Ahmed Saqer, Client Representative

Ahmed Saqer

Client Representative

Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company

Location
Kuwait - Ad Dasmah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
12 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 7 Months

Client Representative at Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since March 2019

R.E
Main Contractor: United Building Company - UBC
Project descriptions:
Construction, completion, and maintenance of tyre recycling factory, located in Al-Salmi
Constructions:
* Staff accommodation building - steel structure
* Administration building - steel structure
* Factory - steel structure
* Underground sewage tank
* Infrastructure - sewage system, roads, pedestrian walkaway and water treatment
system
Job Responsibilities
1- project management
* Check and inspect daily work to deliver the project as per client requirements
* Prepare a detailed daily report
* Recommend and assist management in technical issues, and setting specification for
clients requirements
* Work closely to construction team, supporting them, and supervise overall work
and activities
* Supervise construction, activities, and site practice to ensure agreed time scales and
budgets
* Check drawings to avoid and resolve any discrepancies
* Altering and modify drawing to suit site conditions or client
* Carry out consultation and technical meeting with client and contractors
* Meetings with Contractors and Sub-Contractors to Discuss All Aspects of The
Project issues
* Ensure Daily Project Progress
* Makes Decision to Resolve Major Construction Issues and provide Tech. Assistant
* Send advices, recommendations, to client/management team regarding technical
issues
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2- Tendering
* Read Specifications and Technical Documents to Prepare a cost reduction report
* Value Decreasing Process: Evaluation of Ways to Reduce Budget
* Determine effective alternative work to accomplish client requirement and cost
reduction
* Prepare estimated Bills of Quantities include specifications as per client request
* Check and approved interim contractor payment certificate
* Quantities Taking off to check and revise contractor payment certificate
* Check contractor/s VO, and send feedback to clients
* Negotiate contractual issues and claims from Contractors
* Lead the Negotiation, Coordination and Administration of Contract Framework
* Secure and Monitor Insurance and Bond Requirements
3- Quality control
* Ensure Technical Compliance of Materials to Specifications Through Tests
Conducted by site tools or Laboratories
* Conduct an inspection on materials, equipment and construction/installation
activities on site.
* Check, recommend and approve method of statement and its applying procedures
* Reviews the laboratory test results
* Ensure the correct implementation of the approved Inspection Test Plan according
to Clients requirements.
* Apply remediation and repair works may arising due to client altering request

Project Manager at AL-Watania Concrete Factory
  • September 2018 to March 2019

Project descriptions:
Design, estimate, value, construct, and completion of new IMER concrete plants, include
renovation of the existence one
Constructions:
* 1-million-liters underground water tank
* Two cement silos - 1, 000 Metric ton, and 50-meter height - include foundation,
concrete columns, steel structure and installation.
* Construction of operator building
* Concrete Materials store area, include concrete floors, free end retaining walls, and
truck scale - weight bridge
* Maintenance garage, 500 m²
* Concrete Mixer foundation
* Hooper foundation, include columns, anchors, and plates
Accomplishments:
* 14 days duration of underground water tank
* 180 days total project duration
* 25 % saving of actual construction cost
Job Responsibilities
Phase 1:
* Meet with IMER representative to discuss all equipment civil requirements
* Study and examine current project location and infrastructure
* Meet with client to determine his requirements and needs
* Coordinate with structural engineer to design a 1-Million-liter underground tank
which carry more than 1000 ton of equipment, structural elements of mechanical
equipment and silos columns
* Coordinate between traffic movement - of factory trucks - during construction
phase
* Submit a roughly estimation
* Meet with surveyor to plan and coordinate each construction elements, and to draw
as built drawing prior to construction
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Phase 2:
* Prepare Subcontractors Agreements
* Identify the Best Partners to Undertake the Project
* Lead the Negotiation, Coordination and Administration of Contract Framework
* Secure and Monitor Insurance and Bond Requirements
* Increase and Improve Productivity in Projects
* Prepare and Update Time Schedule Using Ms.-Project
* Lead, Coordinate & Manage Single & Multiple Site Supervision Teams
* Meetings with Contractors and Sub-Contractors to Discuss All Aspects of The Project
* Ensure Daily Project Progress
* Ensure Technical Compliance of Materials to Specifications
* Conduct Staff Performance Evaluation and Participation
* Makes Decision to Resolve Major Construction Issues and provide Tech. Assistant
* Review and Check Subcontractor Payment and/or V.O.
* Monitors and Controls Construction Work Activities
* Supervises the Construction Team and Ensures Timely Completion of The Project
* Ensures All Construction Works Are Carried Out with The Right Sequence of Works
and Well-Coordinated.
* Project Progress Monitoring According to Budget & Plan
* Track of All the Project Activities
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Consultant at Mohamed Al-Olaim
  • January 2018 to September 2018

Job Responsibilities
Phase 1:
* Prepare an Available Tenders Schedule by Checking Kuwait AL-Youm Gazette,
KOC eBusiness Portal, And KNPC eSourcing Portal
* Prepare a Required Tender Purchasing Official Letter and Documents
* Lead Tender Management process, and liaising with colleagues in other areas of the
Business
* Read and Study Specifications, Technical Documents and Contracts to Prepare
Estimation
* Review and Anticipate Obstacles That May Arise Due to Regulations, Local Market
Status, And Tender Authority Hidden Rules
* Consider Available Resources and Organization Capability During Estimation
Process
* Lead and Coach Tendering Team by Distribute Responsibilities According to Skills
and Following Them Up
* Analyze and Investigate the BOQ and Specifications
* Check the Accuracy of BOQ By Collaborate with Quantity Surveyors and Conduct a
Random Checkup
* Check the Project Quantities to Prepare an Additional And/or Deduction Schedules
* Prepare and Conduct Cost Analysis Schedule
* Calculate the Cost and Amount of Materials and Workmanship Needed
* Getting the Best Quotations from Suppliers, Vendors, Sub-Contractors, and
Companies, and Respond to Technical Enquiries
* Calculate, Expect, And Analysis Indirect Cost
* Coordinate with Financial Department Regarding Bank Guarantee Amount,
Extension Period, and Validity
* Suggest and Recommend Profit Percentage Depend on Local Market Circumstances,
and the Intensity of Rivalry
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* Prepare Final Tender Documents and Required CD, s, and Conduct the Envelope Seal
Up Process After Stamp and Signature Procedure
Phase 2:
* Attend Opening Envelope Session at CAPT - Central Agency of Public Tendering -,
and Write a Tender Analysis Report
* Review the Current Tender Management Processes and Procedures, Then Making
Recommendations for Systems Which Improve Efficiency and The Quality of
Estimation Outcomes
* Response to Tender Invitations, RFQs, and Budgetary Quotations
* Coordinate with Projects Management Regarding the Value Decreasing Process:
Evaluation to Reduce Budget, and How to Carry Out the Contract Profitably
* Recommend Ways to Make a Product More Cost Effective or Profitable
* Review Material and Labor Requirements, To Choose Whether It’s More Cost-
Effective
* Estimate and Submit a Budgetary Quotation, Include All Required Process
* Improve Tender Departments Strategy by Set Up A Short and Long-Term Plan
* Qualify Organization at Ministries and Authorities
* Contract Management Include Translation Revision and Agreements Preparation
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Freelancer
  • October 2017 to June 2018

Freelancer
Job Responsibilities
1- Constructability:
* Review - During Preconstruction Phase- Structural Design, Specifications,
* Review and Anticipate - During Preconstruction Phase- Obstacles That May Arise
Due to Regulations Or/And Local Market Status
* Determine Initial Project Estimate Depend on Team Skills, Available Resources, And
Expected Specifications.
* Determine Project Period
2- Tendering & Cost Estimation:
* Read Specifications and Technical Documents to Prepare Estimation
* Calculate the Cost and Amount of Materials and Workmanship Needed
* Analyze and Investigate the BOQ And Specification
* Getting the Best Quotations from Suppliers, Vendors, Sub-Contractors, And Electro-
Mechanical Companies
* Respond to Technical Enquiries and Questions
* Identify Cost Factors, Such as Production Time, Materials, And Labor Expenses
* Guarantee That the Contract Can Be Carried Out Profitably
* Recommend Ways to Make a Product More Cost Effective or Profitable
* Prepare and Conduct Cost Analysis Schedule
* Meet with Stakeholder to Determine the Final Bidding Price
* Recommend, Suggest, And Advice the Actual Needed Resources
* Value Decreasing Process: Evaluation of Ways to Reduce Budget
3- Quantity Surveying:
* Quantities Takeoff of Concrete, Steel Reinforcement Bars, Insulation, Cementous
Bricks, Insulation Bricks, And Finishing Works
* Prepare Bills of Quantities Form Include Specifications, Quantities, Unit Price, And
Total Amount.
* Prepare Tender Contract and Specification Documents, Including Bills of Quantities,
Agreements, And Time Line Frames
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4- Legal Disputes and Litigation:
* Studying Agreements, Payments, Penalties …Etc.
* Site Inspection Process
* Writing an Engineering Technical Report for Arbitration
* Collaborate and Meet with Attorney to Brief an Engineering Law Case
* Attending Site Expert Session
o Estimated Projects:
* Twin Tower - Salmiyyah
Owner Representative: Studio Toggle
Bidding Price: 5, 100, 000.000
* Zakat House Residential Complexes
Owner Representative: Saud Al-Mehana Consultant Bureau
Bidding Price: 880, 000.000
* Private Villa
Owner Representative: Mimar Consultant Bureau
Bidding Price: 178, 000.000
* Instrument Stand Pike - KOC
Owner Representative: KOC
Bidding Price: 25, 000.000
* Zakat House Head Office
Owner Representative: Tender Committee
Bidding Price: 950, 000.000
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Head at KMECO
  • Kuwait
  • March 2017 to October 2017

1- Contracts Management:
* Contract Scope Definition
* Execute Proper Contracts and Ensure Adherence to Contractual Conditions
* Prepare Subcontractors Agreements
* Identify the Best Partners to Undertake the Project (Architects, Contractors, Site
Managers, Labor Contractors, Vendors, ……Etc.)
* Lead and Manage the Contract Administration Function
* Lead the Negotiation, Coordination and Administration of Contract Framework
* Secure and Monitor Insurance and Bond Requirements
* Select Framework Contractors to Award Work Packages
* Manages Framework Contractor Performance Through Contract Administration
* Advise on Best Practice of Supply Chain & Procurement Strategy Framework, Tools,
Processes and Systems
2- Projects Management:
* Lead, Coordinate & Manage Single & Multiple Site Supervision Teams to Ensuring
Proper Execution of Project by The Contractors in Terms Of: Time Frame, Budget,
Adherence of Completed Work to Contractual Specifications, Quality of Materials &
Safety Procedures Adopted
* Recognize Discrepancies Between Design Drawings and Construction
* Performing Cost Control Include: Production Time, Materials, Labor Expenses, And
Recommend Ways to Make a Product More Cost Effective and Profitable
* Meetings with Contractors and Sub-Contractors to Discuss All Aspects of The Project
* Ensure Preparation of Monthly Project Progress Reports
* Conduct Staff Performance Evaluation and Participate in Deciding the Performance
Ratings of Employees in Accordance with Company Policy
* Labors, Material and Equipment Utilization
* Makes Decision to Resolve Major Construction Issues and Provide Technical
Assistant
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* Track of All the Project Activities
* Prepares and Reviews Progress Reports
* Review and Check Subcontractor Payment and/or V.O.
o Projects:
* Bldg. No. 209 - Library Building - Kuwait University - Shaddadiyya
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Executive Manager at Al-Watania Company for Civil Construction
  • February 2010 to August 2013

Job Responsibilities
1- Tendering and Cost Estimation:
* Read Specifications and Technical Documents to Prepare Estimation

Construction Management at Total
  • United Arab Emirates
  • February 2007 to August 2008

Job Responsibilities
1- Projects Management:
* Recognize Discrepancies Between Design Drawings and Construction

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Central Institute of Technology
  • March 2022

Bachelor's degree,
  • at Australian College of Kuwai
  • March 2022

Specialties & Skills

Contracts Review
Project Supervision
Tendering
Cost Estimating
Plan Execution
BUDGETING
CONSULTING
COST ANALYSIS
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT WORKS
SPECIFICATION

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert