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M&M Services Group

Access at height

Rope access and BMU facade works for Dubai projects

M&M carries out facade rectification and make-good at height by rope access or from the building's BMU, instead of scaffold wherever the building allows, so high-level defects on your Dubai project can be closed. The access method and sequence are agreed for each building before work starts.

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Australian delivery — Barangaroo, Sydney

What it is

What this service covers and how we deliver it

M&M is an Australian services group delivering its facade capabilities to Dubai projects. When a facade defect sits above conventional access, our crews reach it by rope access, abseiling or the building's BMU and carry out the agreed rectification and make-good there, with the access arrangement confirmed before mobilisation.

High-level facade defects can remain after installation access has moved on. Rope access, abseiling or an agreed BMU can provide a route back to the work area so the defined facade scope can be completed. The building, work location, project requirements and interfaces with the site or building team determine the access arrangement and sequence.

The work we carry out from rope access or the BMU is facade rectification and make-good. If the same elevation also needs glass, sealant, coating or commissioning work, it can be priced into the same package once it is confirmed against your project scope.

Before mobilisation, the work area, access arrangement, interfaces and inspection requirements are agreed with the project team. Time-stamped condition and completion photographs can be held with the inspection and test plan (ITP), providing a traceable close-out record for the defined works.

The capability sits within the facade and finishing disciplines M&M has developed on Australian projects and is now available to Dubai projects. Delivery is set against the project specification and applicable UAE codes, and the access arrangement is planned for each building.

What's included

Everything this scope covers

  • Rope-access facade rectification and make-good
  • Facade works carried out from an agreed building maintenance unit (BMU)
  • Abseiling access for agreed facade scopes
  • High-level powdercoat, anodised and steel-panel make-good where included in the agreed scope
  • Access-method and sequencing coordination with the project team
  • Time-stamped condition and completion photographs
  • Inspection and test plan (ITP) documentation for the agreed work

What this fixes

The handover risks this scope removes

Isolated facade defects above conventional access

Once installation access has come down, a handful of high-level items can sit open on the register with no route back to them. The agreed access method reopens the workface for the defined repair rather than leaving it to a re-mobilisation.

Access and repair planned as separate packages

The facade task, access method and sequence are considered together before the work starts.

High-level work without a clear close-out record

Agreed inspection points and time-stamped records document the condition and completion of the work.

How we do it

The same careful method, every time

  1. Confirm the scope and access arrangement

    Review the work area, the facade task and the project's access requirements, then confirm whether rope access, a BMU or another arrangement is appropriate for that scope.

  2. Agree the method and sequence

    Set out the work method, access windows, interfaces and inspection points with the project team before mobilisation.

  3. Carry out the facade works

    Complete the agreed rectification or finishing task from the selected access system, with adjacent finishes protected as the project requires.

  4. Record and close out

    Capture the agreed inspection points and time-stamped completion records, then present the finished scope for project review.

Why it holds up

What you get when M&M does the work

The repair is the priority

Rope access and the BMU are access methods used to complete the agreed facade rectification or finishing task.

Planned for the project

Access arrangements, interfaces and sequencing are confirmed against the particular building and work package.

A clear close-out record

Inspection requirements and time-stamped completion records can sit with the ITP for a traceable handover.

Australian delivery record

The projects behind the method

These Australian projects and case studies show the methods, records and quality controls M&M brings to a Dubai package.

Questions

What main contractors ask us

The scope is facade rectification and make-good at height. Any additional trade or defect scope is confirmed for the particular project before appointment.

A building maintenance unit (BMU) is the permanently installed cradle or gondola mounted on a building's roof, moved along the facade on davits or a track. Rope access reaches the same work area on ropes rigged from anchor points, without a cradle. Which suits a package depends on the building, the work location and the project's access arrangements.

This service covers facade works carried out from an agreed BMU. Any requirement relating to the unit itself must be defined separately with the project team.

The facade task, work area, access method, site interfaces and sequence are reviewed with the project team before mobilisation.

Start the conversation

Send us your Dubai project brief and we will review the scope and access with you.