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Project & Sourcing Intelligence

Project and sourcing intelligence for a select group of MEP and light-current manufacturers across the Middle East and Africa.

MEP · Light currentEgypt · GCC · Africa
A data centre aisle of server racks lit by warm copper light

Data centres · Oil and gas · Industrial

The practice

50+

countries tracked across the Middle East and Africa

10

partners at any one time

30–50

matched projects for each partner, every month

Disciplines

Every project we track and every factory we know sits inside these two worlds. That focus is what makes our intelligence precise.

A mechanical plant room with chillers and copper pipework

01 · Mechanical, electrical and plumbing

MEP

The systems that keep buildings, plants and data halls running.

  • Power generation and generators
  • Compressors, chillers and HVAC plant
  • Pipes, valves and fittings
  • Water filtration and treatment
  • Lighting systems
  • Power and control cables
Fibre optic and copper power cables, close up

02 · Network, security and data-centre hardware

Light current

The hardware layer behind every network, data hall and secure site.

  • Network switching and routing
  • Servers and storage
  • Racks, cabinets and containment
  • Fibre optic and structured cabling
  • CCTV, access control and security
  • Data-centre infrastructure

Mawrid Consult

Most MEP and light-current tenders are lost on paper before they are lost on price. Our engineers prepare and review the documents consultants read line by line.

  • Compliance statements, clause by clause
  • Technical submittals checked against the specification
  • Tender document reviews before you submit
  • Four technical reviews a month in Leads + Consult

Compliance statement

Section 26 32 13 · Engine generators

Standby power package · Rev. B

Sample format
ClauseRequirementSpecifiedOfferedStatus
2.1Prime rating1,250 kVA at 50 °C1,275 kVA at 50 °CComply
2.3Sound pressure≤ 75 dB(A) at 7 m72 dB(A) at 7 mComply
2.6Base fuel tank8 h at 75% load8 h at 75% loadComply
2.9ControllerParalleling, Modbus TCPParalleling, Modbus TCPComply
3.2Alternator insulationClass HClass H, rise class FComply
3.4Warranty5 years2 years + 3 extendedClarify
4.1Service responseWithin 4 hoursWithin 6 hoursDeviation
5 comply · 1 clarify · 1 deviationReviewed by Mawrid Consult · human-verified

Technical review

Core switch submittal · Light current

Data hall network · Submittal 07

Sample format
  1. R-01

    Power supplies

    Specification requires N+1 hot-swappable PSUs. Datasheet confirms. No action.

    Closed
  2. R-02

    Uplink ports

    4 × 100G QSFP28 specified; submitted model offers 2. Propose the higher SKU before resubmission.

    Action
  3. R-03

    Support term

    Five-year hardware support must be stated on the submittal cover, not in the quotation only.

    Open
  4. R-04

    Rack fit

    Depth 512 mm fits the specified 800 mm racks with cable management. Confirmed.

    Closed
Outcome: resubmit with R-02 and R-03 resolvedCode B

How it works

Others sell you a list, or source a product. We stay with you from the first lead to the delivery on site, then begin again.

Mawrid CycleIntelligence and sourcing, in one cycle.01Find02Win03Source04Inspect05Deliver

Step 01

Find

We find live MEP and light-current projects that match what you make.

Mawrid Leads

Coverage

We track MEP and light-current projects across the Middle East and Africa, with a core focus on Egypt and the GCC: data centres, oil and gas, industrial facilities and the buildings around them.

Engagement

01

Introduction

Tell us about your product, your factories and the markets you want to win.

02

Product review

We study the product, its standards and certifications, and its fit with live projects in your markets.

03

Partnership

When the fit is right, we begin. Ten partners at a time, never more.

Moataz Mahmoud, Founder & Managing Partner of Mawrid

From the founder

“I spent my career on the supplier side of MEP and light-current projects across the Middle East and Africa. Mawrid is the partner I wished I had.”

Moataz Mahmoud

Founder & Managing Partner

large-scale projects delivered
200+
large-scale projects delivered
in project value
US$250M+
in project value
factories supported
50+
factories supported
Read more about Moataz

Introductions

Every engagement starts with a private conversation about your product and the markets you want to win.