OPEX & CAPEX Modelling
Build detailed, bottom-up forecasts based on assets, service requirements, phasing and operational strategy.
Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis
Test development assumptions, service levels and delivery strategies to understand risk and improve financial outcomes.
Service Charge Strategy
Establish transparent and equitable charging structures across plots, assets, precincts and stakeholder groups.
An operational cost model and a feasibility cost model, built on the same asset data and assumptions, so operating cost and investment case always agree
What the asset will cost to run, recover and renew from first budget to steady-state.
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Operational Costing
Bottom-up OPEX models built from asset data, service scopes and phasing, giving developers a defensible view of annual operating cost long before handover and first budget setting.
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Reserve Fund Study
Forecasts the replacement and renewal of every major asset over its life, sizing reserve contributions so future capital works are funded rather than deferred.
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Cost Apportionment
Allocates shared cost fairly across plots, precincts, uses and stakeholders, with clear apportionment keys that owners, operators and regulators can interrogate.
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Life Cycle Costing
Whole-life cost modelling across 30 to 50 year horizons, comparing design and procurement options on total cost of ownership rather than capital cost alone.
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CAPEX Recovery
Structures the recovery of infrastructure and public realm capital expenditure, showing how substantial CAPEX can be distributed efficiently and equitably between stakeholders.
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Developer Cost Risks
Identifies where design, phasing and adoption decisions create unfunded operating cost, quantifying the exposure so risk can be mitigated before it becomes a liability.
Whether the development stacks up cashflow, returns and the capital needed to close the gap.
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Cashflow Forecasting &
Analysis
Phased cashflow models covering development, mobilisation and steady-state operation, showing funding requirements and timing across the full asset lifecycle.
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Profit & Loss Forecasting
Operating profit and loss forecasts by entity, phase and tenure type, connecting revenue, service charge recovery and operating cost into a single consolidated view.
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Financial & Investor Metrics
The metrics investors and boards rely on (IRR, NPV, payback and yield) generated from the same model that drives the operational assumptions.
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Break-Even Analysis
Establishes the occupancy, tariff and cost levels at which the asset covers its operating obligations, defining the margin available for commercial decision-making.
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Financial Gap Analysis
& Total Capital Required
Quantifies the gap between recoverable income and true operating cost, and the total capital required to bridge it across the development programme.
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Sensitivity & Scenario Analysis
Stress-tests assumptions on phasing, inflation, occupancy and service levels, so clients can test scenarios, manage risk and adjust as the development evolves.
Strategic and operational advisory, delivered together across city-scale developments.
Giga-Project
Qiddiya
Qiddiya is a giga-project being developed in the northwestern region of Saudi Arabia, about 40 kilometres from Riyadh. It is envisioned as a global destination for entertainment, sports, and the arts, offering immersive experiences.
Mega-Project
Rua-Al-Haram
Rua Al Haram is a Saudi master developer owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF). It is set up to upgrade the area around Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah. The main goal is to improve infrastructure, add modern hospitality, and support Saudi Vision 2030 targets of welcoming 30 million pilgrims.
Complex Plot
Janu
Set along the shores of Al Marjan Island, Janu Al Marjan Island introduces a bold new destination where contemporary design meets vibrant waterfront living. Envisioned by SCDA Architects, the hotel and its collection of branded residences bring Janu’s fresh perspective to one of the United Arab Emirates’ most exciting emerging emirates, blending architectural clarity with social spaces by the water.
Speak with GJC about operational cost modelling, financial modelling, OPEX and CAPEX forecasting, service charge calculations, lifecycle costing and scenario analysis across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.