Urban Design & Development

ACA Alliance will provide its Clients with the following specific urban planning assistance:

LAND USE PLANNING

ACA Alliance provides consulting in the planning of land use and design to ensure that the optimum development strategy is applied to each project. Properties may be suitable for commercial development, public parks, schools, private estates or gardens. Our developments always integrate successfully with their geography. If required, ACA Alliance can prepare environmental assessment forms, natural resource inventories, historical/archaeological studies, and environmental impact statements. ACA can also review prepared impact statements, before addressing concerned citizens and governmental agencies.

ACA provides the following land use planning services:

• Land Suitability Analysis
• Groundwater Management Plans
• Natural Resources & Land Use Inventories
• Public Involvement & Facilitation
• Environmental Site Assessments
• Representing Clients in legislative tribunals, provincial and local agencies, and special interest groups.
• Preparation of environmental review checklists, which includes researching the history of the site and business activities, the description of all adjoining properties and their uses (past and present), the regulatory matters and the specific environmental concerns.

SITE PLANNING

ACA's Site planning services address detailed land planning, in contrast to Master Planning, which conveys an overall development concept. Site Plans are equivalent to architectural masters in project development. Site planning is the groundwork done for a new project, utilizing man-made objects combined with the natural features of the site. These include topography, water, climate, wildlife and plant materials in an aesthetic, orderly, and ecologically sensitive way.

Our Site planning services typically focus on:

• Layout and parceling of land
• Building sitting or "footprints."
• internal road /encroachment/ right of way pedestrian networks
• Three dimensional aspects of the built environment, including the placement of infrastructure and architectural and landscape design considerations.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW

ACA's motivated Architectural Design Review Team offers innovative architectural design solutions through thorough review. The goal of ACA is to achieve excellence in design through fresh innovation and commitment to customer satisfaction. Our dedicated and experienced team of Architects and Designers can review, interpret and develop ideas and will suggest improvements to your designs. ACA can confidently meet the client's functional and aesthetic requirements, whilst maintaining the scale and feel of the surrounding areas. Our architects and designers are experienced in reviewing the designs of a range of different types of buildings. We also offer design review services in the refurbishment and re-use of older structures. ACA continues to improve its services in facility programs and design reviews, always staying in keepingwith highly functional, cost-effective and classic design.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN REVIEW

ACA's Structural engineering review services cover a wide range of projects, including Multi-story Residential , Commercial, Office and Industrial Buildings, Shopping Centers, Hospitals, Sport and Theater Complexes, Chemical Plants, Refrigeration Buildings,Military Facilities, Foundations, Bridges, and Special Structures. ACA reviews the design of existing structures with a view to maximize functionality and architectural appeal, whilst keeping the re-construction process as simple as possible.

ACA Alliance GROUP offers the following structural design review services:

• Foundation Design
• Structural Shop Drawings
• Structural Inspections, Rehabilitation and repair of buildings, dams, bridges, etc.
• Analysis of stress and strain, analysis of vibration, finite element analysis, strength analysis, damage tolerance analysis of metal and composite structures.
• Design of concrete, steel, and timber structures
• Bridge design, inspection and rating
• Lateral Design and Seismic Renovation
• Design of retaining walls, bridges, box culverts
• Design of support steel for monorail and bridge crane systems in material handling and process operations
• Design of building expansions
• Design of concrete foundation systems for static and dynamic equipment or machinery loads
• Masonry design for commercial buildings
• Design of retention structures
• Designs of bridges, dams, and underground tanks
• Interior floor slab design to accommodate stack storage and vehicular traffic Foundation system design for preengineered
• metal buildings

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Landscape Architecture is the discipline of applying artistic and scientific principles to the planning, design and management of natural and man-made environments. ACA will examine objectives of the project to balance the aesthetic, ecological and social requirements and to create the perfect balance between the natural design elements, irrigation, construction materials and infrastructure so that the resulting environments result in useful, aesthetically pleasing, safe and enjoyable spaces. ACA's landscape architecture services include overall conceptual and landscape planning for commercial and industrial plots, parks, resorts and residential communities.

ACA Alliance will provide the following specific services

• Landscaping for master plans
• Urban, Residential and resort landscape design
• Ecological planning
• Open space planning and design
• Recreational planning and design
• Water feature planning and design
• Waterfront landscape design
• Exterior hardscape design
• Planting and irrigation design
• Landscape maintenance and remedial programming

MECHANICAL DESIGN

ACA's Mechanical design services primarily include HVAC engineering (heating, ventilating, air conditioning), plumbing engineering, and fire protection services for commercial, residential, institutional and industrial buildings. ACA also specializes in upgrading Piping and HVAC systems. Our services involve designing and inspection of the installation with close monitoring of the mechanical components. We produce high quality designs and work drawings that help to clearly guide our construction teams. ACA can further assist the Client's maintenance personnel in becoming familiarized with the mechanical equipment, systems, and operations.

ACA can provide its mechanical design services in the following areas:

• Mechanical Analysis: energy analysis, thermal stress analysis
• Hydraulic Sprinkler Design
• Building Automation System
• Boiler Plant Conversions
• Fire & Domestic Water Pumping Station
• Sanitary & Storm Force Main System
• Water Filtering & Water Treatment System
• Boiler and chiller system
• Cooling tower
• Thermal stress analysis
• Process Exhaust System
• Night Ventilation System
• Conventional Plumbing System
• Process Waste System
• High-Purity Process Gas System
• HVAC System Design
• Air Distribution and Control System
• Seismic Constraints of Piping, Ductwork, and Conduit
• Water Supply, Venting, and Drainage
• Fire Protection & Alarm Systems

ELECTRICAL DESIGN

ACA can provide electrical design services to both high-tech and simpler commercial, institutional, health care and industrial facilities. ACA Alliance GROUP offers Clients the choice of whether they want the installed system to be able to accommodate sophisticated electrical components to be added in the future, or not.

ACA Alliance’s area of electrical design services includes:

• Lighting distribution
• Telephone networks
• Low voltage systems, such as those used for public addresses and computer and security systems and networks
• Generators
• Programmable logic controllers Industrial computer systems programming
• Power supply and distribution
• Emergency and standby power supplies, generators, separate utility feeders, and manual or automatic transfer systems
• Industrial and commercial lighting
• Industrial, institutional and commercial electrical energy management and conservation consultation
• Troubleshooting, programming, and start-up assistance for new or remodeled electrical and control systems

QUALITY SURVEYING

Essentially related to the pre-construction phase of projects, Quantity Surveying on the whole entails a range of services. At a glance, ACA's Quantity Surveying Department assists Clients in the development, acquisition, construction and disposal of property. Our services also include specialist Cost Planning, Estimations and Bills of Quantities (BOQ). These constitute the core of financial control in the construction sector. Submitted as a tendering document, the BOQ allows a reasonable comparison between bidding contractors. Additionally, and depending on the contractual arrangement, the rates accepted in the Bills of Quantities could also form the basis for evaluating & establishing project progress and assessing any variations, which may occur during construction. Our quantity surveyors are also financial consultants in the construction industry, whose training and experience qualify them to advise on cost and contractual arrangements. They are also qualified to prepare contracts and other legally binding documents.

To summarize, ACA can provide the following Quantity Surveying services to meet Clients' needs:

• Budget Preparation and Cost Planning
• Bills of Quantities
• Checking Bond/Guarantees
• Valuation of Variations and Day Works
• Site Measurements
• Interim Valuations
• Final Accounts