Christine Fransis, Contracts Manager

Christine Fransis

Contracts Manager

Orascom Construction OC / Commercial & Tendering Department

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Master's degree, MBA - Finance & Strategic Planning
Experience
10 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 8 Months

Contracts Manager at Orascom Construction OC / Commercial & Tendering Department
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2015 to August 2015

Managing all Contractual and Commercial aspects of projects under bidding for the Gulf Area Group. Handling all the Negotiations and Coordination with external parties. Leading a team for the preparation of Risk Assessments, Coordination with internal departments and Commercial Figures (markups) calculations.

Sample of the recent Projects I have worked on Sabbiah Power and Desalination Plant (Kuwait), Al Dabb’iya III (UAE).

Contract Administration Team Leader at Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)/ Commercial & Tendering Department
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2014 to January 2015

Studying and analyzing the Contracts; Defining and Qualifying the Contractual and Commercial Risks associated. Preparing Agreements ex. Joint Venture, Consortium, Service and Subcontract Agreements. Preparing the Cash Flow to Calculate the Financing required. Calculating all of the Insurance Cost, Bonds Issuance Cost, Taxes and Escalation. Coordinating with Treasury department the issuance of any required Bid Bonds.

Sample of the recent Projects I have worked on is Makkah Metro - Phase 1 - CW1 and CW2

Senior Contract Administrator at Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) / Commercial & Tendering Department
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2013 to December 2013
Senior Proposal Coordinator at Orascom Construction Industries / Commercial & Tendering Department
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2011 to December 2012

Preparing the Pre-Qualification Documents, coordinating with internal divisions (Finance, Legal, Contracts, Cost Control, HSE, Etc.) and External Consultants and Partners to prepare and develop the Pre-qualification on time.
Presenting to the management all the major and critical issues within the bid to set its studying strategy. Preparing and Coordinating Matrix of Responsibilities among parties (internally & externally). Joining in the preparation of the Joint Venture /Consortium Agreements between Parties. Coordinating the issuance of the Bid Bonds. Reviewing the Final Submission of the bid (Technical and Commercial). Finalizing the invoicing among joined parties.

Sample of Projects I have worked on are KASC King Abdullah Sports City (USD 800 Million), King Abdel Aziz International Airport (USD 350 Million) in KSA, Al Reem Island Development (USD 600 Million) in UAE, Etihad Rail Way (USD 1.0 Billion) in UAE.

Proposal Coordinator at Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) / Commercial & Tendering Department
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2010 to December 2010
Estimator at Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) / Commercial & Tendering Department
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2007 to December 2009

•Preparation of Technical & Financial Proposals of projects
•Coordinating between internal departments to compile the tender submission requirements
•Estimating parts of civil items
•Coordinating with out-source service companies
•Contacting Subcontractors/Suppliers and negotiate with them their quotations
•Checking Quantity Take Off
•Working on RIB program
•Implementing Data Base for Gulf Area Studied Tenders
•Travelled to United Arab of Emirates - Abu Dhabi for 2 months on business trip - Proposal Closure with Italian Partner and Canadian Support Office

Technical Office Engineer at Tepe Akfen - TAV / Cairo International Airport - Terminal 3
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 2005 to August 2007

I was recommended Managing the Technical office for 6 months. Attended all the meeting with the Client, Project Management, and Consultant. Coordinated all the works and met all the consultant's and project management's requirements.

•Preparing work shop drawings, rebar list
•Coordination of Structural drawings with architectural & electromechanical ones
•Revising drawings before going to consultant
•Preparation of As-Built filing & drawings
•Coordination of toll stations and related building

Site Engineer at Sefi Fontec for Foundations / Dar Al Kotob Project
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2005 to May 2005

•Handling Technical works & site management
•Preparing Quality Control documents
•Preparing maintenance works for old building

Education

Master's degree, MBA - Finance & Strategic Planning
  • at Edinburgh Business School
  • June 2016
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at cairo university
  • November 2004

Department:Civil Section:General Project: Harbour Design Degree of Project: Very Good overall Dregree : Fair 64.2% Last Year Degree: Good

Specialties & Skills

Communication Skills
Coordination
Proposal Preparation
Team Management
MS Word
AutoCAD 2D
MS PowerPoint
PhotoShop
MS Excel
RIB - Estimating Programme
Self Motivated
Problem Solving
Hard Worker & Ability to Work Under Pressure
Commercial Negotiation
Highly Organized
Coordination
Detail Oriented
Strong Presentation
Communication
Teamwork

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Soft Skills Attending Course Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2008
Valid Until:
June 2008
Toefl with score of 85 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2010
Valid Until:
December 2010
PMP Diploma Attending Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2009
Valid Until:
August 2009

Hobbies

  • Travelling
  • Driving
  • Drawing
  • Fashion
  • Reading