Lasantha Prabath, Senior Quantity Surveyor

Lasantha Prabath

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Al Ghurair Properties

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Quantity Surveying
Experience
10 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :10 years, 5 Months

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Al Ghurair Properties
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2020

• Evaluating and managing of budgets and variations
• Evaluating Contractor Claims
• Preparation of Client claims and Issuing notices
• Evaluating and commenting contractual documents
• Tender evaluation and pre-contract negotiations
• Clients budgetary preparation and cost planning works
• Negotiation with Contractors and project stakeholders
• Introduction of Value Engineering works to the projects to maximize project value generation

As a Senior QS I’m handing 40+ mixed used development projects and retail development projects.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Emaar
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2019 to May 2020

• Evaluating and timely replying to all contractual letters
• Issuing notices
• Evaluating and commenting contractual documents
• Tender evaluation and pre-contract negotiations
• Checking and negotiation of variations and claims
• Support to management on all Contractual issues and effective commercial management of Contracts
As a senior quantity surveyor I manage all the hospitality / serviced apartment projects and mina Rashid master plan development works.

SENIOR COST MANAGER at Turner & Townsend
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2016 to April 2019

engaged in DWC Al Maktoum International Airport passenger terminal
building expansion and Airfield Infrastructure Development project.
• Managing a team of quantity surveyors in the Al Maktoum Airport Expansion
Project.
• Preparation of BOQ, Tender and Contract documents.
• Tender evaluation and assist clients with pre-contract negotiations.
• Checking and negotiation of variations and claims.
• Evaluation of payment application and preparing IPC.
• Support to management on all Contractual issues and effective commercial
management of Contracts.

QUANTITY SURVEYOR at DG Jones and Partners
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2014 to February 2016

Preparation of BOQ, Tender and Contract documents.
• Taking off quantities for buildings, civil and MEP works.
• Check and Certify the Contractors interim and final payments.
• Checking and negotiation of variations and claims.
• Tender evaluation and assist clients with pre-contract negotiations.
• Maintaining cost databases, compiling cost data for future cost estimation.
• Assisting for quantification and valuation of Value Engineering options.
• Scrutinizing Specifications, Drawings & Contract Documents in preparation of
BOQs.
• Evaluation of payment application and preparing IPC.

QUANTITY SURVEYOR at SIERRA WATER WORKS (PVT) LTD
  • Sri Lanka
  • December 2013 to August 2014

Dry zone urban water and sanitation project -Mannar District (2013 December to
2014 August)
Across 6 separate sites construction of two groundwater reservoirs, one elevated
water tower, supply and laying of DI and PVC pipes, Mechanical, electrical and
instrumentation works are involved on this project.
• Associated with contract document based on FIDIC red book
• Preparation of main contractor interim bills, identifying and evaluating
variations, negotiation with suppliers and sub-contractors, preparation of
subcontract agreement are embedded in my work.

QUANTITY SURVEYOR at NSP CONTRACTORS
  • February 2013 to March 2013

Priced BOQs for all the structural, electrical, plumbing, all the finishing &
interior decoration work of building projects at the tendering stage.
• Prepared the application for Interim Payment Certificates.
• Taken joint measurements and monitoring daily progress at the site.
• The hiring of Subcontractors, negotiating and preparation of subcontract
payment certificates.
ASSISTANTCONSULTANTQUANTITY SURVEYOR: CENTRAL
ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY BUREAU (4months)
• Preparation of Engineer’s estimate for building renovation work
• Checking of Contractor interim payment certificates
• Monitoring contactor’s progress with submitted programs
• Involved in the tender evaluation process
• Evaluate the contractor’s variation orders
• Quantity take-off and prepared BOQ

SURVEYOR at NAWALOKA CONSTRUCTION (PVT) LTD
  • to

4months)
• Involved in final bill preparation works
• Prepared sub-contractor agreements for suppliers and sub-contractors
• Negotiation with suppliers
• Evaluating sub-contractor works
Familiarised Documents

Education

Bachelor's degree, Quantity Surveying
  • at University of Moratuw
  • December 2018

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Procurement
Quantity Surveying
NEGOTIATION
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MICROSOFT WORKS
AUTOCAD
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
ENGINEERING