Claro Saa, Senior Quantity Surveyor

Claro Saa

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultants

Location
Philippines
Education
Master's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
34 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :34 years, 7 Months

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultants
  • Saudi Arabia - Abha
  • August 2010 to February 2016

Project Undertaken:
Construction of King Khalid University Campus
Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Consisting of 12 Buildings including landscaping
Project Cost: 2.296Billion SR
Implemented by: Ministry of Education, KSA

Duties and Responsibilities:
Monitoring of the progress of works. Analyze drawings and other documentation and prepare cost estimates which relates to labor, materials and equipment. Confer with client, engineers, project consultants, contractors and sub-contractors to discuss and formulate estimates and follow-up on changes and adjustments to those cost estimates. Prepare cost estimates for use by management for the purposes such as planning, budgeting and scheduling. Provide guidance and support to other estimators within the Project Control Team. On-site QS / Contract Administration duties as part of construction management activities including measurement and assessment of all variation proposal submissions. Checking of Interim Claims for Payment and recommending values for certification. Assist in resolution of contractual matters and dealing with disputes and claims. Specific assistance to the Senior Contracts Manager and also provide direct liaison with the Client’s Project Team. Assist to identify risks to the project and implementation of a strategy for recovery. Assist with the preparation of both weekly and monthly contract reports. Management of other quantity surveyors to comply with the urgency of works in the implementation of the project.

Quantity Surveyor at ITALCONSULT
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • November 2007 to September 2009

Project Undertaken:
Construction of Roads in Mohammed Bin Zayed City
Contract 953/4-3
Project Cost: 116 UAE Dirhams
Implemented by: Municipality of Abu Dhabi, UAE

Duties and Responsibilities:
Monitoring of the progress of works. Assist in contract administration. Supervise contractor’s works and maintain Quality Assurance documentation. Prepare monthly progress report versus program. Checking of Contractor's Partial Payment. Preparation of Variation Orders. Review and comment on contractor’s submission. Attend inspection with authorities. Liaise with all parties for site safety and follow-up identified risks. Prepare documentation for the completed works for client’s handover. Review design and assist in coordination with other disciplines to ensure constructability. Provide all necessary on-site direction and issue site instructions. Ensure all materials testing are carried out in accordance with the specification. Manage and monitor site inspection staff. Participate in planning, risk identification and assist in resolution of issues in a timely manner. Ensure accuracy and completeness of records, including As Built documentation. Checking of Contractor's Final Payment. Preparation of Final Construction Report. Keep up to date with International Standards.

Senior Cost Engineer / Senior Highway Engineer / Senior Quantity Engineer / Resident Engineer at TCGI Engineers
  • Philippines
  • June 1988 to October 2007

Designation and Project Undertaken:
A-Senior Cost Engineer ( Nov. 2003-Oct. 2007 )
Iloilo to San Jose to Patnongon Road in Panay Island
Packages PY-A & PY-B
Structural Overlay Component
Length of Road: 120 km in two lanes
No. of Bridge: 5 no.
Project Cost: Php 855M
Financed by: Asian Development bank

B-Senior Highway Engineer ( Aug.2002-Oct.2003)
Serrano to Rodriquez Avenue Interchange Project
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Length of Road: 5 km in four lanes
Structures: One Skyway Bridge and One Tunnel at the Intersection
Project Cost: Php 568M
Financed by: Japan Bank for International Cooperation

C-Senior Quantity Engineer / Contract Administrator (Aug.1998-Jul.2002)
Tagaytay City to Batangas City and Lian to Calatagan Roads
Packages LZH-D, LZH-E & LZB-A
Structural Overlay Component
Length of Road: 150 km in two lanes
No. of Bridge: 3 no.
Project Cost: Php 809M
Financed by: Asian Development Bank

D-Resident Engineer / Project Manager (Oct. 1994-Jul.1998)
Water Impounding Management Project
Lamare I, Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur
Project Cost: Php 150M
Financed by: Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund

E- Senior Quantity Surveyor (Jun.1988-Sept.1994)
Pagadian City to Tukuran Road, Zamboanga del Sur
Package 7C
Length of Road: 35 km in two lanes
No. of Bridge: 2 no.
Project Cost: Php 350M
Financed by: Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Fund


Duties and Responsibilities:
Administer and supervise overall activities of on-going construction project. Coordinate with contractor to ensure that the works are done in accordance with approved plans and specification. Inspect daily progress of work of the contractor to ensure time and within budget completion. Redesigned road centerline and grade in the most simplest and economical way due to road right of way problem. Ensure that all contractor claims on work accomplished are properly acted to solve the problem. Endorses time extension if the project has been delayed due to some valid reasons. Prepare and submit Monthly Progress Report to the client. Certify the correctness of Contractor's Partial Billings of Work Accomplished. Justify and recommend necessary Change Orders for the completion of the project. Check, review and recommend As Built Drawings and Quantities and Final Cost / Payment of the Project done by the contractor. Submit Final Construction Report of the project to the client.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Erectors- May Gurney Joint Venture
  • Philippines
  • October 1986 to June 1988

Department:
Construction of Roads and Bridges

Project Undertaken:
Iligan to Aurora Road Project in the Philippines
Located in the Provinces of Lanao del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur
Project Cost:255 million
Financed by: Asian Development Bank

Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepares and submit Monthly Billing to the consultant. Estimate Price Escalation of the project to be submitted to the client. Make a schedule of works. Calculate Unit Cost of new pay-item. Involved in project cost control which specially relates to materials, labors and equipments. Negotiate with concerned authorities in matters regarding measurement.

Quantity Engineer / Survey Engineer / CE Inspector at Techniks Group Corporation
  • Philippines
  • January 1981 to February 1986

Department:
Construction of Roads and Bridges

Project Undertaken:
Mindanao Secondary Roads in the Philippines
Located in the Provinces of Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental
Package 8
Project Cost: 35 million
Financed by: Asian Development Bank

Duties and Resposibilities:
Prepares Monthly Accomplishment Report. Check schedule of works submitted by the contractor. Prepares Change Orders necessary for the completion of the project. Check As-Built Drawings and Quantities for the Final Cost of the project.Ensures that all roadway survey works are done in accordance with plans. Redesigned roadway centerline and grade in the most simplest and economical way. Lay-out invert elevations for RCPC's, RCBC's and most particularly in Bridge Structures. Perform daily inspection to the construction so that the proper grade and lines as set-up and approved by the Survey Engineer are followed. Ensures that all concrete pouring, concrete mixes are properly placed, compacted and properly finished in the completed forms and scaffolding.Checks that only materials approved by the Materials Engineer are used in the construction.

Engineering Instructor (Part Timer Only) at Saint Institute of Technology
  • Philippines
  • June 1982 to April 1985

Duties and Responsibilities:
Serves as Mathematics, Surveying and Concrete Design Instructor in the college institution. Ensures the students that what has been taught to them are in my deepest knowledge being shared.

Engineer Trainee at National Irrigation Administration
  • Philippines
  • February 1980 to November 1980

Department:
Construction Division

Project Undertaken:
Construction of Dam and its Irrigation Facilities
Pulangi River Irrigation Project
Valencia City, Bukidnon
Financed by: Asian Development Bank

Duties and Responsibilities:
Incharged in the construction of roads and irrigation canals including its concrete structures. Ensures that the construction of irrigation facilities are done in accordance with plans and specifications.

Education

Master's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Western Institute of Technology
  • March 2007

Graduated the course of Master of Engineering with an average rating of 90% in Western Institute Of Technology in Iloilo City in the year 2007.

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at University of Bohol
  • October 1979

Graduated the course of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with an average rating of 85% on October 1979 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

Specialties & Skills

Contract Management
Project Management
Cost Engineering
Civil Engineering
Quantity Surveying
Cost Engineering
Civil Engineering
Contract Management
Quantity Surveying

Languages

Filipino
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers
  • Member
  • June 1980

Training and Certifications

PERT/CPM as Applied to Construction (Training)
Training Institute:
TCGI Engineers, Manila, Philippines
Date Attended:
October 1993
Duration:
16 hours
Construction Management (Training)
Training Institute:
TCGI Engineers, Manila, Philippines
Date Attended:
December 1995
Duration:
16 hours
Technical Session on Asphalt Concrete Design Technology (Training)
Training Institute:
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Pagadian City, Philippines
Date Attended:
July 1992
Duration:
16 hours
Microsoft Project 98 Computer Aided Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Microcadd Technologies, Manila, Philippines
Date Attended:
November 2002
Duration:
25 hours
Social Infrastructure Development and Planning (Training)
Training Institute:
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Manila, Philippines
Date Attended:
August 1993
Duration:
16 hours
Feasibility Studies for Rural Roads (Training)
Training Institute:
TCGI Engineers, Manila, Philippines
Date Attended:
September 1993
Duration:
24 hours
Management Course in Construction Inventory (Training)
Training Institute:
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers Manila, Philippines
Date Attended:
April 1987
Duration:
16 hours
Cost Estimating and Supervisory Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Manila, Philippines
Date Attended:
February 1990
Duration:
16 hours
Basic Computer Programming (Training)
Training Institute:
Saint Columban College, Pagadian City, Philippines
Date Attended:
March 1989
Duration:
120 hours
Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Internet (Training)
Training Institute:
CAL Computer School, Bacoor City, Cavite, Philippines
Date Attended:
June 2000
Duration:
96 hours
Fiber Concrete Roofing / Micro Concrete Roofing (Training)
Training Institute:
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Pagadian City, Philippines
Date Attended:
August 1994
Duration:
16 hours