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Ban Khattri, Commercial Contracts Manager

Ban Khattri

Commercial Contracts Manager·Cape East Limited L.L.C

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 24 years, 3 months

Commercial Contracts Manager

July 2013 - Present

Cape East Limited L.L.C

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

July 2013 - Present

Reporting to the Managing Director and responsible for the business unit for:
• Reviewing terms and conditions of Tenders, Contracts, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Sales / Purchasing Agreements, Master Agreements, Settlement Agreement, and agree with customers or subcontractors with a view to ensure that the company’s interests from a contractual/commercial/legal perspective are protected. Providing redlined recommendations and negotiating directly with customer attorneys or purchasing staff until consensus has been reached.
• Preparing the budget, monitoring the cost value report (CVR) and advising appropriate actions to control the budget.
• Leading the preparation of variations/claims/counterclaims with client/vendor/subcontractors and negotiating till the finalisation.
• Providing clarification on issues concerning contract implementation/administration to the project management team and liaising with external parties to resolve contractual issues/claims/disputes.
• Drafting and timely submitting contractual responses and correspondences to clients/ vendors/ subcontractors, as necessary.
• As needed, providing guidance on contractual/project control related matters to project managers and operation team.
• Assisting project managers on formal closure (closeout) of contracts with the customers/subcontractors.
• Working along with the legal/finance department to arrange contractual and company insurance requirements.
• Handling the insurance claims with the insurer.
• Drafting and negotiating the Subcontract.
• Supporting the business in managing and mitigating the ethics and compliance risks, including anti-bribery and corruption, third party integrity, regulatory compliance, antitrust and competition and international trade controls and sanctions. implementing the company compliance policies and procedures.
• Providing general assistance & supports to the procurement department in finalizing the procurement terms and conditions.
• Recovering debt from the customers, contractually or legally.
• Coaching and supporting contracts/project control team members with their tasks.
• Managing legal cases with the support of a law firm.
• Arranging issuance and cancellation of bank guarantees.
• Negotiating and concluding the warranty conditions with the customers and subcontractors.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Management

Project Manager

July 2006 - June 2013

Cape East Limited L.L.C.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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July 2006 - June 2013

Reporting to the Operations Manager and responsible for the assigned project for:
• Leading the project team in the successful completion of the project in compliance with the safety and quality requirements within the project budget.
• Reviewing planning, scheduling and progress; taking corrective actions to ensure delivery in accordance with project schedules and plans.
• Preparation and monitoring of cost value report (CVR) to control project budget and maintain profitability.
• Identifying, submitting, negotiating and finalizing variation/claim.
• Submitting project deliverables on time.
• Following up with the customer to ensure timely payments.
• Maintaining customer relations; proactively resolving customer concerns that may arise during project execution.
• Effectively monitoring and presenting project updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Approving quality documents i.e. QA/QC plan, inspection and test plan (ITP), method statement and material approval request (MAR) in conjunction with the project specification and requirement.
• Managing materials and equipment’s orders, procurement and deliveries.
• Monitoring resource deployment and utilizing resources effectively.
• Raising and resolving technical/construction issues.
• Approving HSE plan. Holding task risk assessment (TRA) meeting with the client.
• Holding progress, quality and HSE meetings with the client.
• Contract closeout.
• Handling and coordinating with the suppliers and vendors.
• Coaching and supporting project team members with their tasks.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Construction and Building

Contracts Engineer

March 2005 - June 2006

Cape East Limited L.L.C

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

March 2005 - June 2006

Reporting to the Contracts Manager and responsible for the business unit for:
• Supporting for reviewing tenders and contracts.
• Acquainting with the contractual terms, scope, deliverables etc. to manage contract administration tasks post-award.
• Supporting Contracts Manager on agreement terms finalization with customers/vendors/subcontractors.
• Arranging and monitoring bank guarantees issuance and cancellation.
• Preparing and monitoring the budget and forecast of the projects.
• Identifying and preparing variations and following up for approval with the customers.
• Maintaining & updating status of invoice/ contract notification/ change requests & change orders.
• Actively participating in periodic meetings with project team/ customers/ vendors/ subcontractors to monitor project progress and resolve contractual issues.
• Reviewing method statement, ITP and risk assessment.
• Preparing project final account and closeout.
• Coordinating with vendors and monitoring their performance.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Project/Planning Engineer

January 2003 - February 2005

Cape East Limited L.L.C.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

January 2003 - February 2005

Reporting to Project Manager and responsible in the assigned project for:
• Preparing the plan and the schedule.
• Updating the schedule.
• Updating daily, weekly and monthly progress report and monitoring the same.
• Preparing quantity take-off and ordering the materials.
• Monitoring material consumption.
• Identifying and preparing variation.
• Preparing and submitting a monthly bill of quantities and invoice.
• Attending the progress meeting with the customer.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Site Engineer

July 2000 - March 2001

Ceat Consult Private Limited

Nepal

July 2000 - March 2001

Reporting to the Project Manager and responsible for:
• Surveying and layout of the site.
• Supervising and monitoring the works.
• Measuring and keeping record of work quantity carried out daily, weekly and monthly.
• Monitoring material utilization and requirement of the project.
• Verifying contractor’s bill of quantities of the work completed.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Site Engineer

July 2000 - March 2001

R.B. Industrial Construction, Pune Pvt. Ltd.

Pune, India

July 2000 - March 2001

Reporting to the Project Manager and responsible for:
• Surveying and layout of the site.
• Supervising and monitoring the works.
• Measuring and keeping a record of work quantity carried out daily, weekly and monthly.
• Ordering and monitoring utilization of resources.
• Preparing and approving bill of quantities from the customer
• Preparing and submitting the monthly invoices.
• Coordinating with the sub-contractor and verifying subcontractor invoices.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

Education

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

December 2000

December 2000

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

India

Skills

Project Control
Expert
Project Control
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Contracts
Expert
Contracts
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Legal Matters
Intermediate
Legal Matters
Intermediate
BUDGETING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Expert
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Expert
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Expert
PROGRESS
Expert
PROGRESS
Expert
REPORTS
Expert
REPORTS
Expert
RISK ASSESSMENT
Expert
RISK ASSESSMENT
Expert
SCHEDULING
Expert
SCHEDULING
Expert
TENDER
Expert
TENDER
Expert
Managing Insurances
Intermediate
Managing Insurances
Intermediate
Managing Bank Guarantees
Expert
Managing Bank Guarantees
Expert
Claims and Variations
Expert
Claims and Variations
Expert
Contracts Drafting and Review
Expert
Contracts Drafting and Review
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Contracts
Expert
Contracts
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Hindi

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certified International Commercial Contracts Manager (CICCM)
Feb 2020

Training
Future Leader Programme on Leadership & Management, Change, Innovation & Projects, Commercial Enviro
Impact International U.K.
Certified Cost Professional course
Franklin University USA
Certified Commercial Contracts Manager Course
National Contract Management Association’s (NCMA) USA
Drafting Key Contracts and Reviewing Critical Terms and Conditions
Clariden Global U.K.