Awab Mohamed Ahmed Elfaki Elfaki

As Senior Contract Administrator in RTCCs Contracts and Legal Department, I play a key
role in safeguarding the companys interests while maintaining strong, collaborative
relationships with stakeholders.
Reporting directly to the Contracts and Legal Department Manager, I manage a wide
range of responsibilities and, in addition to my daily tasks, I am currently mentoring and
training new recruits to ensure the continued success and growth of our team.

Key Responsibilities:
Contractual Agreements:
• Prepare, review, and negotiate MOUs, NDAs, joint venture, consortium, and
partnership agreements with company partners.
• Support formation of strategic partnerships including Hyundai Al Rashid
Construction Company (HRCC) and Rashid Ictas Company (RIC).
• Draft and manage contracts and subcontracts with suppliers and service providers
in coordination with Procurement and Project Management teams, ensuring
alignment with the scope of work for all RTCCs projects.
Contracts Administration:
• Make the first round of reviewing the contract at the pre-award stages and report
the comments to the Contracts and Legal Department Manager (contracts issued
by Employers such as but not limited to NEOM, The Saudi Water Authority (SWA),
Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC), Diriyah Company etc …).
• Whenever it is permitted, prepare with the Manager the full set of comments on
contract conditions and start negotiating the same at the pre-award stage with the
employer to reach an agreement and, once agreed, prepare for signature.
• Assess commercial obligations and liabilities including insurance requirements,
delay damages, payment terms, local content requirements, etc ..., at the tender
and after the award stages, and advise the relevant parties within the company of
the requirements, for the proper contracts administration.
• Review and finalize variations and change orders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare contractual notices and correspondence in relation to any contractual
matters directed to project employers or service providers.
Claims and Disputes Management:
• Find out the potential extension of time claims (EoT) and cost claims (Prolongation
and Disruption) and prepare claim narrative in addition to reviewing the financial
and time impacts files and other related supporting documents in coordination
with the relevant Department.
• Solve critical contractual and technical problems/issues that arise during the
course of project execution for all companys projects whether upstream (RTCC
Employer) or downstream (RTCC-Service Provider) relationship.
• communicate and discuss with technical departments in the Company regarding
the contractual matters and to propose solutions and possible alternatives to avoid
future contractual issues.
• Assist and support the management when a dispute arises and is referred to the
required litigation means, by controlling the above tasks to have proper / complete
documentation and to compile the required files, to support our cases.
Key Achievements:
• Contributed to the preparation, negotiation, and finalization of shareholder
agreements, supporting the successful establishment of Hyundai Al Rashid
Construction Company (HRCC) and Rashid Ictas Company (RIC).
• Played a key role in drafting contractual notices, claims summaries, and supporting
documentation for disputes involving vendors and subcontractors, contributing to
the successful resolution of multiple cases in favor of RTCC in both claimant and
defendant positions.
• Played a key role in JV structuring and negotiation for large-scale infrastructure
projects.