ACE Moharram - Bakhoum

What ACE Moharram - Bakhoum does

ACE Moharram - Bakhoum is a Cairo-headquartered, privately held multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy founded in 1950 by Dr Ahmed Moharram and Dr Michel Bakhoum, providing planning, design, project management and construction supervision services to governments, large private developers, industrial operators and financial institutions across more than 30 countries. The firm operates a two-firm architecture: ACE Consulting Engineers (the core consultancy) delivers seven sector service lines (Planning, Buildings, Repair & Restoration, Transportation, Water, Industrial & Energy, Environment), while ACE Project Management (ACE PM), spun out in 2001 as a separate business unit, provides 14 dedicated service modules including cost management, risk management, contract administration, FF&E procurement, dispute resolution, value engineering and distressed project recovery. A joint venture with Ardaman & Associates Inc. (USA) — Ardaman-ACE, established 1976 — adds geotechnical engineering and materials testing.

The underlying technology stack combines state-of-the-art structural design and analysis software (acquired in the 1980s), custom in-house transportation engineering applications, an integrated Document Management System (DMS) underpinning project workflows, and in-house Certified Value Specialists applying the SAVE International methodology. Revenue is generated entirely through professional-services fees earned on project-based tenders and long-term framework engagements with ministries, sovereigns and large private developers; pricing is quote-based and per engagement, with multi-year contract cadences typical. Distribution is direct enterprise and government field sales via four regional offices (Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Tripoli) plus project-tendered commissions in additional jurisdictions. The firm is family-controlled, led by co-founder Prof Ahmed Moharram Sr (Chairman) alongside Prof Ahmed Moharram Jr (Vice Chairman and CEO), Prof Ibrahim Shawky Moharram, Prof Mourad Michel Bakhoum and Dr Ahmed Moharram Ahmed Moharram.

Name

ACE Moharram - Bakhoum

Legal name

ACE Consulting Engineers - Moharram.Bakhoum

Website

https://ace-mb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

ACE Moharram - Bakhoum is a Cairo-based multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy founded in 1950, delivering planning, design, project management and construction supervision to governments, private developers and financial institutions across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Construction project management
• Infrastructure design services
• Transportation engineering consultancy
• Building design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering consultancy services (design, supervision, PM): Core revenue stream: international consultancy services across disciplines including preliminary/feasibility studies, design, construction supervision, program management, commissioning, inspection and maintenance. Engagements are typically project-based tenders with public and private clients.
2. Construction Due Diligence & Banking Services: Fee-based advisory service for lenders and financiers to assess viability, risks and step-in capability of construction projects, leveraging ACE's consulting and project management experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ACE Moharram - Bakhoum is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy founded in 1950 in Cairo, Egypt, offering planning, design, project management and construction supervision services across the planning, buildings, repair & restoration, transportation, water, industrial & energy, and environment sectors. Through its dedicated business unit ACE Project Management (ACE PM), the firm delivers 14 specialised project management service modules including construction management, cost management, risk management, procurement, FF&E management, and construction due diligence for lenders. Together the two firms serve governments, private developers, industrial operators and financial institutions in more than 30 countries across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

Product overview

ACE Moharram.Bakhoum offers an integrated two-firm architecture for global construction-sector delivery: ACE Consulting Engineers - Moharram.Bakhoum acts as the core multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy (founded 1950) organised around seven sector service lines — Planning, Buildings, Repair & Restoration, Transportation, Water, Industrial & Energy, and Environment — while ACE Project Management (ACE PM, spun out in 2001) acts as a dedicated management business unit delivering 14 named service modules that wrap around those engineering sectors: Construction and Site Management, Construction Due Diligence & Banking Services, Contract Management & Administration, Cost Management, Design Management, Development Management, Dispute Management, Distressed Projects, Furniture Fittings & Equipment Management, Procurement Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Time Management and Value Engineering. Together the two firms deliver the full project lifecycle from feasibility, planning and design through construction supervision to handover, dispute resolution and project recovery across more than 30 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACE Project Management (ACE PM): Dedicated project management business unit of ACE Group providing management services for the construction sector across the whole range of a development's lifecycle, with offices in Egypt, UAE, Qatar and Libya.
• Ardaman-ACE

Products and services

• ACE Consulting Engineers - Moharram.Bakhoum Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy offering planning, design, project management and construction supervision across planning, buildings, repair & restoration, transportation, water, industrial & energy, and environment sectors in more than 30 countries.
• ACE Project Management (ACE PM) Dedicated project management firm that provides construction-sector management services across the whole lifecycle of a development, with offices in Egypt, UAE, Qatar and Libya.
• Planning Sector Services Master planning, regional planning and urban development, city planning, mapping and information systems, tourism & recreational planning, and industrial planning for new settlements and large-scale city developments.
• Buildings Sector Services Building design across tourism, residential & housing, retail & recreation, commercial & administrative, and health & education building types, including cost-evaluation and cost-control for clients.
• Repair & Restoration Sector Services Conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of historical and archaeological heritage, including work on Al-Azhar Mosque, Abdeen Palace, Cairo Stock Exchange, Wikalet Al-Ghoury, Ras El-Teen Palace, Kobba Palace and Al-Mu'ayyad Sheikh Mosque.
• Transportation Sector Services Transport infrastructure services covering transportation planning, roads & highways, railways, aviation, bridges and tunnels, with landmark projects including the Rod El-Farag corridor, Kigamboni Bridge, Peace Cable Stayed Bridge and metro lines.
• Water Sector Services Water-related engineering services including sanitation, water supply & wastewater treatment, maritime works, and irrigation & hydraulic structures such as barrages, dams and navigation locks.
• Industrial & Energy Sector Services Industrial development, electrical engineering and power supply services for cement, fertiliser, glass, flour mills and telecommunication factories, as well as thermal and diesel power plants including Sidi Krir and Western Cairo Power Station.
• Environment Sector Services Environmental management services including Environmental Surveys (ES) and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), socio-economic studies, bio-physical surveys, monitoring plans and environmental control system design.
• Construction and Site Management Pre-tender advice, design construction advice, construction logistics, programming, procurement, site management, commercial management, cost planning, payments administration, quality, safety and risk management throughout construction.
• Construction Due Diligence & Banking Services Advisory services for lenders including project benchmarking, construction cost analysis, program analysis, building contract comparisons, risk assessment, trend analysis, contingency management and documentation reviews to assess project viability.
• Contract Management & Administration Drafting, advising and administering construction contracts and agreements, managing instructions, communications, payments, change control, extensions of time, defects schedules and final account certification.
• Cost Management Cost estimation, whole-life costing, cost monitoring and earned value analysis, cost control, cash flow management, cost reporting, procurement advice, risk management and change management across planning, design and construction.
• Design Management Management and control of project design documentation, consultant engagement, project definition, organisational structuring, schedule development and information management procedures to align design with client objectives, budget and time.
• Development Management Site selection, feasibility studies, funding model assessment, development agreement negotiation, planning applications, environmental reporting, design/procurement/construction oversight and turnkey facilities management handover.
• Dispute Management Litigation and arbitration support including claims avoidance advice, variation and change analysis, claims evaluation, counter claims preparation, delay analysis, project audits, document management systems, expert witness services and expert testimony.
• Distressed Projects Service Recovery of troubled projects through multi-disciplinary technical advice on issues ranging from lack of coordination to structural faults, with in-house design, management and supervision expertise to identify and resolve single or multiple faults.
• Furniture, Fittings & Equipment (FF&E) Management FF&E and Small Operating Equipment (SOE) procurement and supply management including procurement strategy, large-scale procurement, tender management, value engineering, mock-ups, shop drawing reviews, manufacturing QA/QC, logistics and on-site supervision.
• Procurement Management Procurement strategy, consultant/contractor/supplier shortlisting, tender and RFP management, value engineering, risk analysis, technical and commercial evaluations, price negotiation, contract formulation and award recommendations.
• Project Management Service
• Risk Management Systematic identification, assessment and ownership of risks across cost, time, design and FF&E dimensions; planning and implementation of risk responses; and design-development monitoring with contractual, financial and functional advice.
• Time Management Project scheduling covering identification of key actions and milestones, relationship documentation, quantity and resource estimation, activity duration assessment, sequence/schedule construction, and progress monitoring with change management.
• Value Engineering Multi-disciplinary value engineering using in-house Certified Value Specialists and the SAVE International value methodology job plan to optimise function-to-cost ratio, improve quality and reliability, reduce risk and minimise project life-cycle cost.
• Ardaman-ACE Geotechnical & Materials Testing Services Geotechnical engineering, quality control, and soils and materials testing delivered as a sister company complementing ACE's structural and project management capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• World's widest cable-stayed bridge delivered (Rod El-Farag Bridge and Corridor)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Tanmiyat Investment GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Tanmiyat is an investment and real estate development company in the Middle East specialising in investment, advisory and property development. ACE was engaged by Tanmiyat to undertake a complete turnkey set of services from initial design to complete structural and MEP engineering design, architectural components, project management and construction supervision for the Bin Samikh Tower in Doha, Qatar.
• Ardaman & Associates Inc. (USA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1976Joint venture established in 1976 by Prof Michel Bakhoum. Ardaman-ACE specialises in geotechnical engineering, quality control, and soils and materials testing, serving as a sister company that complements ACE's structural and project management capabilities. Prof Moharram serves as chairman of both ACE and Ardaman-ACE.
• Qatar Ministry of Foreign AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACE has been engaged by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on multiple embassy projects including the Qatar Embassy in Indonesia (Jakarta) covering embassy building (2,252 m2) and ambassador's residence (2,342 m2), and the Qatar Embassy in Algeria (Algiers) covering a 7,508 m2 site with embassy building and ambassador's residence.
• King Abdul Aziz UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACE was responsible for many facets of the Sports Complex at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, including the sports stadium (4,000 spectator capacity) and Central Athletics Complex with competition pool, diving pool, multi-function gymnastic halls, squash/racquetball courts and fitness facilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners): Lebanon-founded, privately held multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with deep MENA roots and a global footprint. Directly comparable to ACE as a regionally anchored, multi-disciplinary firm serving governments, developers and lenders on transport, buildings, water and urban mega-projects.
• Khatib & Alami: Lebanon-headquartered multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with strong presence across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Closely comparable to ACE on services (planning, design, PM, supervision), client mix (governments + private developers), and project scale in MENA/Africa transport, water and buildings.
• Arup: UK-founded global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with a similar integrated design + PM + advisory model. Comparable to ACE on cross-sector mega-project delivery, sustainability credentials and value engineering, though typically operating at higher price points in developed markets.
• Egis: France-headquartered engineering group operating across transport, buildings, water, energy and urban development globally, with a meaningful MENA/Africa footprint. Similar mid-to-large multi-disciplinary profile to ACE, competing on integrated consultancy + PM mandates for public-sector clients.
• IDOM: Spain-based multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with international reach across energy, industry, transport and buildings. Comparable to ACE on privately-held multi-disciplinary model and on competing for government-led infrastructure and industrial projects outside their home region.

Broad incumbents

• AtkinsRéalis: Canada-based global engineering, project management and nuclear services firm. Larger and broader than ACE but competes head-to-head on transport, buildings, water and PM commissions in MENA and Africa, including mega-project PMC roles.
• AECOM: US-based global infrastructure consulting firm with end-to-end design, engineering and PM services. Comparable on sector coverage (transport, water, environment, buildings, industrial) and on mega-project pursuits in emerging markets, with significantly larger scale and capital base.
• WSP Global: Canada-based professional services firm in engineering, environment and design with deep global bench. Overlaps with ACE on transportation, water, buildings and PM, frequently pre-qualified on the same large public-sector tenders in MENA and Africa.
• Jacobs Solutions: US-based engineering and professional services firm with critical infrastructure, water, transportation and advanced manufacturing capabilities. Comparable on water/wastewater and transport mega-projects but operates at meaningfully larger scale and across more geographies than ACE.
• Bechtel: US-based global engineering, construction and project management firm with infrastructure, energy and government services lines. Overlaps with ACE on large transport, water and industrial projects, particularly in MENA and Africa, as an EPC/PMC incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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