Contracts Manager
Turner International Middle East.
Total years of experience :19 years, 2 Months
Responsibilities include Management of the Contractual and Commercial issues through:
1. Develop Contract templates.
2. Tender Management from setting the procurement strategy till the award of contract.
3. Comprehensive administration to all Contracts in full coordination with the concerned parties.
4. Dispute resolution and Claims Analysis
As the Department Head, my responsibilities include:
- Develop the department’s short and long term plans, policies and procedures to contribute to achieving EHAF’s organizational objectives.
- Lead and develop the staff capabilities to enhance the departmental practices and workflow.
- Lead and manage the following 4 business units:
1. Contracts Management Unit
2. Tendering Management Unit
3. Cost Management Unit
4. Internal Procurement Unit
1. Develop procurement and contract administration policies and procedures, for both Construction contracts and Design services Agreements.
2. Management of the tendering process from the preparation of the tender package up to the issuing of the award.
3. Technical and financial evaluation of received offers and issue Recommendations.
4. Arrange and manage the Negotiation meetings with Tenderers.
5. Negotiate contractual & financial Terms with the successful Tenderer.
6. Prepare Contracts for Construction, Engineering services, and Supervision packages for the winning Tenderers.
7. Develop and implement contract administration during the life cycle of the Contract.
8. Perform functional review of project activities to assure technical adequacy of project contract administration activities.
9. Examine correspondences with several project parties and prepare contractual responses thereto together with advising the PM of related contractual impact thereof.
10. Examine Contractor’s notices, claims, requests for additional time and/or financial claims and issuing response/rebuttal thereto as applicable.
11. Participate in preparing monthly, (or as needed), reports and presentations to the Client.
1. Study, advise and negotiate Contractual terms within the RFP’s.
2. Identify the implied risks in the RFP’s & Engineering services Agreements (ECG with clients) in order to allow for Bid / No Bid decision.
3. Contractor’s pre-qualification activities, bids evaluations and recommendation for selection.
4. Assists in compiling and preparing bid documents and bidders list, including inquiry preparations, request for bids and recommendations for award of contract.
5. Advise the Client of the proper Contract type.
6. Preparation of Contract terms and conditions (FIDIC standard, Adhoc or Administrative Law No. 89 based contracts).
7. Follows-up timely construction works and reports promptly on delays and advises on catch up requirements, in coordination with Scheduling Department.
8. Follows-up Client's performance in respect of effecting payments to contractors.
9. Establishes and maintains contract records and ensures compliance with contractual terms and conditions.
10. Receives requests, obtains estimates, updates records, initiates paperwork and follows up on request for approval of work not previously covered in the contract;
11. Monitors compliance to contract requirements ensuring all conditions are satisfied before approval of the final invoice.
12. Interprets contract provisions to help resolve claims and questions submitted by contractors.
13. Study Clients / contractor's claims and present the Engineer decision.
14. Initiates and/or conducts meetings with contractors concerning contractual problems.
15. Settlement of disputes between parties.
16. Follow up ECG’s legal / arbitral suits and help in building the case.
1. Maintains liaison between all involved parties to the project (Owner, Operating Company and designers) to assure mutual understanding and agreement on all project phases.
2. Gathers and disseminates project data and information to all concerned so that all activities are well correlated to meet the project commitments.
3. Coordinate and resolved technical problems including non-conformance to project specifications or engineering standards.
4. Design management and Follow up different international & local designers.
5. Prepare and follow up the bidding process plan for the renovation Project.
6. Respond to Tenderers queries.
7. Issue Recommendations for Award.
8. Preparation of Monthly cost control/budget report.
9. Revise and approve variation orders and Claims.
Track: General Management Thesis subject: “Construction Delays in Egypt, the Factors and the Financial Impacts”. Overall Grade: A