Nikhil Hegishte, Senior Estimator

Nikhil Hegishte

Senior Estimator

China State Construction Engineering Corporation

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
High school or equivalent, Project management Professional, PMP
Experience
23 years, 1 month

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Total years of experience :23 years, 1 month

Senior Estimator at China State Construction Engineering Corporation
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since April 2015

*Tender estimation for EPC Projects of Storage Fuel Farm, Jet fuel hydrant network, Fuel distribution
networks, Chilled water piping network for District Cooling system, Waste water treatment plant, etc.
* Preparation of contract budget value & Tender Assessment for approval from the board
*Tender contract study and evaluation of Scope of work. Determine actual engineering/resource
requirements that may be results in unforeseen costs at execution stage.
*Examine jobsite conditions (Site visit) prior to bid to evaluate site accessibility & other site conditions
that would affect construction methods & its associated costs.
*Attending pre - bid technical meetings and define required contents for estimate.
*Raising technical queries to the Client/Consultant for incomplete, missing & necessary information to
make a compliant tender,
*Quantity take-off from drawings, Preparing time-cost-material and labour estimates in consultation with
site personnel, Vendors and Sub-contractors.
*Direct-Indirect cost estimates, Preparation of BOQ for tender submission.
*Pricing strategy with Proposal Manager to make a compliant or any alternative bid.
*Floating enquiries to various vendors/subcontractors as per Vendor List or as per Project requirement
and invite bids from various subcontractors & vendors.
*Techno-commercial evaluation & comparison of received quotations from vendors/subcontractors.
*Key responsibility of finalizing the best quotations for winning the tender contracts.
*Coordination with Planner for preparation of Tender/Contract schedule.
*Review & incorporating of Tender bulletins, clarifications received by the Clients for any revision.
*Preparation of tender clarifications/ qualifications/assumptions for tender submission
*Maintaining monthly Tender Summary Records & Logs for review of the management.
*Preparation of Pre-qualification Documents.
*Well versed with Estimation Software “CCS” (Construction Computer Software).

Major tender work done for clients like ADNOC, TAKREER, CMW (Command of Military Works), Emarat, Port of Fujairah, Dubai Airport, QP, Tabreed, Dubai Municipality etc. & so well experienced with their
consultants like Penspen, Tedodin, MottMac, MUC, Dar Al Handasah etc.

Achievements -
*Associated work for business development opportunities, Tender stage procurement
*Generated database for vendors/subcontractors in UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for rapid statistics.
*Always been a part of technical - commercial meetings with clients and vendors.
*Achieved the maximum discounts from the vendors to minimize the tender value.
*Built delightful contacts with major vendors & sub-contractors all over UAE

Sr. Quantity Surveyor / Estimator at OVERSEAS-AST LLC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • February 2010 to April 2015

Estimator -

 Involved in estimation of Tank farm projects, Jet fuel hydrant network, Fuel distribution networks, Chilled water network for District Cooling system, etc.
 Preparation of contract budget value & Tender Assessment for approval from the board
 Tender contract study and evaluation for Scope of work & determine engineering requirements that may be results in unforeseen costs at execution stage.
 Attend pre‎-‎bid technical meetings and define required contents for estimate‎.
 Investigate jobsite conditions prior to bid to evaluate site accessibility & any conditions that would affect construction methods & costs.
 Raising technical queries for incomplete, missing & necessary information to make a compliant tender, Material take-off.
 Pricing strategy with Proposal Manager to make a compliant or any alternative bid.
 Invite bids from various subcontractors & vendors.
 Responsible for technical & commercial evaluation & comparison of received proposals from vendors/subcontractors.
 Coordination with Planner for preparation of Tender/Contract schedule
 Review & incorporating of Tender bulletins, clarifications received by the clients for any revision
 Preparation of tender clarifications/qualifications/assumptions for tender submission
 Key responsibility of finalizing the best quotations for winning the tender contracts
 Well in touch with Estimation Software “CCS” (Construction Computer Software)
 Major tender work done for clients like ADNOC, TAKREER, ADAC, Emarat, Port of Fujairah, Dubai Airport, QP, Tabreed, etc. & so well experienced with their consultants like Penspen, Tedodin, MottMac, MUC, Dar Al Handasah etc.

Achievements -
 Generated database for vendors/subcontractors in UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for rapid statistics.
 Always been a part of technical and commercial meetings with clients and vendors for negotiations.
 Participates in most of site visit meetings in UAE & Qatar.
 Achieved the maximum discounts from the vendors to minimize the tender value.
 Delightful contacts with major vendors & sub-contractors all over UAE

Piping Engineer - Projects Department at Kumar Metal Industries - Oil & Refinery Turnkey Project
  • India
  • February 2007 to February 2010

Kumar Metal Industries - Oil & Refinery Turnkey Project 1 February 2007 - 18 February 2010
Mumbai, India.

Piping Engineer - Projects Department
Skilled in development of Plot Plan, equipment layout in 3D piping software
Pipe line routing and equipment-piping-plant modeling
Responsible for generation & calculation of isometrics
Preparing & checking bill of material
Mapping the client's requirements while coordinating with cross-functional departments to develop,
implement and transition the process adhering to the guidelines specified by the client
Liable for project co-ordination.
Involvement in procurement, communicating with vendors.
Technical evaluation of quotations from vendors.
Internal Audit for ISO process.
Conducting training programs as a part of ISO.

Achievements -
First employee to receive the training for 3D plant-piping modeling software
Appreciated by the management for quick learning & output of 3D plant-piping software
Conducted training sessions for ISO program

Trainee, Piping - Contracts Department at Toyo Engineering - Oil & Gas Turnkey Project
  • India
  • April 2006 to January 2007

Trainee, Piping - Contracts Department
 Responsible for preparation of isometrics of piping from equipment layouts
 Delivering material take-off for isometrics
 Involved in keeping library up-to-date with latest material specifications, international codes and standards, legends etc

Project Engineer at Torna Engineering Pvt Ltd
  • India
  • August 2000 to September 2005

Torna Engineering Pvt Ltd - Industrial waste management August 2000 - December 2004
Mumbai, India.

Project Engineer
Identification of equipment required for the project
Managed to create as built drawings
Determine the manufacturing process of equipment and shop-floor inspection
Co-ordination at site erection
Involved in site erection of piping for dust extraction systems at -
Sanofi Aventis, Cadila Pharma. Ltd (Ankaleshwar, Gujrat)
Abbott India Ltd. (Goa)
Procter & Gamble, (Baddi)

Education

High school or equivalent, Project management Professional, PMP
  • at Zabeel Institute
  • May 2014

Project management Professional, PMP Certification Course.

Diploma, Piping Engineering
  • at Suvidya Institute of Technology
  • March 2006

Diploma in Piping Engineering" from "Suvidya Institute of Technology", Mumbai in March, 2006.

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering Diploma
  • at Mumbai University
  • June 2000

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering" from "Muchhala Polytechnic" with 52.09% from Thane, in 2000.

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Bidding
Project Estimation
Mechanical enginner
ENGINEER
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
INSPECTION
INTERNAL AUDIT
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
PROJECT ENGINEER
WASTE MANAGEMENT

Languages

Hindi
Beginner
Marathi
Beginner
English
Beginner
Gujarati
Beginner

Training and Certifications

PIping Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2005
Valid Until:
March 2006