Senior Contracts Manager
Crisplant a/s – Beumer Group
Total years of experience :30 years, 11 Months
Working with Crisplant a/s (Danish International Design Build Contractor - member of Beumer Group International) in Doha, Qatar on all awarded EPC, O&M contracts and tender proposals including the prestigious New Doha International Airport project as the BHS contractor of packages CP-18/CP-30 “Main Passenger Terminal Complex”, CP-19 “Emiri Terminal”, CP-65 “Airport Operation Facility” and Main Contractor of NDIA-79 “Maintenance Hanger” in addition to 2 EPC contracts for Doha International Airport expansions & upgrading with a Gross value of QAR 1.2 Billion via:
1. Contracts & risks administration, commercial management and project controls monitoring for all main EPC, O&M contracts and subcontracts unto successful and timely completion which resulted repetitive business that multiplied the initial awarded contract up to the above various contracts.
2. Commercial valuation, costs estimates, changes management; substantiation, review/approval of Sub-Contractors’ variation/change orders, contra-charges and claims.
3. Prepare, submit and review all interim monthly payments up to approval and payment for the main contracts and review, confirm liability, approve all Subcontractors’ interim monthly payments and invoices.
4. Identified, priced, submitted and negotiated built up/star rates & pro-rata of variation/change orders and claims. Achieved almost 85% of the raised VO/COs and approx. 75% of the claims and 100% of the extensions of time submitted.
5. Pursued arising disputes unto achieving amicable settlements or arbitration processing thereof for all main and subcontracts. Achieved amicable settlements of all disputes with the Employer and subcontractors with the exception of one subcontractor case that was processed to arbitration.
6. Provided contractual support & review of all tenders’ terms and conditions with the sales & tendering teams of the ME regional office in Dubai, via HQ in Denmark and with the group HQ in Germany.
7. Minimized risks during the tendering stage review through adding constraints, conditions, options, costs etc. and at pre-contract stage by modifying the terms, conditions and wording of the contracts.
8. Assured positive cash flow during tendering submission and maintained the same during execution.
9. Achieved/maintained the planned margins during execution unto completion.
Working at WSP Group Middle East HQ in Dubai on the assigned projects from inception to completion as the “Lead Consultant/Eng. of Record” PM, main point of contact (Client facing) via;
Managing 3 prestigious projects; Al Turath Souq (Commercial center plaza & residential towers), Residential I (Residential towers & retail plaza) and Jumeirah Hotel II (Serviced apartments, Hotel & Spa towers) via the Culture Village development by Dubai’s creek. Gross value = AED 2.3 Billion and Employer thereof; “Dubai Properties” comprising:
1. Managed the design & documentation in coordination with in/off house design teams and Sub-Consultants (Architectural, Structural, MEP, Fire engineering, Traffic & QS/Cost management) in addition to DP’s Sub-Consultants (Interior, lighting, signage/way finding & landscaping).
2. Value engineering, risks management, pre/post contract administration, verified/issued all design/construction invoices, managed changes (VOs/COs & claims) and administered arising disputes.
3. Processed tenders, handled; queries/addendums, tech. & financial appraisal, pre-award/pre-contract negotiations unto LOI/LOA and Contracts Agreements.
4. Liaised with relative authorities’ via all required NOCs/Permits in coordination with DP/PMDC. Issued projects’ progress/status/forecast reports to the Client.
5. Construction Kick-off, handled all post contract activities as per the FIDIC “Engineer” role. Managed all sites’ supervision teams “Engineer’s Rep.”. Controlled/Assured works compliance with; contractual quality, costs vs. planned budgets unto projects’ timely completion.
Working at DAR Group GCC Regional H.Q, DAR Dubai via;
Building up, organizing and controlling, DAR’s commercial & contractual sites resident staff and activities (With a 38 nos. team of sub-ordinates; Contract Administrators, Sr./Jr. QSs, Document Controllers & Assistants) of all “Non-Airports Projects” (6 Prestigious Mega projects, Gross value = AED 10 Billion) and Employers thereof; “Nakheel” and “Seven Tides” comprising:
1. Acted as the contractual “ENGINEER” role via; Contracts & Risks administration, Commercial management, Projects’ Controls, Review/approval of all Contractors’ invoices & Changes management (VOs/COs, Claims, Disputes unto amicable settlements or arbitration processing thereof).
2. Employers’ Contracts administration, issued timely projects’ overall performance, payments, cash flow status/forecast, VOs/COs, claims and outstanding pursued disputes reports.
3. Provided technical, commercial and contractual support for the Design & Tendering Department on Tender/Contract Documents’ review/appraisal, tendering procedures and offers’ evaluation thereof.
Working on “City Stars Towers & Plaza” mega project including world’s 2nd largest mall ever built outside the U.S., Gross value (Excluding Foundations & Earth works packages) = US$ 500 Million via;
1. Contracts administration, risks management and reviewed, confirmed liability & approved Sub-Contractors interim payments and project controls’ monitoring.
2. Commercial valuation, project controls, costs estimates, changes management; reviewed/approved Sub-Contractors’ variation/change orders, contra-charges and claims vs the PM.
3. Prepared, submitted and reviewed the CCC/OCI JV interim payments with PMO up to approval. Pursued any raised disputes unto achieving amicable settlements or arbitration processing thereof.
Working on the “Mubarak TV Studios Complex” mega project, Gross value (Excluding SONY’s packages) = US$ 400 Million via;
1. Main & Sub-Contracts administration, reviewed, confirmed liability and approved Sub-Contractors’ interim payments in addition to, project controls monitoring.
2. Commercial valuation & risks management. Handled sub-contractors’ VOs/COs, contra-charges & claims. Pursued arising disputes unto amicable settlements or arbitration processing thereof.
3. Identified, priced, submitted and negotiated built up/star rates & pro-rata of variation/change orders and claims with the Employer and OBK.
Working at the Head Office on all company projects, Gross value = US$ 800 Million via;
1. Managed, organized, monitored and controlled the commercial offices of all projects in accordance with company plans and policies within projects’ budget and contractual quality.
2. Issued monthly overall performance, forecast and payments’ reports of the projects.
3. Provided pre-contract commercial, contractual and risks analysis/minimization support via the preparation of Offers & Quotations submissions to the Tendering Department. Pre-LOI/LOA negotiations unto Contract sign up & kick off meeting.
4. Controlled procurement activities via; reviewed unto final approval of all, Subcontractors’ and Suppliers’ quotations, terms & subcontracts.
5. Overall Changes management; reviewed unto final approval of all, VOs/COs & claims prior to submission and pursued arising disputes unto amicable settlements or arbitration processing thereof.
Working on the prestigious project of “Dar El-Fouad Hospital & Cardiac Center” (US Cleveland Clinic partnership), Gross value (Excluding nominated MEP & Medical packages) = US$ 65 Million via;
1. Managed and controlled project resources in accordance with, company plans & procedures, within project’s budget, schedule and contractual quality.
2. Site mobilization and organization. Participated in materials/equipment subcontractors and suppliers procurement.
3. Executed civil & architectural works in coordination with the electrical, HVAC, mechanical and plumbing works.
4. Project monitoring and issued weekly/monthly progress status reports.
5. Participated in the quantity surveying activities and review/approval of Sub-Contractors interim payments.
6. Coordinated between different site activities with sub-contractors and consultant.
7. Implemented ISO 9002 quality system on the project and worked as a Quality Assurance Officer unto certification.
Responsibilities : Working on “National Navigation Co. HQ” prestigious project, Gross value = US$ 8.5 Million via;
1. Coordination between architectural, structural & MEP working/shop drawings and works.
2. Supervised and inspected civil and architectural works and participated in the supervision & inspection of HVAC and plumbing works.
3. Participated in the review/approval of the structural, architectural & plumbing shop-drawings.
4. Participated in design modifications/changes due to site condition or Client’s instructions.
5. Participated in the site meetings with Contractor and separate meetings with Client.
6. Checked and approved the contractor’s invoices. Prepared daily and monthly progress & quality control reports to Client. Participated in the project management & contractual correspondence.
Contracts/Risks Administration & FIDIC – Construction Laws, Regulations & Contracts forms – Changes Management – Claims & Disputes Resolution – Tendering & Procurement – Professional letter writing – Quality Assurance Systems & Auditing.
Major 1st class Engineering degree of 5 Academic yrs. via undertaking major advanced courses of; Architecture & Urban planning, Structural Engineering and Construction management along with principle MEP Engineering courses as well comprising: – Architecture & Planning courses; Design (All trends of Buildings, Interior & furniture, External areas & Landscaping), Architecture History, Methodologies & Theories, Urban Planning, Environmental Controls, working/shop drawings and fire engineering. – Structure/Civil & MEP Eng. courses; Concrete & Steel structures design, Soil mechanics, Material Engineering, Construction Methodologies, Construction Management & Controls, laws/regulations & Contracts forms, Quantity Surveying, MEP engineering & erection principles. – Artistic courses; Art History & Theories, Light & Shade, Mass modeling & Forms, Perspectives & Presentation, Ratios & Harmony and Free hand painting/drafting.
General Secondary Certificate - Science, Math. Section