Abu Dhabi's general services company Musanada said its Facility Management Division (FMD) has carried out maintenance of 120,000 assets belonging to 1,000 buildings for 31 government clients across Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra region, totalling Dh468 million ($127 million).

The FMD is now all set to launch the ‘Automated Buildings’ or ‘Buildings Remote Control’ initiative," said a top official.

"The initiative will deliver added value, enhance operational efficiency, reduce repair, replacement, maintenance and energy consumption ratios, besides remotely monitoring the condition and operational efficiency of assets on a continuous basis across the relevant facilities and buildings, to ensure preservation, enhanced efficiency and sustainability of these assets," remarked Helal Al Blooshi, the acting executive director of FMD.

Al Blooshi said the company's call centre receives on a monthly basis over 16,000 service requests which are delivered to various entities to keep up with the development programmes in line with the UAE's leadership vision.

The FMD, he stated, recently completed the Dh1.7-million ADM lifts maintenance and renovation project in Abu Dhabi City Municipality main building, setting up a total of 17 lifts.

The FM unit is also undertaking Dh630,000 Villa 2 rehabilitation project for the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi, which is expected to be completed by the end of this month as per the approved schedule, he added.

Musanada is also working on a Dh1.5-million project at Abu Dhabi Centre of Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care, which includes replacement of false ceilings and use of the LED system for energy conservation.

According to him, FMD had also completed Dh41 million work orders during 2018 for a number of government facilities.

It is currently maintaining operations covering 672 government facilities, including Qasr Al Muwaiji, Al Jahili Fort, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Al Ain City Municipality, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, Qasr Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi City Municipality, Al Raha Beach Theatre, Al Dhafra City Municipality, Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care, Family Development Centres, as well as other government departments, he added.-TradeArabia News Service