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Amr Askar, Contracts Director

Amr Askar

Contracts Director·HASSAN ALLAM CONSTRUCTION, Egypt

Egypt

Master's degree, Construction Law & Arbitration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 5 months

Contracts Director

May 2021 - Present

HASSAN ALLAM CONSTRUCTION, Egypt

Cairo, Egypt

May 2021 - Present

- Management of upstream contracts (Main Contract) pursuant to FIDIC 2010 Pink Book and partnership agreements (Consortium).

- Negotiating and finalizing subcontracts and supply agreements with the management of downstream contracts.

- Drafting of contractual corresponded and review of all correspondences issued by the Project.

- Manage suitable tracking and monitoring systems for active claims management & change control management.

- Management of variations, contractual deviations and negotiating these changes with clients.

- Preparation of notices and claims for extension of time and additional cost, with record keeping to support and defend claims.

- Advise the chief operating officer, managing director, and site team on contractual claim entitlements and recommend the best courses of action.

- Develop risk management strategies to avoid unnecessary claims and minimize risks.

- Close-out of the Project and final settlement of claims under upstream and downstream contracts.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Host Country Contracts Manager

January 2020 - May 2021

CDM Smith, USA

Cairo, Egypt

January 2020 - May 2021

- Developing Invitations for Bid documents to solicit proposals for construction projects pursuant to FIDIC 2017 Red Book.

- Reviewing and evaluating prequalification documents from contractors to bid on construction projects.

- Assist USAID & GOE with the solicitation/procurement process for all construction projects.

- Reviewing and evaluating proposals to ensure they meet the issued bid requirements.

- Developing Host Country Construction Contracts for the execution of the work.

- Assisting in the development of a Contractor's Manual, guidelines, and requirements for the contractor’s work.

- Supporting GOE and USAID to perform its required function for the administration and management of all contracts.

- Analyze claims and provide advice to GOE and USAID with writing amendments to settle contractor claims.

Company industry:
Management Consulting
Job role:
Engineering

Contracts / Commercial Manager

August 2014 - January 2021

Hill International North Africa

Cairo, Egypt

August 2014 - January 2021

• Manage contracts procurement process for projects.

• Administer and manage construction and consultancy contracts.

• Oversee variations process and advise Project Managers on merit and qualification.

• Analyze and draft FIDIC-based conditions for use in Requests for Proposal (RFP’s).

• Prepare RFP’s, tender evaluation reports, and contract documents for the assigned projects.

• Negotiate contract terms and conditions with consultants and contractors; evaluate reservations on contract conditions and present risk analysis and recommendations to clients/employers.

• Analyze claims and provide advice to clients/employers.

• Write amendments to settle consultant and contractor claims.

• Assist in fact-finding for dispute resolution procedures with reporting the finding to the Contracts Director

Company industry:
Management Consulting
Job role:
Management

Projects Controlling Manager

March 2009 - July 2014

MAKRO Cash & Carry EGYPT, owned by METRO Group Düsseldorf, Germany.

Cairo, Egypt

March 2009 - July 2014

•Managing the Procurement processes for the Construction & Equipment, negotiation with contractors, nominating the successful contractor & contract establishment with alignment with the legal department (FIDIC & Stand.),

•Budget Creation, Cost control, comparison between the budget baseline & the actual cost for the site activities with forecast ETC,

•Detailed time schedule planning for the project activities with controlling the critical path during the execution.

•Quality Control at the Execution phase according to Metro Group & the Egyptian specifications,

•Preparing Status, Progress, Variance, EV & Trend Reports, presentations to the Expansion Director and the BOM.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Engineering

Programme Works Supervisor Engineer

July 2007 - March 2009

Parsons Brinkerhoff (PB),

United Kingdom

July 2007 - March 2009

•Site works supervision according to the proposed drawings, specifications and common standards of quality.

•Prepared project progress reports, and highlighted problem areas that could delay project completion, and suggested requirements that would lead to more efficiency and profitability.

•Attendance at meetings and presentation of clear professional solutions.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Water, Drainage Engineer & Projects Coordinator

January 2004 - July 2007

Arab Consulting Engineers (MOHARRAM – BAKHOUM),

Cairo, Egypt

January 2004 - July 2007

•Designed and calculated open and closed irrigation channels “Pressurized”, culverts cross section, storm deck drainage, scour depth & methods of protection, lock chambers and barrages, and water shed discharge.

•Prepared design phases, project schematics, methods of construction and Environmental studies.

•Preparing of preliminary construction drawings, specifications & cost estimation.

•Development, coordinate with the design teams & prepare environmental reports.

•Prepared preliminary checking of the work's compatibility with applicable codes, and common standards of quality.

•Responsible for supervising designers and CAD team.

•Prepared Microsoft Presentations & CAD drawings.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Education

ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY

July 2020

July 2020

Master's degree, Construction Law & Arbitration

United Kingdom

Project Management Expert (PME)

January 2014

January 2014

Diploma, Certified Planning & Cost Control Professional using Primavera 6 R 8.1

Egypt

Project Management Institute USA (PMI)

July 2013

July 2013

Diploma, Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

United States

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

July 2011

July 2011

Diploma, Engineering Cost Management Specialist

Egypt

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

May 2007

May 2007

Diploma, Certified Environmental Engineering Specialist (EVEN)

Egypt

Environmental Management Environmental Process and Control Design & Operation of Water Treatment Plant Design & Operation of Waste Water Treatment Plant LEED 201 Core Concept & Strategies Project Management Information System

El Azhar University

August 2003

August 2003

Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. Civil Engineer

Egypt

Civil Engineering DWGs, Plane Surveying, Testing of Materials, Structural analysis (1) & (2) & (3), Engineering Geology, Reinforced Concerete Structure (1) & (2) & (3), Irrigation Engineer (1) & (2) & (3) Foundation Engineer (1) & (2), Harbour & Coastal Enginner, Bridge Engineering, Design Metalic Structure, Geotechnique Engineering (1) & (2), Environmental Engineering, Hydrulics (1) & (2), Stress Analysis, Concrete Technology, Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Economy, Mathematics (1) & (2), Engineering Geology, Spicifications, Regulations & Technical Reports....etc)) Highways Engineering, Railway Engineering, Traffic & Transportation Engineering, Hydrulics Engineering (1) & (2)

Skills

Budgeting
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Schedules
Expert
Schedules
Expert
Project Control
Expert
Project Control
Expert
FIDIC
Expert
FIDIC
Expert
Egyptian CIVIL Law
Expert
Egyptian CIVIL Law
Expert
Arbitration Act 1996 (UK) & Act 2010 (Scott)
Intermediate
Arbitration Act 1996 (UK) & Act 2010 (Scott)
Intermediate
FIDIC
Expert
FIDIC
Expert
Drafting Contracts & Disputes Settlement
Expert
Drafting Contracts & Disputes Settlement
Expert
Construction Claims - preparation and/or determination
Expert
Construction Claims - preparation and/or determination
Expert
Primavera
Intermediate
Primavera
Intermediate
Contract Administration
Expert
Contract Administration
Expert
Contract negotiations
Expert
Contract negotiations
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Schedules
Expert
Schedules
Expert
Project Control
Expert
Project Control
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
German
Beginner
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute USA

PMP Member 1648689

July 2013

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK

CIarb Member 35606

January 2016

Member of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Association, Egypt

Serial 77

January 2017

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Internal Auditing of Quality System ISO 9001:2000
Nov 2004 - Jan 2005
Arbitration, International Arbitration and Adjudication
Mar 2016
CERTIFIED PROJECTMANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP Certified)
Jul 2013 - Jul 2025
Hands-on Experience in Using FIDIC Contracts
Apr 2016
Certified Contracts, Tort & Evidence
Feb 2016
Comparative Arbitration Act – Theory & Practice for non-specialists
May 2016

Training
Metro Business Simulation - Management System
Metro Group Germany
Jun 2011
Expert Witness in International Commercial Arbitration
CIArb and CRCICA
Oct 2016
Construction & Build challenges in Egypt and FIDIC roles
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
Apr 2016