Amr Askar, Contracts Director

Amr Askar

Contracts Director

HASSAN ALLAM CONSTRUCTION, Egypt

Location
Egypt
Education
Master's degree, Construction Law & Arbitration
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

Contracts Director at HASSAN ALLAM CONSTRUCTION, Egypt
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since May 2021

- 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.

Host Country Contracts Manager at CDM Smith, USA
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2020 to 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.

Contracts / Commercial Manager at Hill International North Africa
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2014 to 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

Projects Controlling Manager at MAKRO Cash & Carry EGYPT, owned by METRO Group Düsseldorf, Germany.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2009 to 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.

Programme Works Supervisor Engineer at Parsons Brinkerhoff (PB),
  • United Kingdom
  • July 2007 to 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.

Water, Drainage Engineer & Projects Coordinator at Arab Consulting Engineers (MOHARRAM – BAKHOUM),
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2004 to 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.

Education

Master's degree, Construction Law & Arbitration
  • at ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY
  • July 2020
Diploma, Certified Planning & Cost Control Professional using Primavera 6 R 8.1
  • at Project Management Expert (PME)
  • January 2014
Diploma, Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • at Project Management Institute USA (PMI)
  • July 2013
Diploma, Engineering Cost Management Specialist
  • at AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  • July 2011
Diploma, Certified Environmental Engineering Specialist (EVEN)
  • at AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  • May 2007

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

Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. Civil Engineer
  • at El Azhar University
  • August 2003

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)

Specialties & Skills

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

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

Internal Auditing of Quality System ISO 9001:2000 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2004
Valid Until:
January 2005
Metro Business Simulation - Management System (Training)
Training Institute:
Metro Group Germany
Date Attended:
June 2011
Duration:
60 hours
Arbitration, International Arbitration and Adjudication (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2016
CERTIFIED PROJECTMANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP Certified) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2013
Valid Until:
July 2025
Expert Witness in International Commercial Arbitration (Training)
Training Institute:
CIArb and CRCICA
Date Attended:
October 2016
Duration:
48 hours
Hands-on Experience in Using FIDIC Contracts (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2016
Certified Contracts, Tort & Evidence (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2016
Valid Until:
January 9999
Comparative Arbitration Act – Theory & Practice for non-specialists (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2016
Valid Until:
January 9999
Construction & Build challenges in Egypt and FIDIC roles (Training)
Training Institute:
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
Date Attended:
April 2016
Duration:
24 hours