works
• Electrical testing and inspection
• CCTV (Closed Circuit Television)
• Satellite and television
• Lighting systems
• Fire alarms
• Videophones and interphones
• Smart home and EIB systems

Security System Management

• Study, design, and execution of security systems using state of the art technology and international systems in partnership with our pioneering sister companies in the domain
• Protect the safety of owners and persons on site
• Prevent and minimize fire and theft damage, and trespassing
• Prohibit entry into secure sites by unauthorized persons
• Monitor security desk consoles, e.g. employee access control and alarm computer, CCTV video monitors, DVRs

Architectural & Civil Works Management

• Masonry
• Carpentry
• Plastering
• Tiling
• Painting
• Waterproofing
• Demolition
• Steel works
• Aluminum works
• Tiles polishing
• Epoxy paint for heavy traffic areas, e.g. Parking, warehouses, and more

Cleaning Management

• Cleaning entire basements using water pressure and single-disc machines
• Using cleaner solution to clean glass casings
• Using special materials to maximize the durability of hardwood flooring and other wooden surfaces
• Using industrial vacuum cleaners and neutral detergents to clean elevator cabins and control panels, ceilings, floors, and walls
• Removing oil and greasy stains from parking area using water pressure and a single disc machines, upon client’s request
• Hand-picking all trash and debris from basements and common areas including building’s roof
• Disposing of unwanted materials from basements, upon client’s approval

Pest Control Management

Following the IPM (Integrated Pest Manager) scientific approach, and in coordination with clients, specific steps are implemented to ensure a pest-free environment all year round.

The premises covered include entrance areas, points of service, offices, false ceilings, closets, meeting rooms, safe rooms, kitchens, terraces, balconies, restrooms, drains, stairs, wards, shafts, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) rooms, generator rooms, electrical rooms, computer rooms, archive rooms, elevator rooms, stores, roof, security rooms, parking, manholes, outside areas, full perimeter (with fogger).

The targeted pests include crawling insects, rodents, (rats and mice), parasitic insects (fleas and ticks), reptiles (snakes and scorpions), fumigation for bacteria, and flying insects.