Macro, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global consultancy and construction company Mace, said it has secured a major facilities management (FM) contract from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) in Qatar.

As per the deal, Macro will provide FM consultancy and management services to MOEHE independent schools in the country for five years.

It also includes a consultancy period followed by the management of FM services and minor project management for all independent schools, said the company in a statement.

As part of the contract, Macro will act as the managing agent for facilities services, supporting the ministry in creating and maintaining an environment that is safe and secure through the introduction of best-in-class FM and service delivery practices and modern technology for the effective and efficient management of school assets, services and information.

The main objective of the contract is to prepare the ministry's in-house FM team to self-deliver the management functions at the end of the contract.

The consultancy period includes more than 39 deliverables forming a set of FM documentation, processes, procedures and management plans, it added.-TradeArabia News Service