Asif Niaz, Senior Quantity Surveyor

Asif Niaz

Senior Quantity Surveyor

The Associated Engineering Partnership

Location
Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, BSc Quantity Surveying
Experience
12 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 11 Months

Senior Quantity Surveyor at The Associated Engineering Partnership
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • My current job since August 2014

Pre-contract cost advice and cost planning:
Preparing and using cost data derived from the plans and drawings; Project timeline and program; Undertaking feasibility work; Producing estimates, budgets and cost plans; Undertaking value engineering, comparative design studies; Utilizing cost-in-use studies, life cycle costing; Preparing and interpreting turnover and cash flow projections; Providing cost control during pre-contract; Advising on different forms of contract and procurement routes.

Contract documentation:
Preparing bills of quantities; Preparing bills of re-measurement for final account; Preparing schedules of rates; Data processing; Pre-contract correspondence; Advising on different methods of measurement.

Tendering and contractual arrangements:
Formulating and implementing procedures on tendering and contractual arrangements; Advising on selection of tenderers; Preparing tenders; Evaluating tenders.

Post contract services:
Advising on cost progress of works; Monitoring proposed construction methods; Providing cost control during progress of works; Preparing interim valuations; Analyzing contract prices relative to cost recording methods; Preparing and agreeing final accounts and contract charges; Reporting on, evaluating and negotiating contractual issues; Producing reconciliation statements for management purposes; Surveying, measuring and recording site information; Providing risk management from inception to completion; Assessing and presenting contractual claims.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Black & Veatch International
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • June 2011 to July 2014

- Coordinate with the Resident Engineer (RE) and raised/review any variations which is not included in the Original Contract.
- Prepare variation supporting documents (Client’s instruction, Notice of Claim, measurement back up, tender & construction marked up drawing, etc.) to substantiate the Claim.
- Review and prepare Monthly Interim Application in accordance with the Works carried out on site including supporting documents (progress pictures, measurement back up, material on-site inspection sheet and variation claim supporting documents).
- Prepare material tracking schedule to ensure the material will be delivered at site is included in payment.
- Review the Contractor’s Claims.
- Review and Prepare and reconcile Final Account with Main-Contractors.
- Prepare & Reconcile Final Account with the Client/ Contractor/ Project Management Team.
- Collect progress from field/construction team and update tracking sheets as well as the Progress & Performance Report (PPR).
- Create quantity take-offs from drawings to accomplish the reporting of field quantities in accordance with construction planning using Standard Method of Measurement (SMM).
- Obtain actual field quantities and verify installed quantity by physical on-site measurements.
- Establish and maintain quantity files on each activity of work performed on the project.
- Attend and contribute information during team meetings with regards to current/ outstanding issues and/ or weekly process.
- Review on budget estimates and cash flow.
- Preparation and update of elemental and detail cost plans.
- Cost monitoring and reporting.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BSc Quantity Surveying
  • at University College of Estate Management, UK
  • June 2021

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering Technology and Construction
  • at Preston University Pakistan
  • September 2012

B. Tech. Civil Engineering

Diploma, Civil Engineering Technology and Construction
  • at Punjab Polytechnic Institute
  • December 2003

3 Years Diploma in Associate Engineering (DAE) - Civil Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Costing
Quantity Surveying
Cost Reporting
Subcontracting
Quantity surveying
Cash Flow & Cost Management
Contractor's payment recommendations
Valuing variations
Contract document
Measurements (SMM7)
Risk management
cost management
Final account settlement
negotiation
quotations
ms project
materials
project estimation
pricing
procurement

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor (Student)
  • 6370839
  • June 2015

Training and Certifications

Quantity surveying and drafting (Civil) (Training)
Training Institute:
Cristuen Technical Training Center
Date Attended:
June 1997
AutoCAD, Microsoft Office (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Institute of Computer Science
Date Attended:
October 2001

Hobbies

  • Study