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Safi Alam, Senior Contracts Administrator /Senior Contract Specialist

Safi Alam

Senior Contracts Administrator /Senior Contract Specialist·Farabi Petrochemicals Company

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 3 months

Senior Contracts Administrator /Senior Contract Specialist

December 2014 - Present

Farabi Petrochemicals Company

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

December 2014 - Present

Responsible for finalisation of various technology for Process Units including several downstream units from international technology providers.

Responsible for finalization of Construction contracts including Basic Engineering, FEED, PMC & EPC through competitive bidding as per set company procedure.

Development and implementation of project procurement procedure, standard document templates, General Conditions and other various relevant standard documents for the projects and other procurement planning & development work.

Responsible for identification of suitable bidders, RFQ preparation and review, issue of RFQ, offer follow-up, opening of bid, coordinating for technical evaluation and providing active rolls during technical evaluation, price bid evaluation and comparative bid analysis. Negotiation with technically shortlisted bidder on commercial terms and financial value, taxation etc.

Responsible for Techno Commercial discussion/ Negotiating with National/International contractor and consultant on Deviation, Contractual Terms.

Responsible for drafting MOM for Techno commercial points/clarification discussed and agreed during the negotiation.

Responsible for drafting note for approval, Letter of Intent, Letter of Award, and Contract as per the negotiated terms and getting approval from Contract review team and management.

Responsible for review and coordination for external Contracts received from various parties related for the Project.

Responsible to coordinate kick-off meeting, change order management, disputes managements and contract interpretation and coordination with Legal Head and Project Manager on legal and technical issue respectively for preparation of reply to the Contractors and working as Contractor Administrator for Post award Contract.

Responsible to Monitoring of commercial milestone, Bank Guarantee, Advance Bank Guarantee, LD etc.

Responsible for coordination with legal head, finance head, project team and financial controller team for finalizing commercial matter.

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Lead Engineer- Contracts

October 2012 - December 2014

TATA Power Company Limited

India

October 2012 - December 2014

Project Handled

2X525 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Project at Maithon, Dhanbad

Key Result Area

Finalisation of scope, terms & conditions for development work of projects & facilities related work.

Preparation, vetting and floating enquiry for engineering construction & materials procurement related indent.

Technical evaluation of bid received from the vendor in co ordination with user team as per projects requirement.

Detailed negotiation on contractual terms & conditions, deviations and financial value of the offer for the project/packages and recording negotiation points/discussion into MOM for future record.

Preparation & recommendation of management memo for approval of competent authority, preparation of order in through SAP, review & release of order & acceptance to agency.

Arranging kick off meeting with vendor, user department, safety, HR/IR etc department for smooth mobilization & start of contract for execution.

Responsible for implementation of corporate guidelines for Contract Safety management for execution of contract at site on behalf of procurement division for making understanding of safety requirement of organization.

Report coordination using SAP MM, PR Tracking using SAP, PO reports & review of lead time for PR to PO.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Commercial Executive

December 2010 - October 2012

CLP Power India Pvt. Limited

India

December 2010 - October 2012

Project Handled

2X660MW Super Thermal Power Project on BOOT basis for Haryana Govt. USD 1098 Million

Key Result Area:

Perform pre-qualification of contractors in terms of capabilities, capacity and financial standing, Prepare and issue RFQ and handle Bidders contractual queries, Techno commercial evaluation, negotiation of terms, Contract drafting and approval from management.

Participate in the preparation of the scope of work for various contract services.

Assist the Manager Commercial and Project Manager in facilitating compliance to the contract terms conditions & schedule.

Arranging kick off meeting & review meeting, review of project correspondences received and identification of any changes/additions/deletions to the existing scope in the contract.

Managing change order including collecting offer for additional scope, rate analysis preparation & negotiation for the additional scope and initiating management approval note and contract amendment.

Coordinate for warranties, performance bonds and insurance and ensuring that they are in place in accordance with the contract and company requirement.

Ensuring that clear and accurate records of contractual matters are maintained and to be monitored key dates, against dates defined in the contract.

Assure invoices and payments are accurate and processed on time.

Coordinate and perform contract close-out actions, Contractor performance evaluation and maintain a close working relationship with Financial Analysts, Project Manager, and Legal.

Provide information relating to the contract/project and support to Legal Advisor in the event of arbitration & disputes.

Perform contractor surveys, assessing presence and capabilities of contractors.

Member of internal audit team for internal auditing of other units in India and coordinator for external audit at site for contracts compliance, procurement process and control measure.

Conducting internal training season to educate the user department for raising of PR, preparation of terms & condition, bill verification and SAP uses.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Engineer

March 2008 - December 2010

Utility Powertech Ltd

India

March 2008 - December 2010

Project Handled

Renovation & Modernization (R&M) of Unit #1, #2 & #4 of 4X110MW Tanda Thermal Power Project for NTPC Limited

Erection & commissioning of HT LT lines & substation at colony, Ash Dyke are and plant at NTPC Tanda

Key Result Area:

Prepare technical & commercial proposals, bid submission & participated in contract negotiations.

Prepare bid process specifications, progress, and supporting reports.

Sub-contracting/ tendering of work awarded by client into sub vendor for execution.

EOI preparation, RFQ preparation, bid opening, coordination in technical evaluation, price comparison and recommendation for award f work for subcontracting.

Performed and oversaw complex contracts for procurement and engineering service, including professional design services, maintenance contracts, construction services, and contracts as assigned by the Contracts and Purchasing Manager.

Provided consistency and oversight in contracts and contractual relationships.

Managed contracts in coordination with engineering staff, legal counsel and outside contractors through completion of bid and request for proposal process and contract award.

Administer change orders, ensuring legal and contractual compliance and dispute resolution.

Receipt & verify the bill of subcontractors & raising invoice to the client for executed work.

Coordinating internal & external audit for the work.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Dehradun Institute of Technology

June 2007

June 2007

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering

India

GPA (percentage): 65%

GPA (percentage): 65%

Engineer degree

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Skills

Contract Management
Expert
Contract Management
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Contract Administration
Expert
Contract Administration
Expert
FIDIC
Expert
FIDIC
Expert
Contracts Management
Expert
Contracts Management
Expert
Start to Contract closer, completed multiple high value projects
Expert
Start to Contract closer, completed multiple high value projects
Expert
Mega Project Bidding and Contract Negotiation
Expert
Mega Project Bidding and Contract Negotiation
Expert
Contract Administration
Expert
Contract Administration
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Contract Drafting
Expert
Contract Drafting
Expert
Procurement Contracts
Expert
Procurement Contracts
Expert
Contract Management System
Expert
Contract Management System
Expert
Contract Automation tools
Expert
Contract Automation tools
Expert
Contractual communication
Expert
Contractual communication
Expert
Contract Negotiation
Expert
Contract Negotiation
Expert
Contract Lifecycle Management
Expert
Contract Lifecycle Management
Expert
Contract Law
Intermediate
Contract Law
Intermediate
Negotiation
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Contract Management
Expert
Contract Management
Expert
FIDIC
Expert
FIDIC
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
FIDIC Module 1- Practical Use of the FIDIC Contracts
FIDIC Consulting Engineer
Feb 2016
EPC Contract Management
sts training
Nov 2016
ISO Internal Auditor
DNV-GL
Apr 2015