Navendu


Rai

Director


B.E - 1989, MBA 2011

Design, analysis and supervision of high rise commercial and residential structures, bridges, underground structures and other concrete and steel structures.


Member Project Management Institute U.S.A., Member Indian Roads Congress, Member Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers

Navendu is a Structural/Civil Engineer with over 30 years of experience in design management, structural design and construction. He has extensive experience in the structural design of concrete and steel structures for a wide range of residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects including high rise buildings, underground structures, bridges and viaducts. 

 

He brings with him a plethora of knowledge of the construction techniques and experience gained working in countries including Malaysia, Singapore and various Middle Eastern countries besides India, with consultants such as HSSI Malaysia, WSP International (Singapore, Dubai & India) and DASH Consultants, and contractors such as Laing O’Rourke Dubai, Atkins Dubai, Emirates Precast etc.

 

Navendu specialises in the design of precast construction and cold-formed steel structures including navigating the intricacies of construction sequences. His exemplary use of precast elements in certain projects has been instrumental in cutting construction time and driving costs down.  Navendu’s experience in the construction of precast factories and precast site facilities will help enable and unlock the potential that precast construction can bring to the Indian market.

 

He has also been integral to the delivery of metro projects such as the KL Metro, Singapore NE line and the Dubai Metro, carrying out the planning, design and overseeing construction of structures ranging from bridges and underground and overground stations.

 

He has been a part of metro projects such as the KL Metro System II, KL West Port, Singapore NE line, Sengkang – Punggol LRT and the Dubai Metro and has been involved in the design of several viaducts, bridges and stations overground and underground.

Selected Projects


21st Century Tower, Dubai, UAE

52 Storied building – Beams and slabs in precast with core cast in-situ & temporary works in steel to expedite the precast erection on site.

 

A22A Marina, Dubai

55 Storeyed Building, Slabs, beams and cantilever balconies in precast above Ground Floor verticals cast in situ.

 

Hilton Garden Inn Al Barsha, Dubai

7 Storeyed Hotel Building, complete in precast above Ground Floor walls and columns (Transfer structure).

 

7 Storeyed Building For JAFZA, Jebel Ali, Dubai

Complete redesign of a 7-storeyed building foundation insitu and full superstructure in precast using prestressed precast beams and prestressed slabs. The building is of trapezoidal shape with smaller side at ground level. At roof level the cantilever extends upto 4.7m.

 

Mercato Centre, Jumeira, Dubai

Complete alternative design in precast (excluding foundation) including beams columns, slabs and claddings of (B+G+1) building. All beams are 8m/8.4m spans and slabs are 7.7m span and 14.5m spans. The columns and beams are made in RCC and Slabs are internally pretensioned polystyrene infilled voided (EP) slabs.

 

Pharma Factory in Jebel Ali Industrial Area for M/s Global Pharma in Dubai, U.A.E

Floor area approximately 7000m2. Complete alternative design using 16m span T-slab,  EP slab & precast beams and in situ columns.

 

Car Park for City Bank

A G+2 storied car park fully designed in precast (including foundation).

 

West Port, Dry Bulk Terminal Conveying System Civil Works, Malaysia

Detailed design of R.C. transfer towers, and conveyor galleries using precast pretensioned beams and Precast frame.

 

Lulu (Shopping) Centre at Fujairah, UAE

Alternative designs using precast prestressed T-slab, EP-slab precast beams and load bearing walls & claddings floor area approximately 3000m2 (front and rear area only), cladding area 5000m2 approx.

 

Lulu (Shopping) Centre at Ajman, UAE

Design using precast prestressed Beams, EP-slab and load bearing walls & claddings floor area approximately 48000m2, cladding area 8000m2 approx.

 

Emirates Tower, Dubai, UAE

Design of slabs for business tower & cladding for car park.

Employment History


2021 Onwards  Reci Engineering, Delhi, India.

2009 – 2021      DASH Consultants FZE, SAIF Zone, Sharjah, UAE

2009 – 2009      WSP International, New Delhi, India

2004 – 2009      WS Atkins & Partners Overseas, Dubai

1999 – 2004      Emirates Precast Construction Dubai, U.A.E

1997 – 1999      P B Merz & McLellan Pte Ltd, Singapore (Parsons Brinkerhoff Company)

1995 – 1997      H.S.S. Integrated Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1994 – 1995      Tandon Consultants Pvt. Ltd New Delhi, India

1991 – 1994      Desien Private Limited. New Delhi, India

1989 – 1991      Chawla Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Varanasi, India