Category: Development

by MDCI Project Managers / on 23 October, 2025

Is Your Electrical Power On-Site Enough?

Power shortages on construction sites in Spain are more common than many developers expect. When the local grid cannot meet your project’s energy demands, Spanish law often requires the installation of a dedicated transformer station (Centro de Transformación) before utilities will approve a connection.
by MDCI Project Managers / on 17 September, 2025

How to Contract an Architect in Spain

Hiring an architect in Spain is one of the most important steps in your construction project. From verifying accreditation and insurance to defining the scope of services, agreeing fees, and signing a watertight contract, there are key steps that protect you throughout the process.
by MDCI Project Managers / on 3 August, 2025

Preparing a Project for Disposal to another Client

As the property development landscape evolves, many developers are taking projects further—completing designs, obtaining licences, and preparing sites for immediate construction—to appeal to investors and home builders seeking reduced risk and faster timelines. MDCI, with nearly 30 years of experience managing complex developments, helps
by MDCI Project Managers / on 2 July, 2025

Lessons to learn from a hotel refurbishment gone wrong

When a hotel renovation in Spain spiraled out of control—missing licences, absent contracts, unpaid suppliers, and mismanaged timelines—MDCI was brought in to assess and advise. Although the project was ultimately beyond rescue, it serves as a cautionary tale. In this article, we break down
by MDCI Project Managers / on 4 May, 2025

The Benefits of Hiring a Project Consultant in Spain

Project Consultants are highly valuable to the success of a project, offering benefits including better compliance, cost savings, and a smoother process through tricky stages such as licencing applications, contract negotiations and development process and feedback systems. When you’re developing in Spain, and dealing
by MDCI Project Managers / on 9 April, 2025

How we help Developers to successfully complete projects in Spain

There’s a common misconception that project managers are only needed by people without building or development experience, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. While of course, we can help someone to build their dream home, it’s developers that will most benefit from
by MDCI Project Managers / on 10 July, 2024

Memories of La Cala Resort, Mijas Costa

We were brought in by La Cala Golf Resort as project managers to ensure that the whole process with their expansion in luxury dwelling construction and delivery of their prestigious Golf Resort in 1999 was organised, transparent, ethical and targeted. We managed the design
by MDCI Project Managers / on 10 July, 2024

Interview with Mark S. Lawson FRICS, MDCI Project Managers, Marbella Spain

Our CEO and lead Project Developer Mark Lawson was delighted to talk to Mark Elliott de Lama, from Fluent Finance Abroad about our project management and project development services. In this great video, Mark provides insight into the process of building in Spain, stressing the
by MDCI Project Managers / on 15 May, 2024

How to budget for a construction project in Spain

When you start a building project, the first thing you look at is how much is it going to cost. This figure will guide you as to whether you can afford to build that dream family home, or whether it is profitable to build