Grand Egyptian Museum

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Egyptian Ministry of Culture has begun construction on what will become the largest archaeological museum in the world and will showcase the last 7,000 years of the history of Egypt. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will be over 1 million ft² (100k m² ) and is located on 120 acres of land just a few kilometers from the great Giza pyramids. GEM has been a multi-national effort in design and construction and in 2010 the joint venture of Hill International and EHAF Consulting Engineers was chosen to provide project management services during the ongoing design and construction planned through 2015. 

CHALLENGE

The GEM project includes architects, designers, engineers, investors, and construction professionals from more than 7 nations.  The oversight, collaboration, and transparency needed for this project demanded a solution that would need to be comprehensive in tracking costs, easy to use, multi-language capable, quick to deploy and provide instant visibility through effective dashboard reporting.  

SOLUTION 

Several software solutions were reviewed and considered to handle the task of managing the construction of the GEM Project.  Upon seeing its many advanced features and functionality, Hill International chose PMWeb to be the Project Controls system to manage the construction of the GEM Project.  The features that differentiated PMWeb from its competitors were the multi-language (Arabic & English) capabilities, the modern and advanced web interface, the built-in tools for easy configurations, and the powerful business intelligence reporting system.   

RESULTS AND BENEFIT

PMWeb Cost Control features are being used to manage progress invoices and bills of quantity.  PMWeb’s Document Controls are tracking Submittals, RFIs, and Daily Reports and are helping executives, project managers, and other team members collaborate and analyze progress reports. Workflow and PMWeb Notifications are being used to aid in online collaboration and approval processes.  The overall results and benefits of the PMWeb system are that all of these many tasks are tracked in a single system and are providing the oversight, collaboration, and transparency that this project requires.