Main Contractor · Design–Build · Project Management
Metro Corps is a design–build contracting and project management organisation. We take single-point responsibility for electrical, mechanical and civil works — from the first design line to final handover.
What we do
Six service lines, run as one organisation. The same engineering, planning, procurement and quality functions sit behind every one of them, which is why the interfaces between disciplines are engineered rather than negotiated.
Design–Build
Turnkey delivery of buildings and infrastructure — basis of design, specifications and calculations through construction, commissioning and handover, under one accountable team.
Single-point responsibility
Electrical
LV, MV and HV distribution, switchgear, transformers and substations, standby and prime generation, lighting, low-current and control systems — engineered, installed and tested.
LV · MV · HV
Mechanical
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, plumbing, drainage and fire protection — load calculations, equipment selection, system design, installation and balancing.
Designed and balanced
Civil
Foundations, structures, roads, site works and finishes — designed to the project brief, built to code, and coordinated with the services from the first drawing.
Coordinated before site
Operations
Keeping completed assets performing — planned and corrective maintenance, mechanical and electrical works, utilities and rapid-response repair against defined service levels.
Against agreed SLAs
Supply chain
Worldwide sourcing, tendering and purchasing, with cross-border freight, customs clearance and site delivery managed end to end against the construction programme.
Programme-driven
We hold the programme, the budget and the interface with every specialist trade. One organisation carries the design risk, the construction risk and the joint between the two.
Electrical, mechanical and civil sit under one roof. Clashes are resolved on the model and the drawing, where a change costs hours — not on site, where it costs weeks.
Commissioning, snag closure, as-builts, O&M manuals and operator training are delivered by the same team that set the basis of design.
Design–Build
In a design–build appointment there is one contract covering both design and construction. We carry the design risk, the construction risk and — critically — the interface between them, so nobody is left arbitrating between a designer and a builder when the two disagree.
Basis of design, calculations, drawings and specifications are produced by our own design department and carried through to as-builts — not handed to an outside consultant and coordinated at arm's length.
Electrical, mechanical and civil/structural sit under one roof. Clashes are resolved on the model and the drawing board, where a change costs hours — not on site, where it costs weeks.
Value engineering happens while the design is still fluid. Long-lead equipment is identified at design stage and fed straight into the procurement schedule, so the programme is not waiting on a switchboard.
The same organisation that set the basis of design commissions the system, closes the snag list, issues the as-builts and O&M manuals, and trains the client's operators.
How we are appointed
These are the arrangements under which Metro Corps is appointed. Each one is run through the same governance framework, the same cost and schedule controls, and the same reporting discipline.
A single contract for design and construction. We carry design risk, construction risk and the interface between them — the client holds one point of accountability from brief to operational asset.
The client's consultant designs; we build. We manage the works, the trade packages, the programme and the site — and administer the contract, variations and claims through to final account.
We manage the construction on the client's behalf, letting and directing trade packages while the client holds the trade contracts. Suited to fast-track work and phased releases of design.
We act for the client — governing the designers, contractors and suppliers they have appointed. Programme assurance, cost control, technical review, reporting and stakeholder coordination.
Post-handover responsibility for the asset — planned maintenance, corrective works and utilities managed against agreed service levels and availability targets.
The commercial model changes what we are accountable for. It does not change the governance framework, the cost and schedule controls, the quality regime or the reporting discipline behind it.
The project lifecycle
Every job runs through the same six phases. Nothing moves to the next phase because the calendar says so; it moves because the deliverables for that phase are complete and signed.
Tender review, quantity take-off, pricing, bid-stage risk assessment, technical and commercial proposal, contract negotiation.
Basis of design, calculations, drawings, specifications, authority approvals, value engineering, discipline coordination.
Project execution plan, WBS, baseline programme, resource and cash-flow plans, site establishment, HSE and quality plans.
Procurement schedule, vendor prequalification, RFQs and bid analysis, awards, submittals, expediting, logistics.
Supervision and self-performance, inspection and test plans, progress and cost measurement, change control, reporting.
Testing and commissioning, snag close-out, as-builts, O&M manuals, training, warranties, final account, closeout.
Every project is managed against a common framework aligned to recognised project management practice — scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder management, applied proportionately to the size of the job.
Design, planning, procurement, quality, HSE and administration are supplied by their departments but report into a single project manager for the duration of the works. Functional depth, single-line accountability.
The management disciplines
On time, to budget and without dispute. We staff each of them as a distinct capability rather than leaving them to the site team to absorb between other duties.
A risk register is opened at bid stage and carried through delivery. Risks are assessed qualitatively and, where the exposure justifies it, quantitatively — each with a named owner, a mitigation, a trigger and a priced contingency. Risk is reviewed in the monthly cycle, not only when it materialises.
One controlled register for drawings, submittals, transmittals, RFIs and correspondence, with revision discipline and a single source of truth. Weekly site reports and a monthly project report give the client the same picture the project manager is working from.
LV, MV and HV distribution, switchgear, transformers and substations, standby and prime generation — designed, installed, tested and commissioned by the same team that drew them.
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, plumbing, drainage and fire protection: load calculations and equipment selection through installation, balancing and witnessed testing.
Engineering tools & platforms
We engineer and build to United States and international codes and standards.
Who we are
We work as a main contractor, taking single-point responsibility from concept design through construction to final handover — and as a project management organisation for clients who hold their own delivery risk. Our scope spans electrical, mechanical and civil/structural works, and we build to Western codes on every job.
Every function sits in one office: design, planning and controls, procurement, quality, administration, HR, finance and HSE. One team, no hand-offs between locations.
“We are judged on three things — did it meet the standard, did it finish on programme, and did everybody go home safe. Everything we organise as a company serves those three answers.”
To be the contractor of choice for clients who need engineering-led delivery — trusted wherever quality, schedule and integrity decide who builds.
To deliver engineering, construction and project services that exceed expectations — safely, on programme and to standard — while developing the people who deliver them.
Our divisions
Careers
We are building our teams from the ground up — the engineering, controls, procurement and corporate functions that stand behind construction projects every day. It is a rare moment to join: the functions are being formed now, and the people who join early will shape how they work.
Live projects engineered to United States and international codes and standards — from day one, not after three years.
Functions are being formed now. You own your area, set its standard, and carry it.
Defined disciplines, real systems, and a career that scales as the company does.