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ACE (Architects
& Consulting Engineers) was founded in 1983. Previously,
the owners had been partners/ directors in UNICONSULT MIDDLE
EAST (UME), a consulting firm which was founded in 1969 and
was dissolved some time after 1983. In those 14 year, UME
was involved in a large number of projects mainly in Syria
and also in other Arab countries. The main reason for dissolving
UME was a policy of the Syrian Government which was adopted
in the early eighties and lasted till 1987. At that time the
government established its own engineering consultancy firms
and decided to commission said firms with almost all government
and public sector design and supervision works. Private sector
work was also scarce at the time.
For the first few years after the ACE was established work
was rather slow. ACE managed, however, to maintain a core
of UME's most proficient personnel and retain contact with
other equally qualified professionals. Subsequently, when
work started to take off again in 1986-1987, ACE was in a
convenient position to become active once more.
ACE's main office is situated in a pleasant area in the city
of Damascus, with a working space of 350 m2. Full computer
aided design and drafting are adopted. The number of permanent
core personnel is about 25, and could increase significantly
when the firm becomes involved in large projects. Cooperation
with other firms, local or foreign, as joint ventures or other
forms, is also common."
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