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Build-to-Suit Warehouses and Industrial Facilities in Saudi Arabia
A building designed around your operation, delivered from concept to handover
Build-to-Suit
When the right building does not exist, it can be built. A build-to-suit facility is designed and built around one occupier’s operation, usually on a long lease. The occupier gets the facility it needs, and the investor gets a committed tenant from day one.
NAI Saudi Arabia takes on build-to-suit in every role it needs. We shape the concept, prove the feasibility, design the building, manage its construction and hand it over ready for operation, together with the lease that makes the project work.
Every role, one accountable team
A build-to-suit project usually passes between an adviser, a designer, a project manager and a leasing agent. We hold every one of those roles. One team carries the occupier’s requirement from the first sketch to the day the keys are handed over, so nothing is lost between stages and every decision is made with the finished building in mind.
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For occupiers
We advise on the brief, the site and the deal, so the building is designed around your operation and the lease terms protect you. We translate your operation into a specification: racking and material handling, loading docks and yard, clear height, floor loading, power, temperature zones, offices and space to expand. We then follow the build on your behalf, so the facility you receive is the facility you agreed.
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For landowners and investors
We act as development manager, taking a build-to-suit project from concept, feasibility and design through contractor selection and construction to handover to a committed tenant. We bring the occupier, structure the lease and manage the project to programme and budget, so your land or capital is backed by a tenant before construction begins.
From concept to handover
Concept
We define what the building must do, for whom and where.
Feasibility
We show what to build and whether it pays, before any significant commitment is made.
Design
We design the facility around the operation: layout, clear height, floor loading, docks and yard, power, fire protection and offices. Read more about design management.
Procurement
We select contractors and suppliers through fair, well-documented competition.
Construction
We supervise the works and control quality, safety, cost and programme. See construction supervision.
Handover
We witness testing and commissioning, collect every document and hand over a building ready to operate.
Designed to be operated
Because facility management is our everyday business, we review every system with the eyes of the team that will run it. Building services are specified for reliable, cost-effective maintenance, and energy use is considered from the first drawing. When the facility opens, our property management and facility management teams can take it over with no gap and no learning curve.
What’s included
For occupiers
requirement and specification brief, site advice, lease negotiation and oversight of the build.
For landowners and investors
feasibility, occupier search, lease structuring and development management.
Delivery
concept, design, procurement, construction supervision, testing and commissioning, and handover.
How it works
- Brief
We capture the operation, the specification and the timing in writing. - Site and feasibility
We confirm the site and show what to build and whether it pays. - Lease and commitment
We agree the lease and the specification it is built on. - Design and procure
We complete the design and appoint the contractors. - Build
We manage construction against quality, safety, cost and programme. - Hand over
The occupier moves in, and our teams are ready to run the facility.
What you see as the client
- Programme, budget, risks and decisions in one view on our platform.
- Regular progress reports and photos from site.
- A clear recommendation at every decision point.
- Build-to-suit progress against the plan, through to handover.
Frequently asked questions
What is build-to-suit?
A building designed and built around one occupier’s operation, usually on a long lease. The occupier gets the facility it needs, and the investor gets a committed tenant from day one.
Do you design the building?
Yes. We design the facility around the operation and manage every design stage through to construction.
When should we involve you?
As early as possible. Decisions made at concept and brief stage have the greatest effect on cost and value, and our input is most useful then.
Should we build or lease an existing building?
It depends on how specific your operation is, your timing and your plans. Our industrial advisory team compares leasing, buying and building over your planning horizon.
Can you manage the facility after handover?
Yes. Our property management and facility management teams can take over from the first day of operation.