The Westin Doha Hotel & Spa
The Westin Doha Hotel & Spa consists of 594 guestrooms as well as 6 restaurants, meeting rooms, a health club and a fitness centre.
Location
Doha, Qatar
Date
2015 and Uniforms
Services
FF&E, OS&E, Procurement Management
Rooms
594
Introduction
febc was officially appointed for the procurement management services to manage the entire provision of FF&E and OS&E items in line with the high quality standards and refined designs of Starwood Westin brand and, at the same time, securing an overall savings of 22% on the client’s approved budget.
The project consists of of the following:
– Five private villas with covered private outdoor pool.
– Pillar-less ballroom of 2,177 sqm.
– All guestrooms are equipped with the Westin Heavenly Bed.
– Heavenly spa with separate male and female facilities.
– Three award winning dining venues, Sabai Thai, Hunters Grill and Seasonal Tastes.
Client
dsgn
dsgn™ is a professional Interior Design Consultancy firm with inspired creativity, versatility and a pragmatic sense that extends form and function into the commercial, civic and hospitality arenas. dsgn™ have successfully completed projects throughout Africa and the Middle East.
Operator
Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts is an American upscale hotel chain owned by Marriott International.
‘I can confirm that during the project febc have always acted professionally, actively supporting the hotel management to effectively finalize the pre-opening procurement activities, they procured items of good quality and durability. We have no hesitation in recommending them for other projects.’
Scope and Deliverables
febc was contracted for the Procurement Management Consultancy of FF&E and OS&E. The team thoroughly checked in detail the FF&E specification packages, architectural layouts and interior design drawings issued by dsgn™. Soon after febc engaged a number of suppliers and manufacturers from different parts of the world to obtain the best possible quality and savings for the client. This included regular trips with the client to factories to conduct value engineering with the intention to reduce costs further without affecting the design integrity. The client was delighted with the outcome of these trips.
Challenges
The febc team worked exceptionally hard to deliver and meet the client’s goals. With our extensive network of suppliers and expansive knowledge in hotel procurement we managed to substatially reduce the clients total budget. Even though the client did not express a sustainability concern, all the production of the wooden furniture has been awarded to FSC certified manufacturers.
febc has managed to keep all the production on the European side with a maximization of the savings assessed at 22%.
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