The Wave, Muscat picks German partner
Muscat, May 6, 2009
The Wave, Muscat, the $4 billion Omani Integrated Tourism Complex, has selected German online collaboration solution think project! for web-based information and document management services.
Think project! enables The Wave and its project partners to work on a central platform to securely access and exchange information and documents at any time and from any place, said a company statement.
The Wave, Muscat is an international, award winning development, which is providing an opportunity for a whole new way of life for the residents of Oman.
The multi cultural community, comprising more than 4,000 villas, apartments and townhouses, is offering the first-ever freehold option for expatriates within the Sultanate.
The mixed-used property project chose think project! for managing its plethora of information and documents, including correspondence, RFIs and architectural drawings.
The online collaboration system supports The Wave, Muscat by regulating communication and co-ordinating processes between all project members. As a consequence, information flows more smoothly and The Wave, Muscat is able to optimise project collaboration.
'The Wave, Muscat is the first ITC project in the Sultanate of Oman and as such we are pioneering the methods and the protocol involved in bringing the development to fruition, right from the moment of sale through to the issue of the Title Deed for the owner.'
'This requires effective co-ordination between the various international project partners and with think project! we have found the perfect solution for streamlining the volume of information by offering a central, online communication platform for all project partners. This guarantees structured communications and smooth processes,” said Nick Smith, CEO, The Wave, Muscat.
Jochen Maurer, managing director think project! Middle East, dubbed The Wave, Muscat as a major step in the strategy of the Omani Government to develop a modern tourist infrastructure.
'We are very glad to assist The Wave, Muscat in managing this impressive and challenging development. think project! makes a significant contribution to this complex, multi-party project by increasing efficiency and minimizing risk.”
Think project! Middle East previously won a similar contract to support project management and document control for Dubai Crystal, a residential development project in the UAE.-TradeArabia News Service