First involvement with the project[phase eins]. became involved with the Jabal Khandama Development Project for the preparation of the international urban design and architecture competition. Preparing and conducting the complex competition management, [phase eins]. was put into the position to develop a sound and deep understanding of the project’s requirements.

Subsequent to successful completion of the competition, [phase eins]. was assigned the further Jabal Khandama Development Project design management comprising the master plan and design process.
Competition management servicesCommissioned by Jabal Khandama Development Company, [phase eins]. has rendered the following competition management services for this project:
Strategy consultancy: general consulting services throughout the process
Program planning: participation in the preparation of the spatial and functional program and the definition of the scope of design work
Project control: coordination and monitoring of competition-related deadlines and costs during the project’s initial phase
Competition materials: preparation of brochures, drawings, diagrams, illustrations and other materials, coordination of the translator’s work and of the printing process
Internet services: preparation and updating of the competition’s homepage
Selection of competitors: composition of the long list of candidates, collection and processing of the applicants' information and participation in the selection process
Parties to the procedure: consulting services for the selection of the jurors and other third-party consultants as well as coordination with the competent authorities in collaboration with the sponsor
Preliminary examination: conceptual design, preparation and execution of the preliminary examination during both competition phases. CAD analysis of all entries, preparation of comparative diagrams
Events: consulting and coordination services for the preparation of colloquia and meetings, chairing of all colloquia and co-chairing of all meetings as well as preparation and chairing of a competitors’ workshop of several days duration during the competition’s phase 2
Public Relations services: consulting services for the Public Relations needs of the competition and provision of the same; among other items, homepage, documentation, conceptual design and production of a multi-media exhibition at Makkah

Consulting members of the [phase eins]. competition team were
Dr. Ing. Mahmud Bodo Rasch, Architect, Stuttgart.
Dogan-Gündüz Yurdakul, Dipl.-Ing. Urban planner, Berlin
Hadi Ardekanian, Dipl.-Ing. Building services engineer, Berlin
Design management servicesOn behalf of Jabal Khandama Development Company [phase eins]. coordinates all parties involved at the early stages of the Jabal Khandama Development Project, ensuring that the project is progressed within defined scope, time and finance constraints. Furthermore, the project management team establishes all the organizational procedures required as a structured foundation for a successful realization of the project. We render our project management services during the project preparation as well as during the planning and design stage.

The services of [phase eins]. design management - assigned to the four management areas - comprise diverse elements:

Organization, information, coordination, and documentation
This area is the procedural and structural basis for client oriented project progress. We perform the following tasks:
Project organization
Information and decision management
Procurement and contract management
Documentation

Qualities and quantities
The scope of a project, defined by qualities and quantities, is being programmed on the basis of client and user requirements. In this management area, we can bank on our extensive experience in programming for competition procedures. Our tasks comprise following elements:
Definition of project qualities and quantities
Quality management

Costing and financing
Besides our participation in breaking down and updating the project budget, we arrange and accompany value engineering and plan audit procedures in order to keep project costs at bay. The services comprise:
Budgeting
Value Engineering
Invoice management

Deadlines, capacities and logistics
On the basis of a clearly defined scope, the project structure can be derived and individual tasks be defined. The project structure plan is the basis for the project schedule, the primary and continuously updated tool for managing time constraints. Following tasks are performed:
Scheduling
Process and interface coordination