Amr Askar, Contracts Director

Amr Askar

Contracts Director

HASSAN ALLAM CONSTRUCTION, Egypt

Lieu
Egypte
Éducation
Master, Construction Law & Arbitration
Expérience
20 years, 4 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :20 years, 4 Mois

Contracts Director à HASSAN ALLAM CONSTRUCTION, Egypt
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • Je travaille ici depuis mai 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 à CDM Smith, USA
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2020 à mai 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 à Hill International North Africa
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • août 2014 à janvier 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 à MAKRO Cash & Carry EGYPT, owned by METRO Group Düsseldorf, Germany.
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • mars 2009 à juillet 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 à Parsons Brinkerhoff (PB),
  • Royaume Uni
  • juillet 2007 à mars 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 à Arab Consulting Engineers (MOHARRAM – BAKHOUM),
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2004 à juillet 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.

Éducation

Master, Construction Law & Arbitration
  • à ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY
  • juillet 2020
Diplôme, Certified Planning & Cost Control Professional using Primavera 6 R 8.1
  • à Project Management Expert (PME)
  • janvier 2014
Diplôme, Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • à Project Management Institute USA (PMI)
  • juillet 2013
Diplôme, Engineering Cost Management Specialist
  • à AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  • juillet 2011
Diplôme, Certified Environmental Engineering Specialist (EVEN)
  • à AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  • mai 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

Baccalauréat, B.Sc. Civil Engineer
  • à El Azhar University
  • août 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

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Allemand
Débutant
Arabe
Expert

Adhésions

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

Formation et Diplômes

Internal Auditing of Quality System ISO 9001:2000 (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
November 2004
Valide jusqu'à:
January 2005
Metro Business Simulation - Management System (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Metro Group Germany
Date de la formation:
June 2011
Durée:
60 heures
Arbitration, International Arbitration and Adjudication (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
March 2016
CERTIFIED PROJECTMANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP Certified) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
July 2013
Valide jusqu'à:
July 2025
Expert Witness in International Commercial Arbitration (Formation)
Institut de formation:
CIArb and CRCICA
Date de la formation:
October 2016
Durée:
48 heures
Hands-on Experience in Using FIDIC Contracts (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
April 2016
Certified Contracts, Tort & Evidence (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
February 2016
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999
Comparative Arbitration Act – Theory & Practice for non-specialists (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
May 2016
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999
Construction & Build challenges in Egypt and FIDIC roles (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
Date de la formation:
April 2016
Durée:
24 heures