Hamad Koroni

Main responsibilities & achievements:

Qetaifan Island North (QIN) project at Lusail:
o Managing the architectural and QCDD (life safety plans, fire alarm, firefighting and mechanical ventilation) submissions and approvals for the QIN masterplan and all QIN’s assets; Beach Club, 5* Hotel, Retail & Festival Plaza, Juma Mosque, Waterpark and Linear Park.
o Managing the FLS team to ensure drawings, reports & documents submissions are as per agreed time frame and budget.
o Planning stakeholder activities and put it align with project schedule.
o Reporting the status of Authority approvals, pending issues and presented to client and project leadership.
o Successfully managing design and approval processes during the COVID-19 pandemic through productive remote working, highly effective communication with the remote team, able management of the team, online delivery of work, and liaison with relevant authorities remotely.
o Providing FLS engineering studies, design reports, occupant load and egress capacity calculations.
o Managing the Qatar authorities’ liaison, submissions and approvals. Approvals have been received from Lusail, MME, Civil Aviation Authority, Qatar Civil Defence, MoI, Building Permit Complex, Kharmaa, Ashghal and Awqaf.
o Ensuring the design is in compliance with NFPA codes and local authority requirements.
o In September 2019, I went to Bangalore, India, our Global Design Centre (GDC) and managed the FLS team to deliver FLS detailed design submissions for two major assets, 5* Hotel and Festival Plaza in the QIN project.
o Reviewing detailed masterplans, infrastructure and utility packages and providing input and required FLS.
o Coordinate and develop responses to Reviewer comments, Client, tender queries, contractor’s queries, etc.

Doha South project:
o Our scope is to deliver concept & detailed design project. The project is build using BIM 360. Drawings and documents review, and comment processes must be done through BIM 360. The project consists of Pump Shaft 44m deep, Screen Shaft 38m deep, Electrical & Control building, Standby Power Facility, Firefighting Pump House, Odour Control Facility, Security Guard House and Diesel Storage Tanks.

Al Bustan North project:
o Our scope is to deliver concept & detailed design project for Road Tunnel, Pedestrian Footbridges, Utility Buildings. Also, to ensure the design is in compliance with local authorities and NFPA codes.
o Managing the Qatar authorities’ liaison, submissions and approvals.

Projects:
- New Doha Port Project and Qatar Emiri Naval Force Base.
- Lusail City and Qetaifan Islands South (QIS), Qatar (CP07 and CP08A).
- Hamad International Airport.
- WorleyParsons Main Offices Fit-out Design and Supervision.
- QP and QG projects.

Main responsibilities:

o Manage the architectural design team to ensure project objectives are met, NFPA code requirements are implemented, QCS-2014 is followed and the delivery is achieved within the set time and budget.
o Prepare the architectural design and fire life safety drawings are in compliance with NFPA, QCDD, IBC and local authority requirements.
o Managing the Qatar Authorities and building permit processes, submissions and approvals.
o Site supervision and handing over Hamad International Airport to QCDD.
o Complete interior and fit-out design five floors of WorleyParsons offices and hand it over to QCDD for issuing completion certificate.

LACASA came to Qatar in 2010 and acquired Lusail Engineering Consultancy (LEC) office which was established by me in mid of 2007.
I established the Lusail Engineering Consultancy (LEC) in mid of 2007 and grow it to become grade “A” Architectural and Civil engineering consultancy registered as per Qatar Engineering Committee law.

Main responsibilities:
• Facilitate the acquisition processes and transferring all staff names from LEC to be under Lacasa Qatar office registration.
• Assisting the Lacasa Qatar branch manager in managerial office requirements, introduction to the existing clients, and other management tasks.
• Manage all staff reporting to the position so as to effectively recruit, train, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities.
• Organizing of resources, and assigning the design team / personnel to the projects as seen appropriate and depending on individual experience

Main Achievments:
• Public Works Authority, Pre-Contract Professional Design Consultancy Services For Seven New Mosques at Various Locations in Qatar
• Design competition for New Family Consulting Center at Al Ogla, near Lusail City, Qatar
• Design competition for Ezdan towers at Mushairib, Doha.
• Designing office building at Energy City, Lusail, Qatar
• Designing Al Malki Tower, renovation and modification at B-Ring road, Doha
• Design and supervise office building at C-Ring road, Doha
• Design and supervise office building at D-Ring road, Doha
• Design residential buildings at various locations in Qatar.
• Design and supervise compound villas at various locations in Qatar.

Main responsibilities:
1- Managing & coordinating the requirements and deliverables of supervision department and others.
2- Establishing all necessary communication procedures between the Client, consultant, main contractor and subcontractors.
3- Insure that all deliverables are in line with the project specification and Client's requirements.
4- Attend Clients & Contractors meetings and record keeping.
5- Approve all the contractor's transmittals.
6- Approve material & shop drawing submittals.

Main Achievements:

1. Position : Project Architect.
Project : QNB Head quarters - external renovation Car parking and substation relocation.
Client : Qatar National Bank.
Contractor : SEG-Societe d’enterprise & de Gestion-Qatar.
Built Up Area : 9000 m².
Value of Project : app. $8, 000.000 US Dollars.

2. Position : Project Architect.
Project : Al Reem Complex (Bin Mahmoud, Doha) Consist of Hotel building, Four residential buildings and club house, Basement, Ground, Mezzanine and
13th floors.
Client : HE Yousef Kamal & Mr. Ali Zainal.
Contractor : Qatari Development Company.
Built Up Area : 78000 m².
Value of Project : app. $40, 000.000 US Dollars.

3. Position : Project Architect.
Project : Al Maha Complex-Resident Complex (Bin Omran-Doha) residential and Commercial buildings.
Client : Mr. Khalid Al Missnad.
Contractor : International Trading Development.
Built Up Area : 10000 m².
Value of Project : app. $5, 000.000 US Dollars.

1. Position : Resident Engineer.
Project : Office building at Hamad Street; Consist of B+G+M+7 flrs.
Client : HE Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani.
Contractor : Commodore Qatar Contracting Co.
Built Up Area : 18000 m².

2. Position : Project Architect.
Project : Hilton Hotel at New Doha Area; Consist of B+G+M+33 flrs.
Client : HE Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani.
Contractor : Simplex Contracting Co.
Built Up Area : 34000 m².
Value of Project : app. $8, 000.000 US Dollars.

3. Position : Project Architect.
Project : Resident Complex at Bin Mahmoud Area; Consist of B+G+M+7 flrs.
Client : HE Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani.
Contractor : HKH Co.
Built Up Area : 18000 m².
Value of Project : app. $7, 000.000 US Dollars.

Dec. 2001- Dec. 2002 Supervision Department.
1.Position : Project Architect.
Project : New Building of the Department of Civil Services.
Client : Government.
Contractor : Department of Civil Services.
Built Up Area : 8000 m².
Value of Project : app. $3, 000.000 US Dollars.

Dec. 1998 - Dec. 2001 Design & Estimation Department.
2.Position : Architect.
Projects : New Building of the Department of Civil Services, Public buildings, Primary & Secondary Schools.

Aug. 1997 - Dec. 1998
 Monitoring of building under construction
 Control on construction according to building permit
 To act by the relevant clause provisions in case of detected fines
 Member in construction handover committee