Background

Mangat, I.B. Patel & Partners, established in 1968, has participated in development projects throughout the World.  Based in Nairobi, Kenya, it has regional offices in the UK, Uganda and Tanzania.

Organization and Fields of Activity

The firm is directed by four Partners and two Associates supported by over 40 professionals in the field of:

	Urban and Rural Water Supply
	Structural Engineering
	Urban Shelter and Infrastructure
	Dam Engineering
	Sewerage and Wastewater Treatment
	Water and Sanitation Services Management
	Roads and Traffic Management
	Environmental Science and Engineering
	Town Planning
	Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
	Institutional, Financial, Social & Economic Studies
	Survey Work, Land Acquisition and Re-Settlement
	Geospatial Analysis and Systems Integration
	Technology Transfer and Manpower Development
	Environmental Impact Assessment
	Project Management and Supervision of Construction

Multi-disciplinary Approach

MIBP has Staff composed of Civil, Structural, Environmental, Process, Electrical, Mechanical, Geotechnical and Construction Management Engineers. In-house capabilities include Architecture, Land Planning, Socio-economics, Surveying and Computer Aided Design.  Core Staff have been with the partnership for over 10 years providing clients with a reliable service tempered with experience.

Resources

To provide efficient and technologically competitive services, the firm has established in-house resources for the following:

	Computer Aided Design
	PC-based expert systems for Engineering and Project  Management applications
	Surveying Computer Aided Water and Environmental Utilities Management Systems
	Computer Aided Geospatial Analysis
	Digital Data Entry Facilities
	Digital Data Conversion Facilities
	Leakage Detection and Flow Monitoring

Professional Membership

Mangat, I.B. Patel & Partners is a member of:

	Federation International des Ingenieurs Consiels (FIDIC)
	Association of Consulting Engineers Kenya (ACEK)
	Association of Consulting Engineers UK (ACE UK)
	Association of Consulting Engineers Tanzania (ACET)

The Firm has a policy of constant strengthening of skilled manpower and is on the "Index of firms having supervising Civil Engineers for training" approved by the Institution of Civil Engineers, U.K.

The principal workload of the firm comprises of major projects funded by:

 

ADB	African Development Bank
IDA	International Development Association
EEC	European Economic Community
HABITAT	United Nations
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and development
KfW	Kreditanstalt fÜr Weideraufbau (Germany)
USAID	United States Agency for International Development
OECF	Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (Japan)
GOK	Government of Kenya

In addition, the firm executes work for local Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies, Local Affairs Ministry, Parastatals, industries and local developers.

Affiliations

In keeping with the company policy of continued technical development and to ensure availability of up-to-date inputs, the Firm collaborates with the Universities as and when necessary. In the past we have worked in collaboration with the following Institutions:

	Sheffield Helm University
	University of Nairobi
	Leeds University
	University of Wales

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