EMI Senegal mobilises teams of staff and volunteer design professionals to provide architecture & engineering services for approved development projects. EMI’s Technical Assistance Pre-Application is the first step of the project approval process.

The scope of EMI Senegal’s architecture & engineering services include Feasibility Studies, Land Surveying, Assessments, Concept Design, and Detailed Design.

Assessments and Concept Design services often begin with an EMI project trip, where an EMI team visits the project site for 7-10 days. The team will assess & survey the property and consult with the client ministry to review the project and develop design ideas that meet the needs of the ministry.

After the project trip, the Assessment or Concept Design documents are the published product of the groundwork & feedback from the project trip consultation and focus on the first phase of the development project. It usually takes 2-3 months to publish these documents. Concept Design documents can be used for sharing vision inside & outside the client ministry to build consensus and support for the project. Concept Design is the starting point for the project that can be further refined and used to formulate informed planning strategies. This Concept Design may be given to a local designer to guide final design & construction.

Some projects may require detailed design or planning. Once the project has a Concept Design and sufficient funds for construction, the client ministry can request additional assistance. Detailed Design plans are usually prepared for the first phase of the development project and can take 3-5 months to produce. Detailed Designs are used directly by the project contractor / builder for construction of the project. They usually include foundation and structure plans & details, architectural detailed plans with door & window information, instructions for the electrical, water & wastewater services, etc.