The best way to get to know an engineer is to look at what they have delivered. Since Eng. Mohamed Ibrahim Abouhamida founded EL EMAN General Contracting & Surveying Office in December 2021, the office's team has worked under his management on a wide range of projects: substations in South Sinai, national development projects and a major garden development in the heart of Cairo. This article reviews the main ones, the scope of work on each and the client, as listed in the office's company portfolio.
1. Al-Fustat Gardens development, Cairo
Client: Kharafi National.
Scope: surveying, setting out and landscaping layout.
The Al-Fustat Gardens development in the Sahl El Qasaba area is one of Cairo's large urban renewal projects. Landscaping work needs precise setting out of paths, green areas and features before construction, which the office's team carried out with GNSS receivers. Project details.
2. Mostakbal Misr sustainable development, Zone 9
Client: national projects administration.
Scope: land survey for reclamation, irrigation networks and road alignments.
A large agricultural land reclamation project that needs wide areas surveyed before irrigation canals, networks and roads are designed on them. Projects like this show why accuracy matters in surveying: levels decide which way water flows in the canals. Project details.
3. Saint Catherine and Nuweiba substations, South Sinai
Client: Kharafi National.
Scope at Saint Catherine: setting out, grid levelling and quantity calculation.
Scope at Nuweiba: construction surveying and as-built drawings.
Substation work needs high accuracy in setting out bases and foundations, because electrical equipment is installed to fixed dimensions. Both projects show the link between site and technical office: setting out, then levelling and quantities, then as-built drawings. Saint Catherine · Nuweiba.
4. 220 kV lines for the high-speed rail traction substations
Client: the competent authorities and executing contractors.
Scope: surveying and setting out, and fixing tower routes and foundation positions.
High-voltage lines run over long distances, and fixing each tower's route and foundation position accurately is essential for construction. Project details.
5. The presidential "Decent Life" initiative
Client: government bodies and contractors.
Scope: field inventory and survey of road and infrastructure networks.
The office's team worked on the initiative in Alexandria, Beheira, Fayoum, Damietta and Aswan, which shows the office can work in several governorates at the same time. Project details.
6. Ras El Hekma and Mostakbal City
Ras El Hekma: field survey and alignment of the main roads on the north-west coast, for the consultants and executing contractors. Project details.
Mostakbal City, Suez Road: technical office work and quantity calculation for utility networks and roads, for the project's executing contractors. Project details.
What these projects say about the founder's management
- Range: substations, roads, land reclamation and urban renewal. The office is not limited to one type of project.
- Major clients: Kharafi National, the national projects administration and consultants, all of whom only work with firms that meet the specification.
- Site and technical office together: from setting out and survey to levelling, quantities and as-built drawings.
These are only examples. You can review the full record on our projects page or download the company portfolio (PDF). If you have a similar project, contact EL EMAN to discuss it with Eng. Mohamed Abouhamida and his team.
About the author
Eng. Mohamed Ibrahim Abouhamida
Founder and general manager of EL EMAN General Contracting & Surveying Office in Sidi Gaber, Alexandria, since 2021. He oversees land surveys, setting-out, quantity surveys and contracting works, as well as surveying equipment sales, rental and calibration.
