How RGCC Is Running a AED 52.5M Villa Township Infrastructure Contract on Methvin
Ramah General Contracting & Transport (RGCC) is delivering the demolition, earthworks and infrastructure package for 122 luxury villas and a township at Al Jurf — estimated and managed end-to-end on Methvin's estimating and job costing platform.
| Cost Code | Budget | Committed |
|---|---|---|
| Demolition | AED 4.1M | AED 3.6M |
| Earthworks | AED 21.8M | AED 14.2M |
| Roads & Access | AED 9.6M | AED 3.1M |
| Utilities Infrastructure | AED 14.9M | AED 2.4M |
| Township Enabling Works | AED 2.1M | AED 0.4M |
Executive Summary
In May 2025, Ramah General Contracting & Transport L.L.C (RGCC), an Abu Dhabi-based civil infrastructure contractor, was awarded a AED 52,520,671.46 contract to deliver the infrastructure works for the Ohana Development at Al Jurf JAQ Project — a masterplanned community of 122 luxury villas and an integrated township on the Arabian Gulf coastline between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
The scope covers demolition, heavy earthworks and the full infrastructure backbone — roads, utilities and site enabling works — required to bring a low-density, sustainability-led coastal development to construction-ready condition. RGCC is delivering the works in collaboration with Nova International General Contracting LLC, under the supervision of Ohana - OTAK International.
RGCC estimated and is managing the contract on Methvin's estimating and project management platform, using the Job Costing app to track budget, commitments and progress against cost codes across demolition, earthworks and infrastructure packages from a single connected system.
Contractor Profile · RGCC
Ohana Development at Al Jurf — JAQ Project
Demolition, earthworks and infrastructure delivery for a low-density, sustainability-led coastal township between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Delivering a large earthworks and infrastructure package in a sensitive coastal setting
RGCC needed accurate first-principles estimating to win the bid and continuous budget-versus-committed visibility through a long-duration contract.
An eco-sensitive coastal site
Multi-party delivery
Scale of earthworks
Long-duration cost control
Software used on Methvin
RGCC estimated and is delivering the contract using the following Methvin modules.
Estimating
- First-principles estimating for demolition and earthworks
- Rate libraries and assemblies for infrastructure packages
- Estimate structured ahead of contract award
- Pricing aligned to cost code structure for job costing
Job Costing App
- Budget, commitments and actuals by cost code
- Demolition, earthworks and infrastructure scopes tracked separately
- Live cost position across the full contract duration
- Shared visibility for collaborating contractors
Progress Claims
- Monthly progress claims to Ohana - OTAK International
- Claims structured against agreed cost codes
- Milestone-based reporting through delivery phases
- Auditable claim history for multi-party supervision
Reporting
- Dashboards for budget vs committed vs actual
- Forecasts across demolition and infrastructure packages
- Shared cost visibility for RGCC and Nova International
- Reporting aligned to client supervision requirements
Typical earthworks contract vs on Methvin
| Area | Before Methvin | After Methvin |
|---|---|---|
| Estimating | Disconnected Estimate built in spreadsheets, separate from cost tracking | Connected Estimate carries directly into the Job Costing app |
| Cost codes | Manual Cost codes re-keyed into a separate job costing tool | Shared Cost codes shared between estimating and cost control |
| Progress claims | Ad hoc Progress claims assembled manually each month | Structured Progress claims structured against the same cost codes |
| Cost visibility | Delayed Budget-vs-actual visibility lags site progress | Live Budget, committed and actual costs tracked in one place |
Built for the scale of civil & infrastructure contracting
Methvin gives RGCC one platform from first-principles estimating through to job costing on a multi-scope coastal infrastructure contract.
- ✓One platform carries the estimate through to job costing — no re-keying cost codes
- ✓Supports multi-contractor delivery with shared, auditable cost visibility
- ✓Handles first-principles estimating for demolition and heavy earthworks
- ✓Structures progress claims against the same cost codes used to win the bid
Where Methvin supports a contract of this scale
On a long-duration AED 52.5M infrastructure package, connected estimating and job costing reduces rework and reporting lag across every delivery phase.
| Value Driver | Basis | Estimated Annual Value |
|---|---|---|
| Estimate-to-job-costing continuity | Cost codes carry from tender through delivery — no re-keying | Reduced setup & reconciliation time |
| Multi-scope cost visibility | Demolition, earthworks and infrastructure tracked by cost code | Faster commercial decisions |
| Structured progress claims | Claims aligned to the same cost codes used at award | Less monthly claim assembly |
| Multi-party reporting | Shared dashboards for RGCC and collaborating contractors | Auditable supervision reporting |
| Platform coverage | Estimating → Job Costing → Claims → Reporting |
What the team said
Estimating and job costing on one platform means our cost codes carry straight through from the bid into the field. On a contract this size, with two contractors delivering under Ohana - OTAK's supervision, that's what lets us keep budget, committed and actual costs aligned in real time — instead of reconciling spreadsheets after the fact.
Four delivery phases from May 2025
- Phase 1 — Demolition & site clearance to enable earthworks and infrastructure installation
- Phase 2 — Heavy earthworks: excavation, grading and backfilling for 122 villas and township facilities
- Phase 3 — Infrastructure installation: roads, utilities and site development for the sustainable community plan
- Phase 4 — Ongoing job costing, progress claims and reporting to Ohana - OTAK International through to completion
Why Methvin fits this contract
- First-principles estimating priced demolition, earthworks and infrastructure packages ahead of award
- Job Costing tracks budget and commitments across all scopes from a single connected system
- Progress claims structured against the same cost codes used to win the bid
- Multi-contractor delivery supported with shared, auditable cost visibility
Key Takeaways
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