Giri Kochumuriyil MAIQS AssocRICS, Manager Quantity Surveyor

Giri Kochumuriyil MAIQS AssocRICS

Manager Quantity Surveyor

Landmark Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Civil Engineering
Experience
22 years, 1 month

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Total years of experience :22 years, 1 month

Manager Quantity Surveyor at Landmark Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2012
Contracts Administrator / Quantity Surveyor at Amana Steel Building Contracting Co. LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2010 to December 2012

Contracts Administrator / Sr. Quantity Surveyor :- Pre & Post Contract Stage
 Checking & Implementing Contractual Requirements with Client and Sub contractors.
 Protecting Client & Contractors rights in all aspects throughout the project period (through implementing agreed contractual procedures in the projects).
 Handling and Resolving Commercial and Contractual issues through Meetings with Client / Consultant and Subcontractors (Where there is disputes)
 Managing / Analysing Variation requests from all project parties and Advising the Time and Cost impacts due to the Variation Requests (based on the agreed scope of work)
 Preparing Variation order requests with detailed backup documentation to Client / Consultant due to changes in Contractual scope of works.
 Monitoring and implementing Project program of works throughout the project in all aspects / stages.
 Identifying delays and weakness in the progress of projects and supporting Project Managers to rectify the delays from contractor’s side.
 Notifying Client and Consultant regarding potential delay’s from Client / Consultant for avoiding the delays to the projects.
 Preparing Extension of Time Claim’s with detailed backup / Substantiation documents to Client / Consultant.

Sr. Quantity Surveyor:- Pre Contract Stage
 Review, Study and Preparation of Tender proposals in-compliance with Tender Documents, (Technical and Commercial Including Project cost estimation) for various Projects.

 Review, study and preparation of tender documents for Subcontractors’ / Suppliers offer.

 Collecting Quotations from Suppliers / Subcontractors’ and conducting Offer Comparative Study, Negotiation meetings (Commercial and Technical) for making sure the accuracy of Main tender proposal.

 Quantity take-off for Project estimation purpose.

 Attending Pre and Post-tender meetings with Clients and Consultants for finalizing the tender proposals for switching it into Contract agreement.

Sr. Quantity Surveyor / Cost Engineer at Morganti International - Project Management Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2007 to June 2010

Company Name - Morganti Project Management Group, Dubai, UAE, Project Scope: +1.3 Billion (Dusit Hotel Project); + 550 Million (Fujairah Hotel Resort -Intercontinental Hotel); + 550 Million (Shining Tower - Abu dhabi) + 400 Million (Al Hikma Office Tower - Dubai)

Presentations to Client: Preparing and presenting Weekly and Monthly Reports in accordance with site progress, financial variations and overall project development (Based On Design Development / changes, Inflation & Deflation)

Analysing Variations to work orders from all project parties (based on their agreed scope of work)

Preparing Variation orders :- Verification & Monitoring the Design Changes and preparing corresponding cost variation Between Issued for Construction / Work order drawings and Contract drawings due to design change or requirement of clients.

Finalization of Prime Cost Rate and Provisional Sum Items with Contractor and Client

Reviewing and Evaluating Contractors Monthly Payment Application and Preparing Payment Certificate for Clients Approval

Quantity take-off (Structural, Finishes, & MEP) for verifying contractors submission

Budgeting: Based on schematic sketches, Design development drawings & Detailed Design Drawings and Giving proper information about budget variance to Client.

Preparing and issuing tender invitation to various contractors.

Preparing Tender analysis & Reports: Based on market assessment on Main Contractors Offer(s).

Conducting overall Contract Negotiation meeting with main contractor (Mainly pricing).

Providing Information and presenting project financial report to Client in accordance with current Inflation / deflation, design development.

Reviewing consultants offer for design & supervision services and providing assistance to contracts manager to finalize offer / tender analysis report to Client.

Quantity Surveyor at Al- Futtaim Carillion
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2005 to August 2007

Company Name - Al Futtaim Carillion L.L.C, Dubai, UAE
Project Scope: (2.5 Billion) Dubai Festival City International Hotel Projects and Commercial Tower.

Payment Application: Quantity takes off and preparation of monthly bills (Application) for Internal and External valuations (Clients / Project Manager / Consultant review and approval)

Preparing Variation orders :- Verification, Monitoring and giving proper information about design variation, submitting cost and back up documents to consultant,

Sub-contract Payment: Reviewing and Issuing recommendation to Accounts dept. for payment.

Preparing work order for various subcontract works.

Sub-contract management and making negotiations with subcontractor.

Quantity take off: Structural and Finishes

Quantity take off: Pool finishing material

MEP Quantity take off. (Bathroom sanitary wear equipments.)
Preparing back charge (Contra charge) and corresponding back up documents to sub-contractors for various reasons. (For using the Hired & Company Equipment, Labour etc.)

Site In charge quantity surveyor / Site engineer at Banshankari Engineering Pvt.Ltd.(A unit of Paragon footwear Pvt. Ltd.)
  • India
  • November 2004 to July 2005

Verification & monitoring the drawing changes and preparing corresponding cost variation between work order drawings and site reference drawings.

Quantity takes off and preparation of monthly bills (Applications)

Verification and preparation of BOQ.
Checking set outs of the factory building.

Sub-contract management and making negotiations with subcontractor.

Preparing back charge (Contra charge) and corresponding back up documents to sub-contractors for various reasons.

Quantity Surveyor / Site Engineer at Ray Constructions Ltd
  • India
  • June 2004 to October 2004

Quantity take off and BOQ preparation.

Sub contract management

Preparing bills for Sub contractor and labour payments

Checking & finalizing the set out and site measurements for Factory Building & Rail tracks.

Taking measurement from site for Claiming the Extra work

Junior Engineer at Hindustan Newsprint Ltd. (A Government of India-Enterprise)
  • India
  • March 2004 to June 2004

Preparation of BOQ for factory renovation work.

Checking variation orders.

Sub contract management.

Site supervision & coordination

Site engineer cum Quantity Surveyor at Mangalathu Construction - Engineers & Contractors
  • India
  • May 2002 to February 2004

Site Supervision (Giving instruction to labours, controlling site work and Taking measurement from site for Claiming the Extra works).

Checking and finalizing the set out measurements for Residential & Commercial Buildings.

Quantity take off and material procurement

Preparation of BOQ.

Preparing Bills for labour payments

Education

Diploma, Civil Engineering
  • at Government of Kerala, India, Board of Technical education
  • May 2002

Education, Professional Qualifications, Training & Associations:- Civil Engineering Diploma from Government of Kerala, India, Board of Technical education in 2002 (High first class % Mark )◊ FIDIC ‘99 - Successfully Completed Training & Certificate Holder from Society of Engineers - UAECertificate Reference:- Ref/soe/d/12/262 ◊ Member of AACE (The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering): Member ID - 61543◊ Cost Engineering : CCE 001 5th Edition program certificate No:- 03416◊ Apprenticeship training on Contracts management & various construction activities from Hindustan Newsprint Ltd. A Government of India Enterprise.◊ Auto Cad Certificate holder from Cad Centre India. (98%) Proficiency:◊ Conversant with - FIDIC, POMI, SMM, British & Indian Standards◊ Expert in MS Office

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering, (Government of Kerala, India, Department of technical education)
  • at Sree Narayana polytechinc - under Government of Kerala, India, Department of technical education
  • April 2002

Scored High first class percentage marks in the annual examination Project done :- A-class Residential Building (Design, Drawing & Estimation). My Seminar topic:- Soil pollution & its control. Served NCC (National Cadet Corps - India) for three years. Awarded Friend of the Blind certificate from Kerala Federation of the Blind, Thiruvananthapuram Certificate of junior sevak of karunya for humanitarian & charitable project of Malankara Orthodox Church. Won Prizes in college level athletic meets. Member of college cricket team.

Specialties & Skills

Preparing Engineers Instruction & Variation orders :- Verification & Monitoring
Main & Sub-contract management and making negotiations with Main & Sub-contractor
Quantity take off for the pool finishing material
MEP Quantity take off. (Bathroom sanitary wear equipments.)
Preparing Contra charges and corresponding back up documents to sub-contractors
Preparing work order for various subcontract works.
Quantity take off and preparation of monthly bills (Application) for Internal and External valuati
Giving proper information about design variation and submitting cost + back ups to consultant
Finalizing Prime Cost Rate and Provisional Sum Items with Contractor and Client
Reviewing and preparing Recommendation to PM on Contractor's Payment Application
Contracts Administration & QS : Implementing Contracts procedure in all aspects to the project,
Quantity Take off - Related to all Construction activities

Languages

English
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Tamil
Intermediate

Memberships

Member of AACE (The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering): Member ID – 61543
  • Member
  • December 2010
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - RICS
  • AssocRICS
  • December 2018
Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • MAIQS
  • December 2017

Training and Certifications

Training - Fidic Contracts 99 (Red Book) - Ref/soe/d/12/262 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
Valid Until:
June 2012
CCE001 - Skills & Knowledge of Cost Engineering - 5th Edition : Certificate No 03416 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2010
Valid Until:
February 2011