Hussein Ragab, Chief Quantity Surveyor

Hussein Ragab

Chief Quantity Surveyor

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Construction Project Management
Experience
21 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 9 Months

Chief Quantity Surveyor at Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2008

Responsible for and Commercial Management and Contracts & Procurement Management of Civil Engineering projects (Roads & Bridge Construction, Intelligent Transport Systems, Roads and Facilities Maintenance and Facilities Buildings Projects for both Pre-Contract and Post-contract stages including as follows:
A- Tasks during Pre-Contract Stage
- Managing the cost planning and cost estimates at the pre-contract stage of the project
- Managing Tendering Procedures, with responsibility for Accuracy and Completeness
- Prepare Terms of Reference for Consultancy Services and Tendering Documents for Contractors in coordination with Concerned Departments.
- Undertake cost analysis during pre-contract stage to advise the Client and compare with benchmarks.
- Advise on suitable procurement strategy.
- Negotiate the received Bids with Tenderers in order to obtain best offers.
B-Tasks during Post-Contract Stage
- Responsible for Preparing and Signing of Contract Documents / Consultancy Services Agreement with the selected Tenderer.
- Manage post contract Quantity Surveying Services for the project including Certifying of Contractors' interim and final payment, measurements, Consultancy Design, and Supervision fee, analysis of claims and variation submissions.
- Responsible for Contractual Advice and recommendation in accordance to Contract Terms and Conditions to Concerned Departments and Engineers upon requested
- Responsible for improvement of Contracts and projects for claim mitigation opportunities for methods of delivery, Schedule Optimization, time and Cost Saving.
- Evaluate the Contractors Claims and Assists
- Review of the Consultants and Contractors cost estimate for variations and addendum request
- Negotiate the unit Rates and Prices for Variation and addendum request.
- Ensures the accuracy and adequacy of Bonds and Insurance policies s
- Monitoring projects progress to ensure that they remain on budget.
- Identify & Analysis deviations and trends against the budget/Contract.
- Update the project cost data in Contract Managers Programs.
- Track actual against planned projects’ performance and Measure Project Time and Cost Performance.
- Process requests for variation, addendum, and extension of time in accordance with established procedures.
- Reasonable for Closing the Contracts with other concerned, Preparing TOC and DLC.
- Pre-qualification Assessment for Supplier working with RTA.
- Perform risk and value management

• Worked on Project:
Working with Projects for Roads& Bridge Construction, Roads Maintenance Work and Intelligent Traffic Systems during Pre & Post Contract Stage. The major Projects working on with RTA are as follow:
•Project: R1048/4- Improvements of Expo 2020 Roads Network - Contract 4
Contract Price: Dhs. 625, 000, 000.0 Planned Completion date: 31st July 19
•Project: R1013/2C - Improvements of Al Shindig Corridor - Main Bridge Crossing
Contract Price: Dhs. 375, 000, 000.0 Planned Completion date: 14th May 21
•Project: R999/3- Dubai Water Canal - Canal and Costal Works
Contract Price: Dhs. 801, 791, 380.00 Completion date: 9th November17
•Project: R881/2A1 - Comprehensive Improvement of the Parallel Roads
Contract Price: Dhs. 578, 139, 000.00 Completion date: 30th April 18
•Project: R777/4A- Dubai Creek Crossing-Seventh Crossing (Bur Dubai Side )
Contract Price: Dhs. 705, 502, 100.00 Completed on : 31st Dec.13
•Project: R842/4- Improvements of Al Khail Road (Al Khail Road- Umm Suqaim)
Contract Price: Dhs. 307368720 Completed on : 31st March 13
•Project: R829/5- Access Arrangement to Mirdif City Centre
Contract Price: Dhs. 163, 473, 000.00 Completed on : 06th May 10
•Project: TRD 119- Improvement of Roads Access Surroundings Metro Stations
Contract Price: Dhs. 33, 000, 000.00 Completed on : 26th August 11
* Attached list for Projects working on with RTA.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Burhan International Construction CO (Member of AL-Wazzan Holding Group)
  • United Arab Emirates
  • November 2006 to August 2008

Contract Administration of Managing of Contract Commercial issues.
•Identify & Analysis deviations and trends against the budget/Contract.
•Evaluate & Submit variations claims (including all related references, price break down & quantity take off sheets, negotiation & finalization )& incorporation of the same with the monthly cost reports
•Manage subcontractors/Suppliers Payment & variations
•Produce Quantity report monitoring the progress.
•Preparing, submitting and agreeing monthly valuations.

•Worked on Project

Engineer at Worley Parsons Energy & Chemicals Groups
  • April 2006 to October 2006

Reviewing of construction drawings & the creation of a logic plan & schedule for the construction, (using P3 )
•Monitoring of construction progress & input the status into P3 to update the schedule.
•Issuing Weekly & Monthly Planning Reports monitoring the progress.
•Highlighting critical activities for the project manager &recommending solutions & alternatives for modifying the critical path.
•Arranging Progress meeting with stacks holders & subcontractors to highlighting the delay happened & look a head schedule.
•Delay Analysis & its Time Impact for the overall project activity
•Worked on Project:
Project: El Kureimat II Power Station (750 MW Combined Cycle

Quantity Surveyor at Burhan International Construction CO (Member of AL-Wazzan Holding Group)
  • Egypt
  • April 2005 to March 2006

Scrutinizing of Tender Document, Find a discrepancy in the tender Document & Prepare technical clarification letter to consultant.
•Detailed & accurate quantity takes off.
•Preparing items detailed Breakdown to estimate its cost.
•Preparing Subcontractor bid document
•Technical &Commercial evaluation of contract quotation.
•Produce projects time schedule at Tendering Stage & produce direct & Indirect labour & equipment distribution histograms.
•Shared in study &Cost Estimate of Projects

Technical Office Engineer at Mediterranean Contracting Company
  • Egypt
  • July 2003 to March 2005
Technical Office Engineer at Egyptian Project Management Consultancy
  • Egypt
  • August 2002 to June 2003

Education

Master's degree, Construction Project Management
  • at Helwan University
  • May 2011

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Ain Shams University
  • July 2002

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Specialties & Skills

Contractors
Quantity Surveying
Purchasing Management
Construction Management
Tender Management
BUDGETING
CLOSING
CONSULTING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DELIVERY
FINANCIAL
INSURANCE

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
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