AEC Opportunity Assessment

The client was evaluating their entry into Data Center contracting business in the UAE. They wanted a complete assessment of the market with recommendations.

Our solution

• Sizing of the current and future market on a contract award basis.
• Drivers and Challenges.
• Market Entry Strategy.

Outcome

• The sizing was done both on value basis based on contract award and a volume basis based on gross and raised floor area.
• GD evaluated contracts awarded in the last 5 years on data center contracting to arrive at growth trends. The forecast was based on the expected awards, while the drivers and challenges helped validate the trend.
• A complete value chain of data center construction was evaluated including service providers and contracts and contractor competitive landscape.
• Existing regulations, classification and certification and trends.