Dinesha Isurupriya Kualasinghe, Quantity Surveyor

Dinesha Isurupriya Kualasinghe

Quantity Surveyor

ALYSJ JV, QIRP Gold Line Underground Metro Rail Project

Location
Qatar
Education
Bachelor's degree, BSc. (Hons) in Quantity Surveying & Construction Management
Experience
19 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 1 Months

Quantity Surveyor at ALYSJ JV, QIRP Gold Line Underground Metro Rail Project
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since March 2017

Contract Administration, preparation of monthly cost report, Subcontract request forms with scope of work, bill of quantities, etc, preparation of CIR, CIV and VO for subcontract works, attending to cost control, subcontract procurement, progress meetings, preparation of monthly payment certificates, Aconex, EIP, Access based working environment.

Quantity Surveyor at Bank of Ceylon
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 1
  • September 2011 to January 2017

Duties:
•Preparation of budgetary estimates and bill of quantities.
•Preparing and scrutinizing tender documents and Tender Evaluation
•Preparation of Contract documents/agreements
•Evaluation and Certification of interim claims of the Contractors.
•Evaluation and finalize the final accounts.
•Evaluation of contractual Claims such as Extension of Time Claims, loss of profit Claims and Variations.
•Negotiate and settle the disputes through amicable settlements.
•Contract administration and project managements.
•Participate for dispute resolution process (Adjudication) as a member of the respondent and prepare & submit the response to the claimant with evidence.
•Participation for the TEC, Tender Board and progress meetings.
•Preparation of RFP & procurement of consortium services.
•Preparing board papers and memorandums for principal approvals.

Quantity Surveyor at Mushrif National Construction
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2008 to December 2010

Project - Central Market Re-Development Project
Client - Aldar Properties
Engineer - E.C.Harris Build Assets Consultancy & Atkins
Architect - Foster & Partners

• Preparation for monthly valuation of work in progress, including submission of monthly progress payment.
• Preparation of sub contractor’s monthly payment certificates.
• Preparation of monthly progress reports, sub-contractor payment valuation reports and any other report required by the company.
• Measuring & valuing contract variations & estimating proposals.
• Attending to meetings with Engineer and finalization of variations
Worked as a part of Reaction Project Management team from February 2008 to August 2009
• Taking off Quantities from the drawings as per the Preambles, Standard method of measurements and Project specifications.
• Identified and divided suitable bill items for the each specialist sub contractors.
• Preparation of Bill of Quantities for sub contractors including tender documents
• Preparation of draft tender recommendation reports and tender opening reports

Quantity Surveyor at Al Turki Enterprises LLC
  • Oman
  • July 2006 to July 2007

PDO projects- Infrastructure and oil and gas projects.
Cost Over 60M Oman Rials
• Preparation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ’s).
• Taking off Quantities from the drawings as per the Preambles and Standard method of measurement
• Preparation for monthly valuation of work in progress, including submission of monthly progress payment.
• Reviewing and certifying of sub contractor’s monthly valuations.
• Preparation of monthly progress reports, sub-contractor payment valuation reports and any other report required by the company.
• Measuring & valuing contract variations & estimating proposals.

Quantity Surveyor at Taisei Cooperation (Japan)
  • Sri Lanka - Katunayake
  • November 2005 to July 2006

Bandaranaike International airport,
B I A Development Project, Sri Lanka

• Preparation, submission and agreeing of interim valuations.
• Reviewing and certifying of sub contractor’s monthly valuations.
• Purchasing of materials & material stock controlling (Incoming & Outgoing)
• Obtaining approvals for materials and sub contractors from the consultant
• Project- Cost 3.5 Billion Japanese Yen & worked in package-B1 (Pier, Arrival &Departure Concourse)

Apprentice & Engineering Assistant (QS Division) at Maga Engineering (Pte) ltd.
  • Sri Lanka - Katunayake
  • August 2004 to November 2005

Bandaranaike International airport,
New In-Flight Catering Facility Project, Sri Lanka

• Preparation, submission and agreeing of interim valuations.
• Measuring & valuing variations.
• Carried out pre- and post contract QS duties on additional works (S.T.P, Cable Bridge)
• Preparation of sub contractor monthly valuations and certify final accounts.
• Project- Cost 25M USD & Worked under W.T.W Bovis Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

Apprentice at K.D.A.Weerasinghe & Co. (Pvt) Ltd.
  • Sri Lanka - Katunayake
  • February 2004 to August 2004

Bandaranaike International airport,
B I A Development Project, Sri Lanka

Project- Package A (Infrastructure works including Apron, Taxiway, pipe lines etc.) under Taisei Mitsubishi JV (Japan).

Education

Bachelor's degree, BSc. (Hons) in Quantity Surveying & Construction Management
  • at Sheffield Hallam University, UK
  • October 2015
Diploma, Diploma in Commercial Arbitration (Expected in May 2016)
  • at Institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice
  • April 2015
Diploma, Civil Engineering Technology
  • at Institute of Technology, University of Moratuwa
  • February 2005

Specialties & Skills

Tenders
Dispute Resolution
Cost Control
Contract Administration
Arbitration, Dispute Resolution

Languages

English
Intermediate

Memberships

Institution of Incorporated Engineers, Sri Lanka (IIESL)
  • AMIIESL
  • May 2006
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
  • working towards MRICS (APC Candidate)
  • May 2017