Technical Due Diligence & Building Inspections
The Objective: protecting asset acquisitions and lifecycle operations through independent forensic engineering and technical audits.
Three workstreams for existing assets.
After handover, the building is no longer hypothetical. We tell you what's there — structurally, mechanically, and in terms of remaining service life.
Technical Due Diligence (TDD)
Full-spectrum structural and MEP audits for investors and buyers. The independent engineering opinion before a transaction closes.
- — Structural & MEP system audit
- — Code & authority compliance
- — Remaining service life assessment
- — CAPEX / OPEX forecasting
Building & Civil Works Inspection
Visual and non-destructive testing of existing structures. Photographic, measured, and reported — defects ranked and costed.
- — Visual inspection · all civil works
- — Non-destructive structural testing
- — Crack mapping & corrosion screening
- — MEP & mechanical systems
Latent Defect Diagnostics
Root-cause analysis of post-handover issues and formulation of treatment protocols. What's wrong, why, who's accountable, what it costs to fix.
- — Defect investigation & diagnosis
- — Root-cause analysis
- — Liability & warranty positioning
- — Engineering treatment programme
Four classic moments.
Inspections are most useful when the answer changes a decision — before a purchase, before a refinancing, after a defect, or as a baseline for an operational asset.
Pre-acquisition
Buying an existing building. We tell you what you're actually buying.
Refinancing / valuation
Independent engineering opinion for lender or valuer files.
Defect investigation
Cracking, leaks, system failure — we diagnose, attribute, recommend.
Four steps. Typically 1 — 3 weeks for a complete report.
Inspections are dense, focused engagements. Every step produces a signed document that can be used in a transaction, a refinancing, or a dispute.
Scoping & site walk
Initial walk-through with the owner. Define scope — full TDD, structural-only, MEP-only, defect-focused. Existing documentation reviewed: drawings, authority approvals, prior inspections.
Field inspection & non-destructive testing
Visual inspection with measured and photographed defects. NDT methods deployed where structural questions exist: ferroscan, ultrasonic, half-cell potential, rebound hammer, crack-width gauging.
Engineering analysis
Findings analysed against design intent, code compliance and remaining service life. Defects ranked by severity, urgency and cost. Root-cause analysis where applicable.
Report & treatment programme
Signed, dated report with executive summary, findings, photographs, NDT results, defect schedule, costed treatment programme. Admissible as engineering opinion in lender, valuer or legal files.
Answers, before the call.
The five questions owners ask in nearly every first conversation about Stage 7 work.
01 What's the turnaround for a typical TDD?
1–3 weeks end-to-end, depending on the size of the building and the depth of testing. Pre-acquisition TDDs on a tight transaction timeline can be expedited to 7–10 days; a full forensic investigation on a problem building may run 4–6 weeks.
02 What non-destructive testing methods do you use?
Ferroscan (rebar location and concrete cover), ultrasonic pulse velocity (concrete quality), half-cell potential (rebar corrosion screening), Schmidt rebound hammer (surface strength), borescope inspection, crack-width gauging. We extend to more specialist methods (e.g. ground-penetrating radar) where the brief requires.
03 Can findings be used legally or by lenders?
Yes — every report is signed and dated, with named engineers accountable for the findings. The format is appropriate for lender, valuer and legal-counsel files. We routinely deliver reports that go straight into transaction or refinancing data rooms.
04 What's the typical cost range?
Scope-dependent. A focused structural inspection on a single-tower residential sits in the lower five figures. A full TDD with MEP, structural and compliance audit for a mid-size commercial asset typically runs AED 60–150K. We share an indicative number after a 30-minute call.
05 What if you find serious defects?
We write the treatment programme and you decide. The report includes a costed remediation plan ranked by urgency. If the defect points to design or construction liability, we document the chain of evidence — that's the owner's leverage in any subsequent conversation with the developer or contractor.
Tell us about the asset.
Pick your current stage. We come back with a fitted scope within one business day. Held under NDA on request — no follow-up unless you ask.
Working on something earlier in the cycle?
Project Development
Feasibility, due diligence, brief.
Design Management & VE
Optimising design for ROI.
Tendering & Commercial Control
Procurement and contract administration.
PMC & Site Supervision
End-to-end execution control.
Have an asset to inspect or a defect to investigate?
Tell us briefly what you'd like checked — pre-purchase, pre-refinancing, defect investigation, or a baseline condition survey. Scope and indicative fee within one business day.