ALLAM ASLAM

Duties & Responsibilities:-

Scrutiny and vetting of all pro-forma contracts of various Projects bid for in Doha, Qatar with Qatar Cool; towards carrying out supply and execution of MEP Works in Doha, Qatar. Reporting to Chief Financial Officer and Operations Manager in respect of a bouquet of MEP Projects.

Tender Bids & Projects short term Administered:-

- AQAR Tower New PDN Connection
- ETS Pearl Qatar PA 13A-13B
- New Pipeline CN-IBQ (Al Asmakh) Tower
- West Bay ETS Twin Towers
- West Bay Pipe Distribution Network (Temporary Chillers CN)
- West Bay Upgrade Cool Tower Plant 2

(NB:- Was on study leave from 1st September 2015 to 30 September 2016 to undergo LL.M. studies in International & European Law, at Riga Graduate School of Law in Latvia). Presently on vacation in India and scheduled to return in 1st Week of April 2017.

Duties & Responsibilities:-
 Interpretation and application of complicated MEP Contract & Sub Contract Clauses,
 Initiating and replying to all contentious contractual correspondences,
 Identifying, addressing and resolving MEP Contractual & Sub-Contractual Issues,
 Raising MEP Claims for Additional Works, Variation Orders and Extension of Time,
 Preparation of MEP Variation/Change Orders and Amendments to MEP Sub-Contracts etc., in coordination with the Site Engineers and Quantity Surveyors,
 Certification of MEP Sub-Contractor payments and Invoices for supply of Services and Materials,
 Reviewing applications for MEP Interim Payments prior to submission to Main Contractor
 Responding to MEP Interim Payment Certificates issued by the Main Contractor,
 Pursuing the Contractual Dispute Resolution Processes up to Arbitration proceedings,
 Other routine tasks associated with and related to contract administration.

Exposure to ICC International Commercial Arbitration:-
Hands-on, face-off, on-track exposure to ICC International Arbitration Proceedings (under confidentiality clause) before a three-member Arbitral Tribunal with its Seat of Arbitration at Paris - France. Participated in the Expert’s Preliminary & Supplementary visits in Doha-Qatar, as well as the Arbitral Tribunal’s main hearing held in Paris-France and Supplementary hearing at Beirut-Lebanon. Observed, recorded and rendered on-the-spot assistance and advice to the members of the Claimant’s defence Team. Drafted, prepared and compiled numerous Submissions made to the Arbitral Tribunal on behalf of the Claimant commencing from the Claimant’s - ‘Statement of Claim’ to the ‘Statement of Costs’. Over three years of successful experience in warding-off post-award legal proceedings initiated in the local courts in Doha-Qatar as well as the Court of Appeal and Court of Cassation in Paris - France.

Projects Administered:-

- Areen Tower at West Bay, initially as sub-contractor to Insha Contracting & Trading Company, followed by GETTCo Contracting & Trading
- Yohan Tower at West Bay, as sub-contractor to Commodore Qatar Contracting Company (CQCC)
- Porto Arabia Parcels PA-04 & PA-05 on Pearl Island - Qatar, as sub-contractor to Qatari Arabian Construction Company (QACC)
- Porto Arabia Parcels PA-10A & PA-11B on Pearl Island - Qatar, as sub-contractor to Al ARRAB Contracting Company Limited (ACC)
- Qatar Navigation Tower, MEP Works in Support of I.T. Building Solutions, as contractor to Qatar Navigation (QSC)
- Arwa Project at West Bay, as sub-contractor to Al Habtoor Leighton Group
- Supply & Installation of Pumping Stations PSLD1 & PS35/1/1 in Lusail STW Project, as sub-contractor to Marubeni Corporation
- Supply & Installation of Foul Sewer Pumping Station PS-B for at Lusail Development Primary Infrastructure, as contactor to Al Jaber & Partners

Independently administered Corporate Group Medical Insurance Scheme under dictates of Abu Dhabi Medical Insurance Law 2005 for Al Raha Beach Development Project on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, a USD 2.5 billion JV between Al Naboodah, Dubai, U.A.E. & Laing O’Rourke, U.K

 Remote Administration and monitoring of civil re-construction and renovation activity in historical Hotel Kemeri (Sanatorium & Spa) situate at Riga in Latvia, on the Baltic coast and Agadhir Project in Morocco.

 Creation, Maintenance & Update of ISO 9001:2000 QMS documentation, Corporate Profile, Policies & Procedures etc. in consultation and coordination with GM Operations.

 Secretarial & Administrative functions for General Manager Operations

 Overall responsibility for Office administration and Project Documentation

 Drafting of Idle Time Claims, minutes of meetings, policies, procedures etc and handling independent correspondence with the Project Managers

 Mobilization & Allocation of Project Resources based on permit availability, target and client priority for Telecom construction & restoration activities, follow up of invoicing with Saudi Telecom Company and AT & TI (Lucent Technologies) for completed works, etc.

 Drafting and vetting of Works, Supply & Maintenance Contracts, Arbitration Agreements etc. Processing & Preparation of Affidavits, Plaints, Petitions, Grounds of Appeals, Writ Petitions, Written Statements, Statement of Objections, Memo of Objections, Counter-Affidavits, Cross Appeals, Execution Application etc. in coordination with the Deputy Secretary (Legal), Legal Advisers and Legal Consultant for courts of different denominations. Preparation and submission of Board Notes for approval/ratification of the Board of Trustees of the Port of Madras on various legal issues arising from time to time, in course of Port operations
 Other administrative functions in Law, Personnel, Labor and Welfare.

Represented the interests of the Government of the state of Tamil Nadu, India before civil courts of different denominations on behalf of the Government Pleader of Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India.